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Scottish Parliament Futures Team @spfuturesteam.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Just wrapping up #VoteChatbot 🤖 at the Scottish Parliament. A recording will be available in the coming weeks. 👇 Keep the conversation alive 👇 Can AI make democracy more accessible? What ethical frameworks do we need to build protect it? #FestivalOfPolitics #FoP2025

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Love this quote from Abraham Lincoln in the offices we share in London - the world would be a better place if we followed this advice.

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Likewise! Look forward to catching up soon

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I am honoured to share that I have been appointed as the next Executive Director of Inclusion International and will be starting in August. This is an incredibly exciting time to be joining such a vital global movement - reach out to explore collaboration inclusion-international.org/news-item/ja...

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Jamie Cooke to Join Inclusion International as New Executive Director - Inclusion International

We are pleased to announce that Jamie Cooke will soon be joining Inclusion International as our new Executive Director. Jamie brings more than 15 years of experience working on inclusion, social polic...

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Pittsburgh Pirates @pirates.com · 02/07/2025

It's getting hot in herre. #RaiseIt 🏴‍☠️

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life. Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Horrific news, hope injuries aren't too severe. And huge thanks and credit to the police and other first responders for dealing with things so quickly

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

BREAKING: new DWP figures show PIP fraud is still virtually zero Liz Kendall thinks people are 'taking the mickey' out of the DWP - but once again, her own figures on PIP show this is a lie. @rachelcdailey.bsky.social has the story www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

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BREAKING: new DWP figures show PIP fraud is still virtually zero

Liz Kendall thinks people are 'taking the mickey' out of the DWP - but once again, her own figures on PIP show this is a lie

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

With the current local & general election franchise involving Commonwealth citizens, the proposal for 10 years for settlement (11 years for citizenship) directly affects many voters in London, as @stephenkb.bsky.social notes today. Across the GB population, 6/10 people think 5 years or below

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/05/2025

Here’s what to know about the new pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected on Thursday. He is the first American pope and will be known as Leo XIV. nyti.ms/43kapNM

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. A headline reads: "Who Is Robert Francis Prevost, the New Pope?" Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Excellent article and analysis, thank you for sharing!

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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Deadline extended!❗📣 We're looking for a Research Associate with expertise in economics to come and join us at the Centre for Public Policy @uofglasgow.bsky.social. 🗓️Deadline 30 April 2025 Find out more and apply: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

University of Glasgow and Centre for Public Policy logos, with image of the University cloisters. Text reads We're hiring! Research Associate.

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Really powerful article about how democracy can be eroded by those who have seen it first hand. Currently sitting waiting for an event with the Scottish Government to start on this very topic

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

NEW: John Swinney has paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death 🗣️ 'He was a voice for peace, tolerance and reconciliation in our society. He brought comfort, assurance and hope to many'

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Sad news, Francis was a pioneering Pontiff and a voice for the poor

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Taking a brief hiatus of my holiday to head to #Stirling for @scottishgreens.org Spring Conference, which I am attending as an observer. Give me a shout if you are around and fancy a catch up/to say hi! #sgpconf #Policy #SocialCare

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Was lucky enough to visit #Sacramento in 2023 for the first time- I'll admit I didn't expect much, but really loved the city and its folk. One of the fascinating aspects of the US is that state capitals tend to be overlooked, but I'd recommend Sacramento and hope I get a chance to return

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Do follow @jemimaolchawski.bsky.social new to BlueSky; ex-Fawcett ceo, leading on social change at Mind Fantastic profile picture from Jemima's portrait in an exhibition on 50 years of women at Jesus College, Oxford. (A fellow PPEist, but a few years after me!) www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/fifty-years-...

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Fifty Years of Women at Jesus 1974-2024 Photographic Exhibition – Jesus College

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

That's brilliant news, the potential of #BasicIncome in rural communities, particularly those most disconnected from economic opportunities, is huge

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Incredibly powerful piece from @francesryan.bsky.social - these cuts are not about abstract numbers on a spreadsheet, they are real lives and real suffering. Incredibly desperate times for so many people

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

“Eight months on from being elected on the promise of “change”, we’re beginning to see what Labour’s version of that looks like: sweeping cuts to disabled people’s social security. Change, it seems, isn’t coming for everyone.” My col. in today’s paper: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too | Frances Ryan

The worst reforms since George Osborne will teach voters that politicians really are all the same. Is it worth it? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Simon Duffy @simonduffy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Nothing about yesterday’s benefits announcements gives me reason to believe that we won’t continue to see torment and suicide caused by the DWP. We need a much more radical approach - #basicincome and #neighbourhoodcare @citizennetwork.bsky.social citizen-network.org/library/disa...

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Citizen Network: Disability Benefits and Suicide

A Channel Four documentary has revealed the cruel nature of the UK's disability system.

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

What does the Pathways to Work green paper actually mean, who might be affected, how much could they lose, what are the good and worrying bits of planned changes to support & assessments? A long 🧵 ...

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I'm a proud Scot, but there is nothing in world rugby to match the Welsh fans and team singing their anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, in #Cardiff - absolutely stunning and spinetingling #6Nations #WalEng

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

7-day countdown for submission deadline to this year's BIEN Congress is officially on If you've got a #BasicIncome story, concept or research piece to share, now is the time to get involved zurl.co/DDsEo

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Excellent piece from Frances Ryan highlighting, challenging and eviscerating the underlying premise of paid labour being the sole purpose and definition of lives.

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

That's lovely, what a great way of connecting

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Now this is a nice way to be welcomed home from Vienna, Toby had made it for me outside! 😍

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Final day of #ZeroCon25, my colleagues Joe and Matthew back up on stage sharing their journies into work, including the barriers they had to overcome

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Day 2 of #ZeroCon25, still buzzing from all the incredible conversations from yesterday - so much to learn from this gathering of inspirational global change makers

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Over in Vienna for #ZeroCon25, fascinating gathering of #inclusion and #disability activists, researchers and leaders from around the world, hosted at the UN

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Great piece from @drdmacaskill.bsky.social highlighting the sadly consistent failing of #SocialCare by governments of all types. Until social care is given parity of esteem and support with health we will continue to fail so many people

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

"The failure to prioritise social care funding is not just an economic decision – it is a moral failing. It is a failure to recognise that the right to live with dignity, to access essential care, and to participate fully in society are not privileges to be rationed, but fundamental human rights."

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We'll forgive you on the basis of how amazing this thread is

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Enjoying a day off work doing science experiments at home with Toby, so energising to share in his enthusiasm and curiosity!

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Paul Nightingale @paulnightingale.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

This is an important paper. There is a big debate on small firms and SME policy. One side think new start ups and entrepreneurs are the best thing since sliced bread. And we have more of them. The other side think there are big differences in the quality of start ups and most start ups are....

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Stephen Boyd @stephenboydippr.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Essential threads ( @paulnightingale.bsky.social and linked @coad.bsky.social )! No area of economic policy more distorted by bias and lazy assumption than new/small business formation/growth. Scotland's obsession with the rate of business formation is, frankly, ludicrous bsky.app/profile/paul...

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Thanks so much for writing it and for your work on the issue - utterly horrific that this has continued for so long, but sadly reflective of how we treat some of the most vulnerable in Scotland (delayed discharge and institutionalisation is another example)

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Absolutely harrowing and essential piece from Dani - please read, but be aware it is shocking, a source of shame for Scotland

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

“William’s story was one of intergenerational trauma & of the lies Scotland tells itself about its treatment of its most vulnerable children.” My @londonreview.bsky.social longread on the Polmont suicides & our failing youth justice system is the culmination of 6 years’ work & means a lot to me.

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Dani Garavelli · Jailed, Failed, Forgotten: Deaths in Custody

William had spent most of his life in the care of the state. His story was one of intergenerational trauma, common to...

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Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

As long as he doesn't pop up in Pittsburgh!

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Fraser Gilmore @fraserg.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Have a read of this fabulous blog from our friends @careopinioncanada.bsky.social. Its from a Healthcare providers experience and titled "A Journey Of Coordinated Care" www.careopinion.ca/blogposts/6/... #PatientExperience #PatientFeedback #HealthCare #HealthcareJourney

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A Journey of Coordinated Care: A Provider's Experience

Update from Care Opinion Canada

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