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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · 21d

We've talked for a long time @policywise.bsky.social about creating a Weatherspoon's index across the UK. Price of a pint in each nation!

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 21d

This is brilliant - and actually rather useful for anyone teaching methods (correlation isn't causation etc.) to undergraduates.

The "Waitrose & GAIL’s effect" vs the "ASDA reality" | Area360

How Waitrose, Gail’s and ASDA affect property prices in London. Data analysis reveals which shops signal pricey or affordable postcodes.

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · Jul 16

Bridging Divides: Lessons in Cross-Nation Collaboration from the PolicyWISE Roundtables from @cmay99.bsky.social

100+ leaders discussed intergovernmental relations and collaborative policymaking across the UK and Ireland.

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Bridging divides: lessons in cross-nation collaboration from the PolicyWISE roundtables.

Bridging divides: lessons in cross-nation collaboration from the PolicyWISE roundtables. In a time of shifting power dynamics, widening regional disparities, and voting volatility, how can the nations...

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · May 30

Event: Reimagining Disengagement. 3rd June, 12:00–1:30pm
www.policywise.org.uk/node/736
Join social commentator/author Darren McGarvey, @drdonnasmith.bsky.social & Dr Dan Taylor from @oupolitics.bsky.social for a thought-provoking conversation on what disengagement means & how we can respond to it.

Online event: Reimagining disengagement | policyWISE

Join Darren McGarvey, social commentator and author of Poverty Safari, The Social Distance Between Us and The Trauma Industrial Complex (out in August), alongside OU academics to discuss the causes of...

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · May 22

Can tomorrow's Council of Nations & Regions meeting navigate the big and small 'P' politics of national and local #devolution?
Watch our webinar with @michaelkenny.bsky.social @alwalker.bsky.social & Dewi Knight www.youtube.com/watch?v=tru3...
Read our report www.policywise.org.uk/about/inter-...

Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance?

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · May 19

Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance? UK Intergovernmental Relations and the Council of Nations and Regions." youtu.be/tru34dF5EvQ

The webinar explored new research calling for a step change in UK Intergovernmental Relations through the Council of the Nations and Regions.

Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance?

Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance? UK Intergovernmental Relations and the Council of Nations and Regions." You can now watch the recording of our recent webinar, which explored new research calling for a step change in UK Intergovernmental Relations through the Council of the Nations and Regions. We discussed a new model of collaborative governance, the purpose and remit of the Council, the English dimension, and international examples of good intergovernmental relations. Our panellists, and report co-authors, were: Dewi Knight (PolicyWISE, The Open University) Professor Michael Kenny and Alex Walker (The Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge) The event was chaired by Catherine May (PolicyWISE, The Open University), and took place live on the 13th of May.

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · May 14

What a view! Happy to be back in Llandudno for the launch of the @openuniversity.bsky.social @taipawb.bsky.social report into Tenants’s experience of decarbonising social housing. @policywise.bsky.social we’re looking into how the findings can be shared across UK/Ireland.

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · May 13

Yes! Until I found myself in this situation I really hadn’t known the scale of demands and how much this doesn’t fit with also having a full-time job and a family of my own. I wish there was more discussion about how woefully we are set up for an aging population.

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · May 13

I'm really looking forward to chairing this discussion today, and will be making sure there is a lot of time for the Q and A. Still time to sign up 👇

Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · May 13

🗓 Join our webinar today - Tuesday 13 May at 13:00 - to hear from the authors - @michaelkenny.bsky.social @alwalker.bsky.social & Dewi Knight - & ask your questions.

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · May 12

Tomorrow! Join Dewi Knight, @alwalker.bsky.social and @michaelkenny.bsky.social to hear why the Council of Nations and Regions matters and the importance of working with all UK leaders no matter the politics....
Sign up www.policywise.org.uk/node/671
#intergovernmentalrelations #ukpolitics #webinar

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · May 9

Free Webinar next Tuesday 1pm, discussing our new research report (alongside @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk) into UK Intergovernmental Relations and the Council of Nations and Regions. Sign up here! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e9af39...

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · May 1

If you’re confused about what folks are voting for in England, @matthewfright.bsky.social from @instituteforgovernment.org.uk explains it really clearly below.
And if you’re elsewhere in the UK like me - grab a deckchair, sit in the sun and get stuck into what’s happening over the border!

Matthew Fright @matthewfright.bsky.social · May 1

With polls open for local and mayoral elections in areas across England, check out our @instituteforgovernment.org.uk briefings to see where they are taking place and what roles are up for election.

Sarah Routley @sarahroutley.bsky.social · Apr 29

This Thursday, voters will elect four new regional mayors and 1750 English councillors.

For full details of this year’s local and mayoral elections, head to our @instituteforgovernment.org.uk explainer 👇

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/local-and-mayoral-elections-2025

Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · Apr 30

Want to know more? Read our wise in 5 and join the debate www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-sh...

Why should 16 year olds get the vote?

“I think if you’re old enough to go out and work, if you’re old enough to pay your taxes, then you are entitled to have a say on how your taxes are spent. And also we do have voting at a younger age i...

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · Apr 30

What difference would it make if 16 year olds could vote in tomorrows mayoral/local elections in England? Our blog by Donna Smith from the @openuniversity.bsky.social
sets out the arguments for/ against reducing voting age (hint: it already is in Wales and Scotland and the PM has backed it).

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · Apr 28

Did you know that in Scotland and Wales, 16 and 17 year olds can already vote in local and devolved elections? Now, there's a growing movement to extend this right across the UK.

Read more in our latest Wise in 5 here: www.policywise.org.uk/news/policyw...

PolicyWISE briefing highlights need for consistency on Voting Age across the UK and Ireland | policyWISE

The latest Wise in 5 briefing from PolicyWISE reveals a patchwork of voting rights for 16 and 17-year-olds across the UK and Ireland. While young people can vote in devolved elections in Scotland and ...

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · Apr 23

Mark your calendar for June 3rd, 12–1:30pm (online) for the launch of the ‘Engaging the Disengaged’ toolkit!

🔗 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9cf613...

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · Mar 28

Sounds like a good one for @policywise.bsky.social - looking forward to discussing this and more in Manchester on 30th April

Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Mar 28

Q: What can England learn from the approaches in devolved nations?

@jesstud.bsky.social: lots to learn in England e.g. Welsh future generations act and Scottish empowerment of communities act. The scale creates better system working. Would like to see more of this at sub-regional level in England.

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · Mar 26

This weeks blog discusses what the UK Spring Statement could mean for all UK governments.

You can read this weeks edition and share any feedback here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/pothol...

Potholes, funding formula, and the arts: what the UK Spring Statement could mean for all UK governments.

There have been rumours, leaks and hints of what will be in the Chancellor’s statement on Wednesday morning, and it seems to be so far, so glum – cuts, increased need for defence spending and an ever-...

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · Mar 13

New from PolicyWISE in the latest edition of our blog, The Comparative angle, featuring our latest Wise in 5 on key gaps in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) provision, funding shortages, and the need for multilingual approaches to language education.

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New Briefing Highlights Gaps in Language Education for Refugees and Migrants Across the UK and Ireland.

A new Wise in 5 briefing is published today highlighting disparities in language education policies for refugees and migrants across the UK and Ireland. Wise in 5: Language Education for Refugees and ...

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · Feb 18

I think maybe there is some nervousness about calling something "England" when it's not that clear who is the responsible government - points to the paradox at the heart of it!!

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · Feb 18

I've just been mulling over this following similar errors in the Times re health appointments yesterday! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Catherine May on LinkedIn: #devolutionlearningweek #publicaffairs #policyengagement…

Yesterday’s post by PolicyWISE on news reports missing the mark on devolution led me to reflect on the role we play in helping others get it right. One of the…

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · Feb 18

Following yesterday’s @policywise.bsky.social post on devolution I reflected on a 2024 highlight presenting to 170+ civil servants at #DevoLearningWeek. Delivering clear explanations is critical for accurate reports, & effective policy-making.
📸 Not explaining Barnett Consequential from Westminster!

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · Feb 12

You might've seen we recently updated our Wise in 5: Tourist Tax to reflect recent developments across the UK&Ireland, and cross-nation comparisons.

In today's edition of The Comparative Angle, Dewi delves into the emerging policy divergence across the governments: www.linkedin.com/pulse/poetry...

Poetry, Packed Bags & Positions of Power - The Comparative Angle on Tourism Policies

“Whatever is given – Can always be re-imagined.” Seamus Heaney’s words about creation, inheritance and imagination, might not seem an obvious starting point for a comparative policy blog.

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Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social · Feb 7

Follow @policywise.bsky.social for more comparative policy analysis across UK and Ireland and artfully positioned coffee cups!

PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · Feb 7

In the PolicyWISE team, we drink gallons of coffee - in the office, on our travels, and working from home. Each week we'll share a 'Comparative Coffee' photo from the week that's been (bean?!)' First up Catherine with a short black made in a mocha pot from her home office in northwest Cardiff.

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PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social · Feb 3

Following on from our last Mind Your Policy Language - NHS, in this video we look at the Scottish, Northern Ireland and Welsh health services.

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