Thomas Rochow
@thomasrochow.bsky.social
Research Associate @uofgpolicy.bsky.social PhD @uofglasgow.bsky.social Interested in youth transitions | social policy | qualitative methods | and FPL
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Public workshop on how to use composite stories💡 ✏️
On 6 November our @thomasrochow.bsky.social hosted a public workshop exploring how composite stories can bring lived experience into research and policymaking.
Learn more on our website 🔗
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
On 6 November our @thomasrochow.bsky.social hosted a public workshop exploring how composite stories can bring lived experience into research and policymaking.
Learn more on our website 🔗
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Public workshop on how to use composite stories💡 ✏️
On 6 November our @thomasrochow.bsky.social hosted a public workshop exploring how composite stories can bring lived experience into research and policymaking.
Learn more on our website 🔗
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
On 6 November our @thomasrochow.bsky.social hosted a public workshop exploring how composite stories can bring lived experience into research and policymaking.
Learn more on our website 🔗
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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🚨 🆕 analysis w/ @turnbulldugarte.com: most British young men reject the far right @ukandeu.bsky.social Despite media claims, 71% of young men & 75% of young women say they’d never vote Reform UK. The gender gap exists, but it’s steady across ages—not youth-driven.
🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british...
🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british...
Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe
Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely ...
ukandeu.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🚨 🆕 analysis w/ @turnbulldugarte.com: most British young men reject the far right @ukandeu.bsky.social Despite media claims, 71% of young men & 75% of young women say they’d never vote Reform UK. The gender gap exists, but it’s steady across ages—not youth-driven.
🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british...
🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british...
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New #ChallengePovertyWeek Spotlight episode! Exploring the governance of poverty - not just through policy, but through systems.
Insight from @drcmacrae.bsky.social & @thomasrochow.bsky.social. Then Clackmannanshire Council & the Hunter Foundation on local system change
Tune in 🎧 uofgspotlight.com
Insight from @drcmacrae.bsky.social & @thomasrochow.bsky.social. Then Clackmannanshire Council & the Hunter Foundation on local system change
Tune in 🎧 uofgspotlight.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
New #ChallengePovertyWeek Spotlight episode! Exploring the governance of poverty - not just through policy, but through systems.
Insight from @drcmacrae.bsky.social & @thomasrochow.bsky.social. Then Clackmannanshire Council & the Hunter Foundation on local system change
Tune in 🎧 uofgspotlight.com
Insight from @drcmacrae.bsky.social & @thomasrochow.bsky.social. Then Clackmannanshire Council & the Hunter Foundation on local system change
Tune in 🎧 uofgspotlight.com
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📢New Article Alert 📢
Excited to have my second article from my PhD published in the Journal of Youth Studies -
Young people's experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to have my second article from my PhD published in the Journal of Youth Studies -
Young people's experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Young people’s experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
Despite a broadening scope in youth studies, the topic of welfare conditionality and its disproportionate punitive impacts on young people remains underexplored. Benefit sanctions are a financial p...
www.tandfonline.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
📢New Article Alert 📢
Excited to have my second article from my PhD published in the Journal of Youth Studies -
Young people's experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to have my second article from my PhD published in the Journal of Youth Studies -
Young people's experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢New Article Alert 📢
Excited to have my second article from my PhD published in the Journal of Youth Studies -
Young people's experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to have my second article from my PhD published in the Journal of Youth Studies -
Young people's experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Young people’s experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
Despite a broadening scope in youth studies, the topic of welfare conditionality and its disproportionate punitive impacts on young people remains underexplored. Benefit sanctions are a financial p...
www.tandfonline.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
📢New Article Alert 📢
Excited to have my second article from my PhD published in the Journal of Youth Studies -
Young people's experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to have my second article from my PhD published in the Journal of Youth Studies -
Young people's experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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In case you missed it 📣
In June we launched a new research project, The State of Poverty.
In a new blog, CPP's @thomasrochow.bsky.social shares more about the project, which is exploring how policy siloes shape experiences of poverty in Scotland.
Read 🔗
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
In June we launched a new research project, The State of Poverty.
In a new blog, CPP's @thomasrochow.bsky.social shares more about the project, which is exploring how policy siloes shape experiences of poverty in Scotland.
Read 🔗
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
July 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
In case you missed it 📣
In June we launched a new research project, The State of Poverty.
In a new blog, CPP's @thomasrochow.bsky.social shares more about the project, which is exploring how policy siloes shape experiences of poverty in Scotland.
Read 🔗
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
In June we launched a new research project, The State of Poverty.
In a new blog, CPP's @thomasrochow.bsky.social shares more about the project, which is exploring how policy siloes shape experiences of poverty in Scotland.
Read 🔗
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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Very excited that a paper @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social & I have written has been accepted by Policy & Politics journal. "Lived experience as evidence in anti-poverty policymaking: a governance-driven perspective" hopefully we can share e-prints later this month. Lots of work & we're very happy!
July 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Very excited that a paper @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social & I have written has been accepted by Policy & Politics journal. "Lived experience as evidence in anti-poverty policymaking: a governance-driven perspective" hopefully we can share e-prints later this month. Lots of work & we're very happy!
Amazing presentation by @sionedps.bsky.social at #PPPconf2025 her research explores the power of effective devolution at supporting young jobseekers in Wales and Scotland
July 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Amazing presentation by @sionedps.bsky.social at #PPPconf2025 her research explores the power of effective devolution at supporting young jobseekers in Wales and Scotland
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Afternoon is go and we have my colleague @thomasrochow.bsky.social presenting on a new @therobertsontrust.bsky.social funded project on the state of poverty with @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social and colleagues not on here
July 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Afternoon is go and we have my colleague @thomasrochow.bsky.social presenting on a new @therobertsontrust.bsky.social funded project on the state of poverty with @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social and colleagues not on here
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📘Thrilled to see this book published! In Chapter 6, with @margaleon.bsky.social & @thomasrochow.bsky.social, we explore how families navigate precarity in Spain, based on seven focus groups. Despite challenges, participants show resilience and highlight the need for policy reform.
🔗 fuab.cc/OA-CH6/
🔗 fuab.cc/OA-CH6/
🧑🧑🧒🧒 NEW #OpenAccess title: Families, Welfare States and Resilience, edited by Mary Daly of @ox.ac.uk
🟠 Read the entire book #OA at: doi.org/10.4337/9781...
More info: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...
Endorsement by @kittyjstewart.bsky.social
#SocialPolicy #Sociology #LabourPolicy
🟠 Read the entire book #OA at: doi.org/10.4337/9781...
More info: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...
Endorsement by @kittyjstewart.bsky.social
#SocialPolicy #Sociology #LabourPolicy
July 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📘Thrilled to see this book published! In Chapter 6, with @margaleon.bsky.social & @thomasrochow.bsky.social, we explore how families navigate precarity in Spain, based on seven focus groups. Despite challenges, participants show resilience and highlight the need for policy reform.
🔗 fuab.cc/OA-CH6/
🔗 fuab.cc/OA-CH6/
Fascinating presentation by @hlrandolph.bsky.social on the modelling The Scottish Child Payment @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Fascinating presentation by @hlrandolph.bsky.social on the modelling The Scottish Child Payment @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social
@drcmacrae.bsky.social presenting the State of Poverty project @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social 😄
July 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
@drcmacrae.bsky.social presenting the State of Poverty project @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social 😄
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New post, ***The PIP cuts and public opinion***
-> Exempting current claimants will avoid the worst controversies - but there's a chance of more resistance as the cuts are implemented
inequalities.substack.com/p/the-pip-cu...
-> Exempting current claimants will avoid the worst controversies - but there's a chance of more resistance as the cuts are implemented
inequalities.substack.com/p/the-pip-cu...
June 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
New post, ***The PIP cuts and public opinion***
-> Exempting current claimants will avoid the worst controversies - but there's a chance of more resistance as the cuts are implemented
inequalities.substack.com/p/the-pip-cu...
-> Exempting current claimants will avoid the worst controversies - but there's a chance of more resistance as the cuts are implemented
inequalities.substack.com/p/the-pip-cu...
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June 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🚨 NEW: Opportunities for the poorest young people in London far outstrip the rest of England, we have found.
Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country 🧵⬇️
Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country 🧵⬇️
May 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
🚨 NEW: Opportunities for the poorest young people in London far outstrip the rest of England, we have found.
Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country 🧵⬇️
Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country 🧵⬇️
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In Britain, the fast-rising minimum wage is catching up with the bottom rungs of white-collar work. In fact, it appears that a rising number of people who earn annual salaries & don't work in low-paid sectors are now being paid below the legal minimum... www.ft.com/content/5f69...
May 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In Britain, the fast-rising minimum wage is catching up with the bottom rungs of white-collar work. In fact, it appears that a rising number of people who earn annual salaries & don't work in low-paid sectors are now being paid below the legal minimum... www.ft.com/content/5f69...
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Against all evidence, societies with more income inequality make young people believe they have more chances to climb the social ladder. www.science.org/doi/full/10....
May 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Against all evidence, societies with more income inequality make young people believe they have more chances to climb the social ladder. www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Incredibly depressing day. I've spent my entire life being told by British governments how dreadful immigration is. New Labour did it. The Coalition. The Brexiters. Now Starmer. All of them accusing the ones who came before them of failing to clamp down. The same old vacant mean-spirited bollocks.
May 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Incredibly depressing day. I've spent my entire life being told by British governments how dreadful immigration is. New Labour did it. The Coalition. The Brexiters. Now Starmer. All of them accusing the ones who came before them of failing to clamp down. The same old vacant mean-spirited bollocks.
A friend is putting on conversations event in Glasgow on 14th of May as part of Mental Health Awareness Week - a great opportunity to get to know someone you know well, more deeply. Sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/that-conve...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/that-conve...
that conversations event Glasgow #8
A facilitated experience in which you have meaningful conversations and deepen your relationship with a friend, family member or partner.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
A friend is putting on conversations event in Glasgow on 14th of May as part of Mental Health Awareness Week - a great opportunity to get to know someone you know well, more deeply. Sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/that-conve...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/that-conve...
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NEW insights 📝
Prof Charlotte Pearson and Prof Nicholas Watson @uofgussp.bsky.social share their expertise into the impact of the proposed withdrawal of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) on young disabled people in the UK.
Read 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Prof Charlotte Pearson and Prof Nicholas Watson @uofgussp.bsky.social share their expertise into the impact of the proposed withdrawal of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) on young disabled people in the UK.
Read 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
April 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
NEW insights 📝
Prof Charlotte Pearson and Prof Nicholas Watson @uofgussp.bsky.social share their expertise into the impact of the proposed withdrawal of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) on young disabled people in the UK.
Read 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Prof Charlotte Pearson and Prof Nicholas Watson @uofgussp.bsky.social share their expertise into the impact of the proposed withdrawal of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) on young disabled people in the UK.
Read 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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NEW ARTICLE ALERT!
Ken Roberts:
Bleak prospects: youth transitions in twenty-first century Britain
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ken Roberts:
Bleak prospects: youth transitions in twenty-first century Britain
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Bleak prospects: youth transitions in twenty-first century Britain
This paper presents data on pay, housing and pension prospects which shows that an inter-generation decline in life chances that had begun by the 1980s is continuing in the 2020s. A difference is t...
www.tandfonline.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
NEW ARTICLE ALERT!
Ken Roberts:
Bleak prospects: youth transitions in twenty-first century Britain
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ken Roberts:
Bleak prospects: youth transitions in twenty-first century Britain
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We’re hiring! 📣
Join our team as a Research Associate. We welcome applications from early career researchers with backgrounds in all aspects of economics, including economic policy, economic geography, fiscal policy and economic analysis.
❗Deadline 23 April 2025
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Join our team as a Research Associate. We welcome applications from early career researchers with backgrounds in all aspects of economics, including economic policy, economic geography, fiscal policy and economic analysis.
❗Deadline 23 April 2025
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Associate
Job Purpose The University of Glasgow is inviting applications for a Research Policy Associate with an expertise in economic policy to join its Centre for Public Policy. The Centre for Public Poli...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
April 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We’re hiring! 📣
Join our team as a Research Associate. We welcome applications from early career researchers with backgrounds in all aspects of economics, including economic policy, economic geography, fiscal policy and economic analysis.
❗Deadline 23 April 2025
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Join our team as a Research Associate. We welcome applications from early career researchers with backgrounds in all aspects of economics, including economic policy, economic geography, fiscal policy and economic analysis.
❗Deadline 23 April 2025
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
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@nao.org.uk report finds work coach shortages are leading DWP to reduce level of support for UC claimants
This undermines the government's promise to support disabled people into work, which it used to justify the biggest cuts to disability benefits in recent memory
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This undermines the government's promise to support disabled people into work, which it used to justify the biggest cuts to disability benefits in recent memory
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Half of job centres reducing support over shortages, watchdog says
A report says there are 2,100 fewer work coaches than needed while the number of people requiring support has risen.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM
@nao.org.uk report finds work coach shortages are leading DWP to reduce level of support for UC claimants
This undermines the government's promise to support disabled people into work, which it used to justify the biggest cuts to disability benefits in recent memory
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This undermines the government's promise to support disabled people into work, which it used to justify the biggest cuts to disability benefits in recent memory
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Interesting insights from the @johnsmithcentre.com first #UKYouthPoll2025 this morning. Although young people are facing many challenges, they largely remain optimistic about the future and expect to have a better life than their parents. My research also indicates that...
🚨 The UK Youth Poll 2025 is here! 🚨
Young people believe in democracy but fear for its future. They want better politics & financial stability.
📊 Read the #UKYouthPoll2025 now: www.ukyouthpoll.com
@focaldata.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social #Nationwide
Young people believe in democracy but fear for its future. They want better politics & financial stability.
📊 Read the #UKYouthPoll2025 now: www.ukyouthpoll.com
@focaldata.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social #Nationwide
March 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Interesting insights from the @johnsmithcentre.com first #UKYouthPoll2025 this morning. Although young people are facing many challenges, they largely remain optimistic about the future and expect to have a better life than their parents. My research also indicates that...