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Susan Murray

@s-murray.bsky.social
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Director @davidhumeinst, Trustee @Foundation Scotland, Advisor @Scottish Youth Parliament whatever a RT now is ≠ endorsement. Own views, not from an organisation.

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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Looking forward to hearing @timjackson.org.uk #edinburgh #eicc @davidhumeinst.bsky.social #care #economy
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Thank you to the fabulous team @phoenixgroup.bsky.social for hosting @davidhumeinst.bsky.social today Great discussion on the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
👇 #edinburgh Anyone in city centre only needs to wait a few mins to see an uber breaking the law, Mounting pavements, Stoppings on zigzags Dangerous uturns… So many crashes and near misses every day.
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Saw this on Saturday. It is phenomenal. So glad I took my teenagers - I think they will remember for the rest of their lives. I know I will. Thank you @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social for bringing this to #Edinburgh
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Interesting stat from #PMQs re 5yo with #toothdecay Had to check I’d heard right, Scotland was mentioned as 1 in 4 but figure even higher in England: “the national prevalence of 5yo children with enamel and/or dentinal decay was 29.3%.” www.gov.uk/government/s...
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National Dental Epidemiology Programme (NDEP) for England: oral health survey of 5 year old children 2022
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes. Any questions? Recently cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Venn diagram of low taxes, low density and stable services. The overlap in the centre is a scenario that doesn’t exist.
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Thoughts on the tech bros pivots www.linkedin.com/posts/susanm...
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Susan Murray on LinkedIn: Can body language help us spot the wolves in sheep's clothing?
Anyone else struggling to get their head's around the #tech bro's pivots? Blog inspired by a quote from political philosopher Isaiah Berlin, "Freedom for the…
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
More than half of Toronto drivers in a Universtiy of Toronto study didn't look for people walking or on bikes before turning right. Study used eye-tracking tech. Increasingly deadly vehicles plus irresponsible driving equals people being injured and being killed.
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More than half of Toronto drivers in U of T study didn't look for cyclists and pedestrians before turning right
Researchers in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering studied the eye movements of drivers at busy Toronto intersections and found that more than half failed to make nece...
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I wonder how many people watching #wicked will understand the link between the #WizardofOz and #NigelFarage
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling and walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new-study-in...
Picture of man riding bike
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
IMPORTANT: NASA map shows temperatures of up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets & sidewalks. All that unrelenting concrete and asphalt for cars. Not nearly enough trees. They start with ridiculous heat that’s only getting worse, & then make it much worse with bad design. www.kjzz.org/news/2024-07...
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NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets, sidewalks
Data from June 19, when the daily high was 106 degrees, shows asphalt across the city that day was between 120 and 160 degrees.
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David Hume Institute @davidhumeinst.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
And here is the accompanying comment piece from our director, @s-murray.bsky.social Food for thought for all politicians ahead of the #ScottishBudget #Economy www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
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Pragmatism, not politics, must drive the Scottish Budget as boom times gone
The Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker figures provide a fascinating insight into the thinking of Scots, as Susan Murray writes
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Fascinating @restispolitics.bsky.social interview with @mhairiblack.bsky.social , ends with Rory reflecting perhaps Scotland is more like Scandinavia podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...
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Mhairi Black: Independence, inequality, and the future of the SNP
Podcast Episode · Leading · 18/11/2024 · 47m
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
First sight of the draft report yesterday, data only finished being collected on 5th Nov, sample over 2,200 Scotland wide Can’t wait to discuss on Monday #UnderstandingScotlandEconomyTracker
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I went to a brilliant #DevelopingYoungWorkforce event this week, organised by #SkillsDevelopmentScotland co-ordinator in conjunction with the local school. Inspiring stuff, unlike the text heavy website www.dyw.scot/youngpeoplea...
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Young people and parents
Why ?
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Everyone knows cutting #youth services has increased costs in other places - here's another report: #IFS show for every £1 saved from closing youth clubs, there are societal costs of nearly £3. ifs.org.uk/publications...
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The effects of youth clubs on education and crime | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.
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Susan Murray @s-murray.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
For anyone interested #Democracy, watching the @scotparl committee consider amendments to the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill chaired by the very efficient @MartinWhitfield is fascinating www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/stan...
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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
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David Hume Institute @davidhumeinst.bsky.social · 30/10/2024
Budget reflections on #nics changes in context of #GreatRiskTransfer #Productivity #Health #employers #Employees davidhumeinstitute.org/latest-news/...
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Blog: When Paying Tax Could Save You Money — David Hume Institute
Shelagh Young reflects on today’s budget announcements in the context of our recent Great Risk Transfer research on the changed relationship between employees and employers in the context of financial...
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David Hume Institute @davidhumeinst.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
#Free Breakfast Briefing in #Edinburgh to discuss the latest results in the #UnderstandingScotlandEconomyTracker #Economy #Society #People #Scotland davidhumeinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
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Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker - November 2024 Insights — David Hume Institute
Join us in-person or online to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of economic attitudes and expectations, taken from data collected in Novem...
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