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Carnegie UK is an independent charitable foundation that works to deliver better wellbeing for people in the UK and Ireland. #CollectiveWellbeing

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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What outcomes do we want AI to deliver for society? In a new piece for Civil Service World, our director of policy @adambalfourlang.bsky.social explores why governments need to be explicit about the outcomes they want AI to support: www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...
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AI is well and truly mainstream: Governments need to be explicit about the outcomes it should support
Civil servants and ministers already have useful levers at their disposal to make sure AI creates public value and improves lives
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Earlier this month, we welcomed guests from across the UK and Ireland to Kings Place in London for our inaugural Carnegie UK Lecture, delivered by former Prime Minister Rt Hon Gordon Brown and hosted by Steph McGovern. 🎥 Here are some highlights from the evening: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkZa...
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Carnegie UK Lecture 2026
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A brilliant evening at Kings Place for our inaugural Carnegie UK Lecture. Rt Hon Gordon Brown joined Steph McGovern for a thought-provoking conversation about the challenges facing the UK and the ideas that could help shape a better future. Thanks to everyone who joined us.
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A survey by the charity Carnegie UK has found that 28% of UK households say they cannot afford an emergency £850 payment. Another 6% say they cannot afford enough food for everyone in their home and 12% say they cannot afford to socialise at least once a month. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/a...
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Cut £175 from energy bills for low-income homes, says thinktank
Resolution Foundation proposes £2bn emergency scheme to help people facing higher costs this winter
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Trust in public institutions 🏛️ Thursday 27 August, 3pm - 4.15pm With Sarah Davidson @sarahdavidson.bsky.social, @carnegieuk.bsky.social and Centre for Public Policy Honorary Professor Tickets: festivalofpolitics.citizenticket.co.uk/events/the-f...
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Trust in public institutions - Buy tickets
The Post Office scandal caused such a public outcry that its ripple impact is still felt today. How can we avoid the repetition of similar scandals and build in accountability, oversight, transparency...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Prevention isn't a new idea. The challenge is turning it into something that works in practice. In our new blog, Anna looks at the Scottish Government's Prevention Toolkit and explains why it's an encouraging step towards making prevention a reality: carnegieuk.org/blog/the-acu...
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The Acute Problem of Prevention: From ‘why’ to ‘how’ - Carnegie UK
Prevention is not a new idea. In Andy Burnham’s first speech as Prime Minister, he pledged to build “a more preventative state”, and in Scotland it was a pillar of the 2011 Christie Commission. But th...
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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
⭐New blog⭐ In this blog for our Devolution Hub, @sarahdavidson.bsky.social, CEO of @carnegieuk.bsky.social, asks what lies “beyond GDP” & suggests that devolution offers opportunities for UK Government to learn from experiences in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland. ➡️ acss.org.uk/from-measuri...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
In a new article for The @scotsman.com, our chief executive @sarahdavidson.bsky.social explains why improving people's lives should be the goal of public service reform: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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Why Scotland must learn from Andy Burnham's 'Live Well' philosophy
The current system of government in Scotland is unsustainable, writes the chief executive of Carnegie UK
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
In a new article for Housing Quality Magazine, our head of research and insight Susan Pinkney explores what the latest findings from our #LifeInTheUK Index reveal about the relationship between housing and collective wellbeing: hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/collective-w...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Scotland needs long term thinking in everyday decision making. We’ve written to party leaders calling for a Committee for the Future to help make that happen. Read more in STV News: news.stv.tv/politics/com...
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Committee for the Future could rebuild trust in politics, Holyrood leaders told
Carnegie UK suggested setting up such a committee could 'help embed long-term thinking into everyday decision-making'
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In our new guest blog, Jenny McConnel & Mike Corcoran explore what they've learned from putting the Well-being of Future Generations Act's Five Ways of Working into practice: carnegieuk.org/blog/putting...
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Putting the ‘Five Ways of Working’ to work - Carnegie UK
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act was a groundbreaking piece of legislation designed to systematically improve the lives of people in Wales now and in the future. In recent research at ...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📣 Webinar: Rebuilding trust in politics and government in 2026 Join us on Tuesday 23 June for a conversation on how to rebuild trust and involve more people in decision making with @adambalfourlang.bsky.social, Prof Oliver Escobar & Miriam Levin: carnegieuk-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
New Carnegie UK report 📢 With trust in politics under strain, our new report by Prof Oliver Escobar & Prof Stephen Elstub explores how deliberative approaches like mini-publics can help bring people into decision making: carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Blueprints for Democratic Wellbeing - Carnegie UK
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We recently published new polling on elected members’ attitudes to deliberative democracy. In our latest blog, Adam Milne looks at what this means for embedding deliberative democracy in how decisions are made across the UK: carnegieuk.org/blog/elected...
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Elected members are a problem and a solution for deliberative democracy - Carnegie UK
Many UK politicians are concerned that deliberative democracy could undermine their roles, according to the sample of politicians we surveyed as part of our new research. Our findings come at a time w...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🗳️ Polling day is a moment to look beyond the ballot box. As Scotland and Wales vote, we’re sharing our essays from political leaders asking a bigger question: what kind of countries do we want to live in 20 years’ time? Scotland: carnegieuk.org/publication/... Wales: carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Essays about the future: Scotland - Carnegie UK
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Dyfrig Williams @dyfrigw.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Really interesting paper by @carnegieuk.bsky.social on Wales' Future Generations Act - so much learning around changing behaviour via legislation that's applicable to other countries and sectors too carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Future wellbeing policy: Lessons from Wales and beyond - Carnegie UK
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
NEW #UofGSpotlight On the Elections - Can the next Scottish government fix public services?🚨 An insightful conversation with two experts, from the manifestos, to prevention, the NHS, delivery challenges, and rebuilding trust. @francesmair.bsky.social @sarahdavidson.bsky.social 🎧 uofgspotlight.com
Spotlight On the elections: Can the next Scottish government fix public services? With Sarah Davidson and Frances Mair, University of Glasgow Centre for Public Policy
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Good Life Camden is a wellbeing framework co‑produced with residents to define what matters for a good life & help shape decisions across the borough. In our latest guest blog, Gemma Brayson reflects on how it was developed & what she has learned along the way: carnegieuk.org/blog/learnin...
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Learning from Good Life Camden - Carnegie UK
In early 2025, Carnegie UK started a new project called the wellbeing frameworks community of practice. The goal was simple: bring together people from governments and councils across the UK and Irela...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Carnegie UK's Sarah Davidson: “Many forward-thinking governments are now using statistics about the lives of citizens – sometimes described as wellbeing metrics – to inform their public policy choices“ www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
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Zack Polanski thinks UK should move away from GDP. Is he right?
We asked experts about the potential benefits and drawbacks of moving away from GDP as a measure of growth in the UK.
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
More than a third of MPs polled would not take part in ‘deliberative democracy’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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More than a third of MPs polled would not take part in ‘deliberative democracy’
The first of its kind research questioned MPs as well as Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd, and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Our new research with Savanta finds most UK politicians are open to working with citizens’ juries & panels, but many remain unsure about how these approaches fit with their roles. Find out more in our new report based on polling 200+ elected politicians across the UK: carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Parliamentarians' perspectives on deliberative democracy - Carnegie UK
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
NEW BLOG: Our Chair, David Emerson, reflects on #Anthropy26 and sets out what good governance looks like when change is long term and uncertain: carnegieuk.org/blog/holding...
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Holding the long view: the future of good governance for trusts and foundations - Carnegie UK
I recently had the opportunity to attend the Anthropy 2026 event in Cornwall, a gathering that creates space for a different kind of conversation about the UK’s future. Less performative, more reflect...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Ahead of this year’s Senedd election, in partnership with @iwa-wales.bsky.social, we invited senior representatives from the main political parties in Wales to reflect on a simple but ambitious question. What kind of country do you want Wales to be 20 years from now? carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Ahead of this year’s election, we asked senior representatives from Scotland’s biggest political parties what kind of country they want Scotland to be 20 years from now. We have pulled their responses together into one collection of essays: carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Our new report looks at how wellbeing policy is developing in Wales & what could help it progress further. It draws on recent conversations in Cardiff, wider evidence & international examples to understand how the Well-being of Future Generations Act is working: carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Future wellbeing policy: Lessons from Wales and beyond - Carnegie UK
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Read our response to the government’s plans for a citizens’ assembly on digital IDs in The Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Digital ID won’t work if you live in rural areas | Letters
Letters: Universal phone coverage is yet to arrive in Britain, making a mockery of the government’s planned scheme, writes Teresa Rodrigues. Plus a letter from Sarah Davidson
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
In 2025, we started a project focused on wellbeing approaches across the UK and Ireland through the Wellbeing Frameworks Community of Practice. Our new blog reflects on what the first year of working together has shown us: carnegieuk.org/blog/a-year-...
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A year of working together: The wellbeing frameworks community of practice - Carnegie UK
In early 2025, Carnegie UK started a new project called the wellbeing frameworks community of practice. The goal was simple: bring together people from governments and councils across the UK and Irela...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
📢 We're looking for a Lead Trustee for Finance to join our Board We're keen to hear from those with a strong background in finance and/or accounting, preferably with an understanding of charity finance and an interest in our work to promote wellbeing. Find out more: carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Lead Trustee for Finance Candidate Pack - Carnegie UK
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📝 New blog: @adambalfourlang.bsky.social reflects on how the potential for policy learning and systems change has been the big missed opportunity of UK devolution (so far): carnegieuk.org/blog/policy-...
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Policy learning and system change – devolution’s missed opportunity (so far)  - Carnegie UK
It’s been a busy couple of months. A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to get to speak at the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Public Policy conference. The theme of the conference was about what we ne...
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Scottish Health Equity Research Unit @scothealtheq.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A recording of our webinar "Refreshing the National Performance Framework" is now online. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jGk... Featuring Mairi Spowage @fraserofallander.org Sarah Davidson @carnegieuk.bsky.social and Ali Hosie (Scottish Human Rights Commission).
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Refreshing the National Performance Framework
A timely opportunity to reflect on what the NPF has achieved to date, what it has struggled to deliver, and how it can be strengthened. The National Performance Framework (NPF) has been a defining…
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Manifestos are full of ambition but often short on delivery plans. In a new piece for Civil Service World, @stumackinnon.bsky.social explores how nonpartisan support could help make political promises more realistic and rebuild voter trust: www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...
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Breaking the Ming vase: A case for state resources for manifesto development
Seriousness about delivery should become part of the culture of democratic competition
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Stu Mackinnon @stumackinnon.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Ahead of elections in Scotland and Wales, I've got a piece in @civilserviceworld.bsky.social making the case for some state resources for manifesto development: www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...
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Breaking the Ming vase: A case for state resources for manifesto development
Seriousness about delivery should become part of the culture of democratic competition
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We welcome the ONS' new approach to presenting wellbeing data & strongly support the decision to continue measuring trust in government. Statistics like these are vital to identifying shared public policy outcomes & measuring progress on what really matters: carnegieuk.org/news/life-in...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Could you use your strategic financial skills to help us advance the wellbeing of everyone in the UK? We're looking for a Lead Trustee for Finance to join our Board. Find out more: carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Lead Trustee for Finance Candidate Pack - Carnegie UK
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goodmovesjobs.bsky.social @goodmovesjobs.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Could you use your strategic financial skills to help us advance the wellbeing of everyone in the UK? Lead Trustee for Finance with @carnegieuk.bsky.social tinyurl.com/59aan94n 📍Remote with travel to meetings 🤚Voluntary tinyurl.com/59aan94n #Trustees
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
How does London measure up on living well? Anna Francis explores what our #LifeInTheUK data tells us about life in the capital in our latest blog: carnegieuk.org/blog/underst...
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Understanding how London measures up on living well  - Carnegie UK
Our new interactive wellbeing map, drawn from our Life in the UK Index, offers a richer understanding of what matters to people across England’s regions. Based on the experiences of more than 4,000 pe...
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Smart Thinking @smartthinking.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
This month's blog is from Adam Lang at @carnegieuk.bsky.social. Adam shares what motivates him in his job, the tools he uses, how he first got into policy and some great insights into what work-life balance really means. Read it here: bit.ly/4kEa7bA
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Our CEO @sarahdavidson.bsky.social is giving evidence to the Finance and Public Admin Committee on why effective scrutiny of public administration matters for accountability, good decision‑making & delivering long‑term wellbeing outcomes. ▶️ Watch live: www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/fina...
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Finance and Public Administration Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
While a thriving economy is important, GDP is a poor measure of social progress. That's why we're part of a growing movement to develop complementary measures of national and international success: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK economy grew by 0.1% in final quarter of 2025
Manufacturing was the main driver of growth during the final three months of the year, official figures show.
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
ICYMI 👀🗞️ @kirsteenpaterson.bsky.social draws on #LifeintheUK 2025, which found that in Scotland trust remains low across all levels of gov, with over a third of people reporting ‘low trust’ in their council & Scottish Gov, & over half saying the same of the UK Gov www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
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Political capital: The Scottish budget has sparked debate on the economy
After all, there's an election to fight...
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Stu Mackinnon @stumackinnon.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I talked to BBC Cornwall today about intergenerational fairness and our wellbeing research: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (about 1:41)
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Julie Skentelbery - 03/02/2026 - BBC Sounds
Daytimes with Julie Skentelbery, where Cornwall comes to talk. Call: 0808 100 1039.
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Stuart joined Julie Skentelbery on BBC Radio Cornwall today to chat about our #LifeInTheUK research and highlight what the data shows across different age groups. 🎧 Listen back from 1:41: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 📊 Explore our findings in our new data dashboard: carnegieuk.org/life-in-the-...
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Julie Skentelbery - 03/02/2026 - BBC Sounds
Daytimes with Julie Skentelbery, where Cornwall comes to talk. Call: 0808 100 1039.
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We were pleased to discuss our latest #LifeInTheUK findings today with NI Executive Junior Ministers Aisling Reilly and Joanne Bunting. Explore our findings for Northern Ireland: carnegieuk.org/publication/...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Thanks to everyone who joined our #LifeInTheUK webinar this morning to launch our new data dashboard 📊 If you couldn’t make it or want to revisit the discussion, you can watch the full recording here: youtu.be/wrwZZXON6Jc Explore our data dashboard here: carnegieuk.org/life-in-the-...
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Tracking Our Collective Wellbeing: Launch of the Life in the UK Dashboard
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
⏰ One week to go! We have a Head of Finance, Governance & Risk vacancy. 💷 £67,694 FTE 🕓 4 days per week 🏠 Hybrid and flexible working 📅 Applications close Fri 30 Jan at 5pm Find out more about the role and apply: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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Carnegie UK hiring Head of Finance in Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 10:00:03 AM. Carnegie UK is recruiting a new Head of Finance. We are an endowed charity and have worked to…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Our new blog from Dr Anna Francis explores what the data in our #LifeInTheUK Scotland report tells us about collective wellbeing across Scotland’s regions, using an interactive map to bring the findings to life: carnegieuk.org/blog/living-...
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Living Well in Scotland - Wellbeing Mapped
Our new interactive wellbeing map, drawn from Carnegie UK's Life in the UK Index, offers a deeper insight into what matters to people across Scotland’s regions. Rooted in what over 1,000 people in Sco...
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
📊 Our new #LifeInTheUK data dashboard is live! We’re hosting a launch webinar on Mon 26 Jan, 10-11am. Book your place & explore the data with us: carnegieuk.org/event/tracki...
Promotional graphic for Carnegie UK's Tracking our collective wellbeing: launch of the Life in the UK dashboard webinar. The webinar takes place on Monday 26th January from 10-11am.
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WISERD @wiserd-research.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Brilliant event going on today in #sbarcIspark with @iwa-wales.bsky.social, @carnegieuk.bsky.social, @copronetwales.bsky.social and CWPS reflecting on 10 years of the #FutureGenerationsAct, involving WISERD co-director, Anwen Elias @interpolaber.bsky.social
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
While a thriving economy is important, GDP is a poor measure of social progress. That's why we're part of a movement making the case for better measures of success to complement growth figures: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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UK economy grew by better-than-expected 0.3% in November despite budget uncertainty
Jaguar Land Rover’s recovery from cyber-attack appears to have contributed to GDP growth
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
As the Scottish Government prepares to set out their tax and spending plans, check out this recent article from @adambalfourlang.bsky.social in Public Finance Magazine looking at steps we might take to improve our public finance systems: www.publicfinance.co.uk/opinion/2025...
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Better communication with the public would be the foundation for lasting fiscal change | Public Finance
Adam Lang pulls together a set of priorities for Rachel Reeves in her second Budget and beyond, based on recent research by Carnegie UK, including improving public understanding of fiscal decisions an...
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