Siobhan McAndrew
@siobhanmcandrew.bsky.social
Policy economist, here for methods/cultural updates
Dar duthchas 7 darb foghlaim croinic
Ex-Sheffield Methods Institute; U. Bristol; U. Manchester; HMT
Former V. Prof, Policy Institute, KCL
Honorary SL, U. Sheffield
As Maigh Eo mise
Dar duthchas 7 darb foghlaim croinic
Ex-Sheffield Methods Institute; U. Bristol; U. Manchester; HMT
Former V. Prof, Policy Institute, KCL
Honorary SL, U. Sheffield
As Maigh Eo mise
Reposted by Siobhan McAndrew
At the annual commemoration (a little early this year) in Mount Jerome for Professor Ludwig Hopf, a friend and colleague of Einstein, who fled the Nazis for a job in Trinity College Dublin but died suddenly, within months of arrival, on the winter solstice of 1939.
December 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
At the annual commemoration (a little early this year) in Mount Jerome for Professor Ludwig Hopf, a friend and colleague of Einstein, who fled the Nazis for a job in Trinity College Dublin but died suddenly, within months of arrival, on the winter solstice of 1939.
Reposted by Siobhan McAndrew
“If we winter this one out, we can summer anywhere”
Seamus Heaney on “The Troubles”
Me on the Dublin weather these days
Photo of my boy running under western skies on Inis Mór one summer …
Seamus Heaney on “The Troubles”
Me on the Dublin weather these days
Photo of my boy running under western skies on Inis Mór one summer …
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“If we winter this one out, we can summer anywhere”
Seamus Heaney on “The Troubles”
Me on the Dublin weather these days
Photo of my boy running under western skies on Inis Mór one summer …
Seamus Heaney on “The Troubles”
Me on the Dublin weather these days
Photo of my boy running under western skies on Inis Mór one summer …
My curse upon you, world:
Woe to you who do not understand your own life
And who do not understand yourself
Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, c.1655
Woe to you who do not understand your own life
And who do not understand yourself
Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, c.1655
November 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My curse upon you, world:
Woe to you who do not understand your own life
And who do not understand yourself
Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, c.1655
Woe to you who do not understand your own life
And who do not understand yourself
Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, c.1655
Extremely proud of my former University of Bristol QStep student Chante Joseph - who stood out even as a second-year UG for her professionalism and excellence
I'd heard about this viral article but hadn't realised it was one of hers!
www.vogue.co.uk/article/is-h...
I'd heard about this viral article but hadn't realised it was one of hers!
www.vogue.co.uk/article/is-h...
Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?
“Being partnered doesn’t affirm your womanhood anymore,” writes Chanté Joseph. “It is no longer considered an achievement and, if anything, it’s become more of a flex to pronounce yourself single.’
www.vogue.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Extremely proud of my former University of Bristol QStep student Chante Joseph - who stood out even as a second-year UG for her professionalism and excellence
I'd heard about this viral article but hadn't realised it was one of hers!
www.vogue.co.uk/article/is-h...
I'd heard about this viral article but hadn't realised it was one of hers!
www.vogue.co.uk/article/is-h...
My husband's youngest daughter (7yo): 'Daddy, what is it like, the life of a boy?' (the precise phrasing)
His answer: 'it's like the life of a girl. But easier'
His answer: 'it's like the life of a girl. But easier'
October 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My husband's youngest daughter (7yo): 'Daddy, what is it like, the life of a boy?' (the precise phrasing)
His answer: 'it's like the life of a girl. But easier'
His answer: 'it's like the life of a girl. But easier'
An unusually leaden Start the Week right now
October 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
An unusually leaden Start the Week right now
Reposted by Siobhan McAndrew
Reminded me of the perfect coincidence in Turkey this summer: a call for rain prayers after a long drought was made just as the Meteorology Service warned of three days of heavy rain across the country
www.nber.org/system/files...
h/t Arpit Gupta
www.nber.org/system/files...
h/t Arpit Gupta
October 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Reminded me of the perfect coincidence in Turkey this summer: a call for rain prayers after a long drought was made just as the Meteorology Service warned of three days of heavy rain across the country
www.nber.org/system/files...
h/t Arpit Gupta
www.nber.org/system/files...
h/t Arpit Gupta
Reposted by Siobhan McAndrew
It was a Corkman even who first debunked the Protocols of Zion
Philip Graves - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
October 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It was a Corkman even who first debunked the Protocols of Zion
Reposted by Siobhan McAndrew
New newsletter. I couldn't get this survey result from 2016 out of my head, so I wrote about it https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/when-half-the-population-dont-trust
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New newsletter. I couldn't get this survey result from 2016 out of my head, so I wrote about it https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/when-half-the-population-dont-trust
Reposted by Siobhan McAndrew
Though I do grumble that the Guardian tends to write about men like we're farm animals, there is a lot of sense in this. I've learned a lot about being a friend from other friends who are good at making things happen.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Want more friends? A better social life? Be like my 85-year-old buddy Gerry
Friendship falters due to the belief it should just happen on its own. The solution: make a conscious effort to be social
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Though I do grumble that the Guardian tends to write about men like we're farm animals, there is a lot of sense in this. I've learned a lot about being a friend from other friends who are good at making things happen.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Very sad news. I first heard of him via a brilliant, hilarious piece for the Guardian years ago. A huge loss!
Ní bheidh a leitheid arís ann is an overused phrase, but it could not be more apt than with Manchán Magan. He would tell you a story about the origin of the phrase, and why it's used more in certain parts of the country than others. He crammed so much into his 55 years, /1
October 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Very sad news. I first heard of him via a brilliant, hilarious piece for the Guardian years ago. A huge loss!
I love this museum - have taken my daughters
Manchester Jewish Museum opened in 1984, but is housed in a Grade II listed 1874 (former) Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in Cheetham Hill, which has been beautifully restored as part of the development of the museum.
www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/collections/...
www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/collections/...
Manchester Jewish Museum — Our Synagogue
Our Grade II* Listed Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue serves as both a major museum exhibit and a stunning performance space.
www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I love this museum - have taken my daughters
‘There was comedy at all times’: Andrew O’Hagan on 15 years of funny, frank and champagne-fuelled friendship with Edna O’Brien
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
‘There was comedy at all times’: Andrew O’Hagan on 15 years of funny, frank and champagne-fuelled friendship with Edna O’Brien
In the last decades of her life, the two novelists became close friends. He recalls their intense bond, their last trip to Ireland and her memories of being romanced by Richard Burton
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
‘There was comedy at all times’: Andrew O’Hagan on 15 years of funny, frank and champagne-fuelled friendship with Edna O’Brien
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
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380 wildfires in Sicily in 24 hours.
La Sicilia brucia: 380 roghi nelle ultime 24 ore. Schifani: «Vicino ai cittadini e agli operatori»
Ira dei sindacati: «Martedì 29 luglio un presidio davanti all’assessorato regionale al bilancio». Il Cna: «Attivare subito il protocollo di emergenza»
palermo.gds.it
July 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Found this when searching for the SchoolsWeek piece on how it feels to pay the parenthood penalty - very useful!
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
The persisting pay gap and the motherhood penalty - British Politics and Policy at LSE
Policymakers are yet to understand the nuances and intricate mechanics of why women’s earnings take a hit after they become mothers.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Found this when searching for the SchoolsWeek piece on how it feels to pay the parenthood penalty - very useful!
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
I'm surprised this is exprssed as a question. How could the answer be anything other than that it's horrible?
And no, they're mostly not finding gratification elsewhere or enjoying greater work-life balance. It's just worse pay and worse work.
schoolsweek.co.uk/how-does-it-...
And no, they're mostly not finding gratification elsewhere or enjoying greater work-life balance. It's just worse pay and worse work.
schoolsweek.co.uk/how-does-it-...
schoolsweek.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I'm surprised this is exprssed as a question. How could the answer be anything other than that it's horrible?
And no, they're mostly not finding gratification elsewhere or enjoying greater work-life balance. It's just worse pay and worse work.
schoolsweek.co.uk/how-does-it-...
And no, they're mostly not finding gratification elsewhere or enjoying greater work-life balance. It's just worse pay and worse work.
schoolsweek.co.uk/how-does-it-...
The sign-off on BBC R4 just now was 'good night and oíche mhaith' 😭 💔
July 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The sign-off on BBC R4 just now was 'good night and oíche mhaith' 😭 💔
Interesting. I agree with the reviewer, I think. Being a parent doesn't mean I think about the future - I don't have time or bandwidth. I would prioritise differently - probably better and more morally - if I didn't have children
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Dodging the parent trap | The Observer
As a young feminist, Helen Taylor vowed not to have kids. In Childless By Choice, she explains why it’s a decision she regrets
observer.co.uk
July 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Interesting. I agree with the reviewer, I think. Being a parent doesn't mean I think about the future - I don't have time or bandwidth. I would prioritise differently - probably better and more morally - if I didn't have children
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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July 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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This is very good on collective responsibility and collective shame:
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Derek Scally: Some people knew about the Magdalene Laundries, some didn’t - but the silent majority knew not to know
In a fourth universe, those who knew insist no ordinary people had any agency to take on the Church and the State
www.irishtimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This is very good on collective responsibility and collective shame:
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
