Andrew Haughton
@ahaughton.bsky.social
London | Scottish | Independent consultant
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🧵 UPDATED WP OUT 🧵What happens when you pay disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school? We evaluated England's Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), which paid low-income 16-19 year olds up to £1,400/year to remain in education. @theifs.bsky.social @nickridpath.bsky.social
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Jack Britton, Nick Ridpath,
@carmenvillaecon.bsky.social, & Ben Waltmann evaluate programs that pay UK disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school, providing evidence of low cost-effectiveness.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
Jack Britton, Nick Ridpath,
@carmenvillaecon.bsky.social, & Ben Waltmann evaluate programs that pay UK disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school, providing evidence of low cost-effectiveness.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🧵 UPDATED WP OUT 🧵What happens when you pay disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school? We evaluated England's Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), which paid low-income 16-19 year olds up to £1,400/year to remain in education. @theifs.bsky.social @nickridpath.bsky.social
Very, very good series on the Irish war for independence and civil war. Recommended. open.spotify.com/episode/004a...
581. The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2)
The Rest Is History · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Very, very good series on the Irish war for independence and civil war. Recommended. open.spotify.com/episode/004a...
Listening to the excellent @theresthistory.bsky.social series on Ireland and reminded that my local bus stop is right outside Charlotte Despard’s blue plaque. Now Labour HQ in Battersea.
June 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Listening to the excellent @theresthistory.bsky.social series on Ireland and reminded that my local bus stop is right outside Charlotte Despard’s blue plaque. Now Labour HQ in Battersea.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Great visualisation, very worrying data. Young men need to see the light and bin the Andrew Tate crap.
South Korea gender divide update 😲
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
June 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Great visualisation, very worrying data. Young men need to see the light and bin the Andrew Tate crap.
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Skateboarding? Check.
Urban Planning? Check.
Referring to not one but TWO skaters as "Dr."? Check.
Aside from video games and Bosch, this story I wrote, on how skateboarding revived an urban plaza in San Francisco, hits all my buttons.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...
Urban Planning? Check.
Referring to not one but TWO skaters as "Dr."? Check.
Aside from video games and Bosch, this story I wrote, on how skateboarding revived an urban plaza in San Francisco, hits all my buttons.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...
A San Francisco Plaza Was Down and Out. Then Skaters Moved In.
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Skateboarding? Check.
Urban Planning? Check.
Referring to not one but TWO skaters as "Dr."? Check.
Aside from video games and Bosch, this story I wrote, on how skateboarding revived an urban plaza in San Francisco, hits all my buttons.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...
Urban Planning? Check.
Referring to not one but TWO skaters as "Dr."? Check.
Aside from video games and Bosch, this story I wrote, on how skateboarding revived an urban plaza in San Francisco, hits all my buttons.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...
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The hit series The Last of Us conjured a fictional apocalypse caused by brain-altering fungi. But the real world threat from this mysterious biological kingdom is itself disturbing.
Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up www.ft.com/content/506f... via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/register
Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up www.ft.com/content/506f... via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/register
Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up
A warming world accelerates rise of infection-causing species in echo of television series ‘The Last of Us’
www.ft.com
May 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The hit series The Last of Us conjured a fictional apocalypse caused by brain-altering fungi. But the real world threat from this mysterious biological kingdom is itself disturbing.
Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up www.ft.com/content/506f... via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/register
Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up www.ft.com/content/506f... via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/register
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Spot on from Iain McGilchrist.
March 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Spot on from Iain McGilchrist.
Feels like my song for 2025: “This world’s gone crazy; It’s an emergency” 😬
open.spotify.com/track/3fHw1Y...
open.spotify.com/track/3fHw1Y...
Mr Bobby
Manu Chao · Próxima Estación: Esperanza · Song · 2001
open.spotify.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Feels like my song for 2025: “This world’s gone crazy; It’s an emergency” 😬
open.spotify.com/track/3fHw1Y...
open.spotify.com/track/3fHw1Y...
How long should the opening lines of your email, message or document be?
40 words. I am re-reading style guides from my days in journalism (brief) and consulting (more substantive). One line on intros always stuck with me: "Keep them short; 40 words is usually more than enough"
40 words. I am re-reading style guides from my days in journalism (brief) and consulting (more substantive). One line on intros always stuck with me: "Keep them short; 40 words is usually more than enough"
March 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
How long should the opening lines of your email, message or document be?
40 words. I am re-reading style guides from my days in journalism (brief) and consulting (more substantive). One line on intros always stuck with me: "Keep them short; 40 words is usually more than enough"
40 words. I am re-reading style guides from my days in journalism (brief) and consulting (more substantive). One line on intros always stuck with me: "Keep them short; 40 words is usually more than enough"
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Lines from _The Princess Bride_ That Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/lin...
Lines from The Princess Bride That Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
“At a time like this, that’s all you can think to say?”
“Nonsense. Yo...
www.mcsweeneys.net
March 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Lines from _The Princess Bride_ That Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/lin...
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February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The new Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency debuted this week. Here's what his first moves suggest about the project's future.
Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom
The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential limits, budget experts said.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The new Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency debuted this week. Here's what his first moves suggest about the project's future.
I miss summer. When does the sun come back? 😭
January 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I miss summer. When does the sun come back? 😭
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Interesting nuance in the post-literate society discourse:
The OECD study showing falling adult literacy finds the decline is concentrated among middle-aged and older adults.
Young people’s literacy is *markedly higher* today than a decade ago.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/675330...
The OECD study showing falling adult literacy finds the decline is concentrated among middle-aged and older adults.
Young people’s literacy is *markedly higher* today than a decade ago.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/675330...
January 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Interesting nuance in the post-literate society discourse:
The OECD study showing falling adult literacy finds the decline is concentrated among middle-aged and older adults.
Young people’s literacy is *markedly higher* today than a decade ago.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/675330...
The OECD study showing falling adult literacy finds the decline is concentrated among middle-aged and older adults.
Young people’s literacy is *markedly higher* today than a decade ago.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/675330...
Maybe 2025 is the year of escape from X. 🤔
January 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Maybe 2025 is the year of escape from X. 🤔