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Bobby Duffy

@bobbyduffy.bsky.social
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Director, Policy Institute at King's College London and Chair of the Campaign for Social Science

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Chris Prosser @caprosser.com · 6h
Excited to help run the BES for the next 5-10 years, this time alongside @olliheath.bsky.social, @chanret.bsky.social, Kaat Smets, @profrosiecamp.bsky.social, @bobbyduffy.bsky.social, @maxfalken.bsky.social, and @profsob.bsky.social, @jack-bailey.co.uk, Alex Cernat, and @robfordmancs.bsky.social!
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What can today's government learn from the New Labour years? Baroness Sally Morgan, @rentouljohn.bsky.social, @johnmct.bsky.social, Councillor Thomas Robinson & @jonmdavis.bsky.social are discussing at our next panel with @strandgroup.bsky.social #Lab26 📍Arena Room Wye, LEC
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We're kicking off our day of events at #Lab26! Our first panel – "From workforce to careforce: delivering the NHS 10-year plan" – is with @kevinmckenna.co.uk, @pollytoynbee.bsky.social, and Profs Subodh Dave, Irene Higginson & Graham Lord @kingshealth.bsky.social 📍Arena Room Wye, LEC
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: The public significantly underestimate the likelihood of ever becoming an unpaid carer, guessing 38% of people in the UK ever will – far below the reality of 65% Men underestimate the most, guessing 27% will, whereas Women guess 50% ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/public-... 🧵⬇️
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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lib Dems most liked by political rivals, study finds
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Lib Dems most liked by political rivals, study finds
The Lib Dems are the party most liked by their political rivals, according to research by the Policy Institute at King’s College London,
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The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🫆 “Murder is down about 20% since 2010… but 6 in 10 people think it’s the same or it’s gone up.” 🫆 How demagogues and human psychology have convinced Britain we’re in the middle of an imaginary crimewave. 🫆 With @misszing.bsky.social & Prof @bobbyduffy.bsky.social 🫆 Listen – linktr.ee/bunker_pod
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The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Is Britain really the crime-ridden hellhole the right says it is? Well… no, not really. Crime has largely fallen over the past decade – so why do people think it’s getting worse? KCL professor @bobbyduffy.bsky.social and @misszing.bsky.social debunk the myths 🎧 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The phrase "London has fallen" can be found across social media, linked to posts that portray the city as lawless and crime-ridden yet are often no less fictional than the film of the same name, writes @bobbyduffy.bsky.social for @businessldn.bsky.social ➡️ www.businessldn.co.uk/news-publica...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us, both in person and online, for the 𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. A special thank you to @bobbyduffy.bsky.social and Lovisa Möller Vallgårda. If you were unable to join us, you can watch the recording here: natcen.ac.uk/events/sir-r...
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David Mair @davidmair4.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“The most influential factors were whether respondents felt that scientists are "on the side of people like them" and whether they thought of scientists as open and transparent. Both outweighed perceptions of scientific expertise.” Imp for science for policy/evidence-informed policymaking. #scipol
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🗓️ Tomorrow: Sir Roger Jowell Memorial Lecture 2026 Join @natcen.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to challenge common assumptions about generational divides and explore what the evidence really tells us about how different generations think and behave. ➡️ natcen.ac.uk/events/sir-r...
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David Mair @davidmair4.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“Our perceptions of reality are more tied to emotional reactions and identity than a careful study of the statistics. We are partly sending signals about what’s worrying us.” Brilliant work from @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🚨 TOMORROW: The Fair Necessities: Why We Need a Fairer Britain Join us, @fairness.bsky.social, Will Snell, @pollyneate.bsky.social, Will Hutton, Siobhan Aarons and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to discuss why a fair society matters, and how we can make it happen ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-f...
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Always presuming Reform are still intact by then, and that the Tories are still prepared (despite what they say) to touch them with the proverbial bargepole, this is fascinating stuff on who'd vote for who tactically from @bobbyduffy.bsky.social for @anandmenon.bsky.social's @ukandeu.bsky.social
Tactical voting: Reform’s allies and opponents at the polls
Reform are the party voters most want to block

Reform are the party people most want to prevent from winning in their constituency, named by two in five (41%) of the public, rising to a majority of Labour (63%), Green (77%) and Lib Dem (71%) supporters. Labour is the next most cited party, driven by half of Reform (52%) and Conservative (49%) supporters saying they'd vote tactically to keep them out.
Almost a third (29%) of the public say they would consider voting Conservative to block Reform in a close contest between the two parties – three times higher than the share who say they'd do the reverse (9%). But Labour and Green supporters would still be more likely to vote for their own party regardless.
Around half of Green (54%) and Lib Dem (46%) supporters say they would consider voting Labour to stop Reform – but Conservatives are more than twice as likely to say they'd choose Reform (33%) over Labour (14%), and likelier still to vote Conservative anyway (45%).

The Conservatives are Reform supporters' only real choice in a tactical vote

One in three (33%) Reform supporters say they’d consider voting Conservative – far ahead of all other parties, with Labour (7%) and Green (7%) the next most selected options.
Conservative supporters are the only group with a notable share willing to vote tactically for Reform (30%), against 8% of Labour, 5% of Green and 4% of Lib Dem supporters.
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"People’s feelings and political identities are driven more by emotions than they are driven by facts" @bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to the Guardian for their Wednesday briefing, which focuses on our research into the public's misperceptions about crime
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Wednesday briefing: Why do people think crime is going up when it isn’t?
In today’s newsletter: For the most part, Britain is a far safer country than it was in the past – but its inhabitants think almost every measure of crime is increasing
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
EVENT: Sir Roger Jowell Memorial Lecture 2026 🗓️ Join @natcen.bsky.social and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social on the 10th Sept to challenge common assumptions about generational divides and explore what the evidence really tells us about how different generations think and behave. ⬇️
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Professor @bobbyduffy.bsky.social will deliver this year’s lecture, chaired by Lovisa Moller Vallgarda of NatCen. 📅 Thursday 10 September 2026 🕕 18:00-19:30 📍 Bayes Business School, London, and online natcen.ac.uk/events/sir-r...
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 12/08/2026
'an incredibly powerful idea that's been horribly corrupted' On our recent podcast, @bobbyduffy.bsky.social defended the concept of "generational thinking" ⬇️ buff.ly/YC754Cy
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
AI has a serious image problem. When even AI bosses are worried about the impact of the technology, it's no wonder the public are scared. Realising AI's benefits will require bringing people along, argue @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elenasimperl.bsky.social @aiatkings.bsky.social @lsebr.bsky.social
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AI has a serious image problem - LSE Business Review
If we want to realise the benefits of AI it is important that the public are not already set against it.
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
EVENT: The Fair Necessities: Why We Need a Fairer Britain Join us, @fairness.bsky.social, Will Snell, @pollyneate.bsky.social, Will Hutton, Siobhan Aarons and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to discuss why a fair society matters, and how we can make it happen 🗓️ 8 September ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-f...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹. @bobbyduffy.bsky.social will explore "The Generation Myth: Separating fact from fiction in the demographic debate" 🗓️ 10 September 2026 🕕 18:00–19:30 📍 Bayes Business School | Online 🔗 Register: natcen.ac.uk/events/sir-r...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 This year's lecture, "The Generation Myth: Separating fact from fiction in the demographic debate", will be delivered by @bobbyduffy.bsky.social. 🗓️ 10 September 2026 🕕 18:00–19:30 📍 Bayes Business School | Online 🔗 Register: natcen.ac.uk/events/sir-r...
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 23/07/2026
'an incredibly powerful idea that's been horribly corrupted' On our recent podcast, @bobbyduffy.bsky.social defended the concept of "generational thinking" ⬇️ buff.ly/YC754Cy
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"Gen Z were not the first and will not be the last generation of young people to be accused of laziness, fecklessness or lack of drive at work" 💬 @bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to the @resolutionfoundation.org last week about how Gen Z are really faring ➡️ highresolution.podbean.com/e/the-genera...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
EVENT: The Fair Necessities: Why We Need a Fairer Britain Join us, @fairness.bsky.social, Will Snell, @pollyneate.bsky.social, Will Hutton, Siobhan Aarons and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to discuss why a fair society matters, and how we can make it happen. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-f...
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 17/07/2026
'an incredibly powerful idea that's been horribly corrupted' On our recent podcast, @bobbyduffy.bsky.social defended the concept of "generational thinking". Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts ⬇️ buff.ly/YC754Cy
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Congratulations to our director, @bobbyduffy.bsky.social, who yesterday received the inaugural Sir Robert Worcester award for outstanding contributions to political, economic and social research! 🔗⬇️
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"It’s not a wonderful time of exploration for some people, it’s a frustration that they can’t move on to those more adult years" 💬 @bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Prospect Magazine about the changing nature of being a young adult in Britain ➡️ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/741...
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Britain’s next generation is all grown up
Alienated, ignored—and stuck at home with mum and dad. Young adults are locked out from the future they’re ready to shape
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Full house for our event, 10 years of Brexit: how the vote to leave changed the UK – w/ @ukandeu.bsky.social & @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social @keiranpedley.bsky.social @bobbyduffy.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @jdportes.bsky.social Watch ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/u4o3xEd...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
EVENT: 10 years of Brexit: how the vote to leave changed the UK Join us, @ukandeu.bsky.social @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social @jdportes.bsky.social @keiranpedley.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to mark a decade since Brexit ➡️ bit.ly/10yearsofBre...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"[in] 2003, 2004 half the public though the future was going to be better for young people... [but now] half think it's going to be worse" 💬 @bobbyduffy.bsky.social on Politics Live last week, speaking about Wes Streeting's comments – made in his resignation speech – on intergenerational fairness.
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"You're part of the problem [if you're building a Gen Z workplace strategy]" @bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to the FT about how employers fixating on Gen Z risk widening the intergenerational divide in the workplace - one of the last few places where all ages mix ➡️ www.ft.com/content/ff49...
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Please stop talking about Gen Z in the office
Mindless generational labels don’t help at a time when the workplace is one of the few places where young and old mix
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Bobby Duffy @bobbyduffy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Great piece by Pilita Clark on the nonsense around Gen Z in the workplace. I do feel for her, being sent a relentless flood of "bilge" press releases from "the marketing-media industrial complex" claiming Gen Z is entirely different, just to get a mention of a brand. www.ft.com/content/ff49...
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Please stop talking about Gen Z in the office
Mindless generational labels don’t help at a time when the workplace is one of the few places where young and old mix
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🔊 "The CEO of Anthropic himself said in 2025 that half of all entry-level jobs are going because of AI, and half of people agree with his prediction." @bobbyduffy.bsky.social speaks to BBC Politics Live about our study on AI and the future of work with @aiatkings.bsky.social
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
"Currently there is very little talk about how much immigration has decreased, and instead the public only really see a political and media focus on the risks and how it needs stricter control" @bobbyduffy.bsky.social quoted by the Independent on @britishfuture.bsky.social's latest report
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Net migration to UK at lowest point since Covid – but half of Britons think it’s up
British Future said politicians “need to take responsibility” for the growing disconnect between the true migration figures and public perception of immigration
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
"a real problem is not generational conflict. It's generational separation. We've drifted apart by age group in a way that we just hadn't really noticed" 💬 Last week @bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to The Rest Is Politics about the myths and realities of generations ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldtN...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
💬 “The public, workers, young people and university students are watching the rapid development of AI... with real concern for what it will do to jobs, particularly at entry levels, and, therefore, the prospects for our young people and the economy in general." - @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A full house tonight with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social, @samfr.bsky.social, Dr Roberto Foa & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social exploring why populist movements are making significant gains across many Western democracies. 📺 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP3h...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
“The reality is this sense of two-way resentment [between Millenials and Baby Boomers] is overblown” 💬 @bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to @wsj.com about the perceptions and realities of which generation had it harder ➡️ www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"Populists are careless of the strife they cause. They trade on grievance in our society and where ills exist they exaggerate them" 💬 Sir John Major delivering the 2026 Attlee Foundation Lecture yesterday, hosted by @strandgroup.bsky.social & The Attlee Foundation 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1NL...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🎟️ And join us, @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social, @ligia-teixeira.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social today at 1pm, online, to explore these findings further ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-c...
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.se · 17/03/2026
The new V-Dem report was released today. There are dramatic declines in democracy in the US. Much worse than during Trump I.
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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
“Every generation faces its challenges.” ICYMI: in the latest ep. of the We Society podcast, @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @careyoppenheim.bsky.social join host Will Hutton to discuss the challenges facing young people today & how we can bridge the generational divide. 👂➡️ podfollow.com/the-we-socie...
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Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
What does it mean to be ‘grown up’ in late 2020s Britain? Really thoughtful conversation on generational change & challenges with @careyoppenheim.bsky.social @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & host Will Hutton. open.spotify.com/episode/5lEZ...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
"We had sense that each generation is going to do better than the previous one... But actually it was quite unusual" @bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Will Hutton & @careyoppenheim.bsky.social on what it means to be grown up today & how we bridge generational divides ➡️ podfollow.com/the-we-socie...
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Nuffield Foundation @nuffieldfoundation.org · 11/03/2026
What does it mean to be grown up today? In the latest episode of the We Society podcast, Will Hutton is joined by @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @careyoppenheim.bsky.social to discuss the challenges facing young people today and what can be done to help. Listen now: acss.org.uk/we-society-p...
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School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
EVENT: The case for cash: do cash transfers work in practice? Join us, @policyatkings.bsky.social, @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social, @ligia-teixeira.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to explore the impact of cash transfers on poverty ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-c...
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🔊 “I do think symbols matter…that question...about government being on platforms like X is one that is very much up for debate, and it’s a debate that we’re having" 🤳 Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy on the role of social media in culture war debates at our event last night 🧵⬇️ Full video below
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
⬇️ Watch the full event, with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, @ukandeu.bsky.social, @jburnmurdoch.ft.com, Dr Kate Ferguson, Gideon Skinner & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
youtube.com
Are Culture Wars Finally Taking Hold? Division, tension and identity in the UK today
YouTube video by The Policy Institute at King's College London
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A full house tonight, exploring the shifting perceptions & realities of the UK's culture wars w/ @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social , @ukandeu.bsky.social, The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, @jburnmurdoch.ft.com, Dr Kate Ferguson, Gideon Skinner & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social 📺 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIZM...
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