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Joe Owen

@jlowen.bsky.social
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director of policy & government partnerships @nestauk.bsky.social senior fellow @instituteforgov.bsky.social former civil servant

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Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We are hiring - just two weeks to go to apply for this rare senior role at the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk working with our brilliant team to make government work better for the people of the UK!
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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
How can we make this the UK's last ever energy crisis? ⚡ Episode 4 of the Policy Fix podcast is out now. @jlowen.bsky.social sits down with @raviguru.bsky.social and @madgabes.bsky.social to untangle the latest energy shock. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: bit.ly/3Om0enk
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Joe Owen @jlowen.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Part one of a new series by @timleunig.bsky.social for @nestauk.bsky.social looking at the governments options on tax ahead of the Budget. This one looks at VAT, featuring gingerbread men, marshmallows and tanned cow hide. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/fiscal-...
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Grace Hetherington @gchetherington.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
The Health Secretary has just announced a new policy designed by @nestauk.bsky.social that could cut obesity by a fifth. As the food that surrounds us has got worse over time, obesity rates have crept up. If we work with supermarkets to make food a little bit healthier, we can reverse this trend.
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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Great to see @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social announce a new healthy food standard. Nesta first set out this policy in 2024 and we are very pleased to welcome it today. Read more in @theobserveruk.bsky.social with @rachelsylvester.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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Supermarkets to get healthy eating targets under governme...
Wes Streeting says retailers can help nudge people in right direction and drive ‘transformational’ change
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Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Are you a back bench Labour MP? Think you could do better than Rachel Reeves? Use the @nestauk.bsky.social IFS "Be the Chancellor" tool and see if your numbers add up...
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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Tough choices face the government in the upcoming spending review. Now updated, the Be the Chancellor tax tool by Nesta & @theifs.bsky.social invites you to set tax + spending to see how different choices affect the government balance sheet.
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Be the Chancellor
Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Set your tax and spending plans for the next five years and see how your choices affect the government balance sheet
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Joe Owen @jlowen.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
To all the ministers, advisers and officials currently in painful negotiations for the Spending Review, trying to work out where and how more money could be found… We @nestauk.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social have updated our “Be the Chancellor” tool. www.nesta.org.uk/data-visuali...
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Be the Chancellor
Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Set your tax and spending plans for the next five years and see how your choices affect the government balance sheet
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