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Kate Barker

@katemb.bsky.social
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Erstwhile economist, Stoke City supporter. #madeinstoke

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The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The NHS productivity challenge | @escoeorg.bsky.social Join us on 30 April in London for a panel on why NHS productivity has yet to recover & what reforms are needed for a more sustainable NHS. A fantastic panel, with @teraallas.bsky.social. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-does-...
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What Does It Take to Improve NHS Productivity?
Join us for a panel discussion that brings together leading experts in health-care productivity, research, analysis and policymaking.
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Kate Barker @katemb.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I know I’m not a literature expert - but each year read 2 of Booker short list. This year - ‘Flesh’ ( the winner) and ‘the Land in Winter’. Thought the Land in Winter excellent and the other meretricious . What am I missing? (May have been gems in the other4 too).
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Kate Barker @katemb.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
And now I’ve learned to do links - really interested in any thoughts on the proposal re fiscal definitions in this piece: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/financi...
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Financing infrastructure without unnerving the bond market - Bennett School of Public Policy
The Chancellor’s attempt to increase capital investment in her first budget resulted in a negative reaction from the bond market. As growth slows, the Chancellor needs to fundamentally rethink her app...
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Kate Barker @katemb.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
New towns locations, design proposals and planning recommendations - all published today www.gov.uk/government/p.... Together with a positive government response
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New Towns Taskforce: Report to government
The government has published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report.
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The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The AI Productivity Opportunity 💡⚡ Be the Business' Chief Executive Anthony Impey at our interactive workshop on AI and productivity, with Be the Business. TPI's Managing Director @bartvanark.bsky.social is also speaking at the event.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
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Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
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The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Technicians play an important role in delivering growth, productivity and innovation, but there is an increasing shortage. Read Professor Dame @athenedonald.bsky.social's new piece for the Productivity Policy Unit to find out more: www.productivity.ac.uk/news/the-rol...
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The role of universities in supporting technical pathways and the delivery of innovation - The Productivity Institute
A commentary on the critical role of technicians in boosting productivity and innovation.
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Kate Barker @katemb.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Media and other commentary on todays GDP and yesterday’s CPI combines undue weight on monthly numbers and, very often, a lack of interest in what is actually being measured and the range of uncertainty
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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 15/01/2025
📢 Join us for two events featuring our research during National Productivity Week on 31 January. 08:30 - Unlocking Productivity: Insights from C-Suite Leaders 14:30 - Launch of East Anglia Insights Paper 👉 Explore & register www.productivityweek.co.uk/whats-on #NationalProductivityWeek
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What's on - National Productivity Week
Find out the events that are happening around the UK for National Productivity Week.
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Kate Barker @katemb.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Hope it won’t disappoint those interested in economics that my first post here is to say I hope Stoke City can keep Tom Cannon
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