Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 06/10/2026Why was the ONS overestimating the hours worked in the economy? Survey-based estimates had previously implied that the average employee took three fewer days of annual leave than the legal minimum, which seems implausible. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/1lEnAtC 143
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 29/07/2026What does current pay for social care workers in the UK look like? Figures suggest that in 2024, 21,300 care workers were paid less than the minimum wage, likely higher once we account for unpaid travel time. More in our report from December➡️ buff.ly/veEOJFN 0102
Reposted by Louise MarstonEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 24/07/2026No, no and no. These weren't "rogue AIs" -- what happened here is that OpenAI kicked off a software process and let it run. OpenAI was always in control and could have stopped the process (or actually paid attention to what it was doing) at any time. >> 9518148
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 24/07/2026📢 New research published today Burnham Government will need new approach – and new money – to really ramp up affordable housebuilding. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/mvyhrC0 065
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 22/07/2026The VAT cut on electricity bills in October is not the most cost effective way to support vulnerable households this winter. 252
Reposted by Louise MarstonPhilip Nye @philipnye.bsky.social · 20/07/2026As cabinet appointments start to come in, a reminder that we (@instituteforgovernment.org.uk) hold a database of all ministerial appointments back to 1979 It's easy to look up all the previous holders of a post, all the roles someone has had etc: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/ministers-da...instituteforgovernment.org.ukIfG Ministers Database | Institute for GovernmentSearch our database of all government ministers since 1979. 34928
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 20/07/2026The UK’s public financial institutions (PufFins) can unlock billions for investment, within the existing fiscal rules. Read 'Much ado about PufFins' here ⤵️ buff.ly/0HdNNd2 021
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 15/07/2026For many, the 'Bank of Mum and Dad' has become a necessity for getting on the housing ladder. But not everyone has equal access to this 'bank'. Among those in their twenties, inheritances and gifts appear skewed to those on higher incomes. 152
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 19/06/2026Comparisons between warfare & welfare can be dodgy, partly because it’s arbitrary to consider these segments of spending in isolation. So we decided to make our own – crucially focused on a range of social spending (health, pensions, etc), not just working-age benefits. 👉 buff.ly/lToWuRk 142
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 18/06/2026Did you know @ruthcurtice.bsky.social sends a weekly newsletter, sharing a roundup of interesting recent political and economic research, and our regular Chart of the Week (find a sneak peek of a recent example below). Sign up here to recieve tomorrow's edition ⤵️ buff.ly/1QaRG7Q 012
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 16/06/2026📢 1 week to apply! We are looking for a motivated and experienced individual to join the Resolution Ventures team. Play a key role in the social investment activities of the Foundation and the management of the WorkerTech Fund. Apply before 8.59am 23rd June👉 buff.ly/J6cXCOK 033
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 16/06/2026"When we make things easier for users, we sometimes make it harder for workers". Check out Louise Marston's @louisemarston.bsky.social reflections on the impact of AI and automation on work after reading Sarah O'Connor's new book 'We Are Not Machines' ⤵️buff.lyWe Are Not MachinesLouise Marston reflects on Sarah O'Connor's new book on the impact of automation and AI on work - and how it speaks to the workplace challenges that the WorkerTech Fund is trying to address 041
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 14/06/2026📢 New opportunity alert We are looking for a motivated and experienced individual to join the Resolution Ventures team. Play a key role in the social investment activities of the Foundation and the management of the WorkerTech Fund. Details here 👉 buff.ly/J6cXCOK 023
Reposted by Louise MarstonJamesSmithRF @jamessmithrf.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The debate on UK defence spending has jumped to a tradeoff between welfare and defending the country. That is odd, unhelpful and - in some cases - just plain inaccurate as Ruth Curtice explains here: substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comDefence versus welfare – the trade-off is being misrepresentedRuth Curtice takes a closer look at the 'defence versus welfare spending' debate, and explains why it's important we have a clear picture of how we spent the peace dividend while it was around. 064
Reposted by Louise MarstonUfi VocTech Trust @ufitrust.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Designed to help organisations use technology to improve skills for work, our new 10-week VocTech Together Support Programme offers expert input, mentoring, peer learning, and up to £10K of grant funding to support participation Learn more now: bit.ly/4glvvSX Applications open 6 July 2026 011
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 09/06/2026The sharp rise in youth inactivity since the pandemic corresponds very closely to the deterioration in young people’s health since 2019. In 2019, 14 per cent of 18-24-year-olds said they had a long-term health condition which limits their activity; by 2025 this had risen to 21 per cent. 1105
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 06/06/2026📢 New opportunity alert We are looking for a motivated and experienced individual to join the Resolution Ventures team. Play a key role in the social investment activities of the Foundation and the management of the WorkerTech Fund. Details here 👉 buff.ly/J6cXCOK 023
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 04/06/2026🚨 Starting soon: Will new technologies make or break our jobs? @ruthcurtice.bsky.social will be joined by @sarahoconnorft.ft.com and Cosmina Dorobantu to discuss Sarah's new book We Are Not Machines. Livestream here:buff.lyWill new technologies make or break our jobs? • Resolution FoundationIn a groundbreaking new book, prize-winning Financial Times journalist Sarah O’Connor sets out to investigate what is happening on the front lines of technological change. The Resolution Foundation… 262
Louise Marston @louisemarston.bsky.social · 04/06/2026We’re hosting @sarahoconnorft.ft.com at @resolutionfoundation.org this evening, discussing her brilliant new book ‘We Are Not Machines’. Watch now online or catchup via our podcast feed later. 040
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 04/06/2026Why are the 13 million lower-income families across the country – a group we call ‘Unsung Britain’ – so frustrated? Because they are working more than ever, and yet their living standards have stagnated over the past two decades. @ruthcurtice.bsky.social on The Policy Fix podcast ➡️ buff.ly/Wl3riSt 054
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 04/06/2026Only a third of workers in cleaning, hospitality and warehousing would speak up if they were unhappy with their pay. A similar fraction would do nothing or are unsure what they would do, suggesting there is significant disengagement with pay-setting processes among workers. 064
Louise Marston @louisemarston.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Why does the future *always* look like naked lady robots? 000
Reposted by Louise MarstonSoumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 02/06/2026I married the right man. Also come to the @resolutionfoundation.org later to hear about trade wars! Register here to watch in person or online at 530pm: www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/how-t...resolutionfoundation.orgHow to win a trade war • Resolution FoundationRegister to attend in person or to receive an access link for online viewers. Trade wars are becoming a feature of the modern global economy and are being tied to actual wars too. Britain has played i... 3347
Louise Marston @louisemarston.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Starting soon: join online for a discussion of what the Government should do to reset its economic priorities: www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/secon...resolutionfoundation.orgSecond half comeback? • Resolution FoundationThe Labour Government has had a bruising start to the Parliament. It is trailing badly in the polls and is expecting a battering in the local, Welsh and Scottish elections in early May. Another relaun... 021
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 14/05/2026📢 New Resolution Foundation analysis published today 📢 Living standards for lower-income households were especially hard hit in the last few years. Read 'See it. Say it. Sort it.' here, to learn how to reset Britain’s economic policy ⤵️ buff.ly/EIq0o5n 01512
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 07/05/2026🚨 📢 Did you know we're on Substack? We’ll be sharing further insights into our publications and reflections on the latest data releases and policy developments. Check out our recent posts on the UK's demographic squeeze, puzzlingly good economic data and much more ⬇️buff.lyThe Resolution Foundation's Substack | SubstackStaff from the Resolution Foundation will be sharing further insights into our publications, latest data insights and policy developments on this Substack. Click to read The Resolution Foundation's… 131
Reposted by Louise MarstonJamesSmithRF @jamessmithrf.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Bank of England follows the Fed and holds its policy rate at 3.75% given uncertainty from the conflict in the Middle East. BoE hints it will be patient on raising rates but the bigger issue is its assessment of the impact of the war. Thread on all that to follow... 295
Reposted by Louise MarstonPBE @pbe.co.uk · 22/04/2026Have you applied for your charity, CIC or social enterprise yet? 001
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 22/04/2026📢 Published today! 👇 Further deterioration in Middle East conflict could deal a £16 billion hit to the public finances. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/WXxsYdS 0125
Louise Marston @louisemarston.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Lots to discuss in this morning's @resolutionfoundation.org event on the economic impact of the war in the Middle East, with new inflation data also out today, alongside a new piece of Resolution Foundation research - watch live from 9:30am 010
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 21/04/2026A targeted energy discount for low-income families is the best way to deliver energy support this winter. We modelled several alternatives, but none were as effective at targeting low-income households facing high energy bills (in green). 063
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 03/03/2026The Chancellor has stated that her headroom has grown. 022
Reposted by Louise MarstonRuth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Speech had surprisingly little on global context. Truth is Iran has the potential to put government cost of living plans completely off track. UK exposed to disruption to LNG supplies from Qatar. Impact of gas price moves so far if sustained would be over £500 increase in energy price cap in July. 176
Reposted by Louise MarstonRuth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Chancellor appears to promise further action on youth unemployment. Good. Why not crack on and announce it today? 121
Reposted by Louise MarstonJamesSmithRF @jamessmithrf.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Follow the Spring Forecast live with Ruth Curtice: 001
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 18/02/2026🚨Event tomorrow🚨 The Autumn Budget was barely three months ago, but the UK has experienced plenty of economic and political drama since. Join us to discuss the outlook for both the UK and global economy, and what this might mean for the upcoming Spring Forecast. Register➡️ buff.ly/oWC8ode 101
Louise Marston @louisemarston.bsky.social · 10/02/2026The conference livestream is back at 11:20am, discussing the value of paid and unpaid work, and with a keynote speech from Andy Burnham - tune in here: www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/unsun...resolutionfoundation.orgUnsung Britain Final Conference • Resolution FoundationThe 13 million working-age families across the poorest half of the country, who at various times have been dubbed the ‘squeezed middle’, ‘just about managing families’ and ‘alarm clock Britain’ are wi... 000
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 10/02/2026NEW analysis 📢 Britain's poorer half is working harder and getting less in return. Our new book reveals the people of Unsung Britain are more likely to be in work, caring for a loved one, or sick themselves but their incomes – and opportunities – remain stagnant 🧵⤵️ buff.ly/7WcqrbQ 22014
Reposted by Louise MarstonLouise Murphy @louisemurphy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Families across Britain have experienced two decades of poor income growth, and the outlook for the rest of the 2020s isn't much better. In fact, the OBR's projection for income growth for the rest of this decade is worse than any of its previous ones... 174
Louise Marston @louisemarston.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Today, take a look at the bigger picture - tune in from 9am online to the @resolutionfoundation.org Unsung Britain conference, highlighting the experiences of the poorer half of Britain in the last few decades, with brilliant speakers & policy experts: www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/unsun...resolutionfoundation.orgUnsung Britain Final Conference • Resolution FoundationThe 13 million working-age families across the poorest half of the country, who at various times have been dubbed the ‘squeezed middle’, ‘just about managing families’ and ‘alarm clock Britain’ are wi... 030
Reposted by Louise MarstonSimon Pittaway @simonpittaway.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Look, I know there's a lot going on in the news right now. But the MPC decision today was actually quite interesting! They were only one vote away from delivering a cut that wasn't on the cards at all, and they now think inflation will not just drop sharply this year but stay low. Thread below ⤵️ 13021
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 04/02/2026Join us next week for a major conference launching our new book on lower income families in Britain and the challenges they face today. As well as panel discussions on work and the cost of living, we will have keynote speeches from Andy Burnham and Ken Murphy. Register now➡️ buff.ly/2tG8LsY 055
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 27/01/2026Recent analysis of the economic impact of Brexit is clear cut ➡️ it was bad. The author breaks it down ⤵️ 13620
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 12/01/2026🚨Major conference🚨 We're publishing a new book – combining analysis and policy work with in-depth conversations to understand the needs of lower income families – and hosting a major conference to discuss, with keynote speeches from Andy Burnham and Ken Murphy. Register now➡️ buff.ly/2tG8LsY 044
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 08/01/2026Keir Starmer claims that living standards will be turning a corner this year. We discussed the likelihood of that here ⤵️ buff.ly/VorS4Kw 023
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 03/12/2025In the Budget last week, the Chancellor announced she would freeze personal tax thresholds for three more years. What does this 'stealth tax' mean for workers?⤵️ 011
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 26/11/2025The scrapping of the two-child limit is a much-needed change to turn the tide on child poverty. It is also the most cost-effective way of lifting children out of poverty. 12611
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 26/11/2025Are tax rises the result of 'out-of-control' welfare spending? We've dug into the numbers to examine whether the scale of welfare spending has shifted, and how feasible it would be to cut it back significantly 👇 143
Reposted by Louise MarstonAlex Clegg @alexclegg.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Not well understood that 6 in 10 families impacted by the two-child limit are in work, and that the vast majority have 3 or 4 children. 13721
Reposted by Louise MarstonResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 19/11/2025Here's everything you need to know about this morning's inflation data 🧵⤵️ 043