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Sara Elias

@saraelias.bsky.social
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Policy Advisor @ Nesta in Cardiff. Mam. Serial volunteer (help!) Talks enthusiastically about evidence-driven, long-term policy making.

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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
We're looking forward to attending the @plaidcymru.bsky.social Conference next week, and to having the chance to share our work and ideas. If you’re at the conference, do come and say hello!
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
“HMT is the single greatest barrier to devolved policy innovation in the UK”- Mark Drakeford ‘100% agree with that’ - Nicola Sturgeon @nestauk.bsky.social PolicyLive was a great one!
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Out of office on 🍾Eurostar am byth!
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Interesting that although the data shows that Scotland and Wales have the highest average costs, the @theguardian.com only appears to have held the UK Gov in England to account. We need national media to play this role across the devolved nations
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Today / Heddiw 💥
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Hannah Woodward @hannahwoodward.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
How does this translate into seats? Inputting this data using @CavendishCymru seat projector the data looks like this 👇 🔷Reform: 33 🌼PC: 30 🌹Labour: 25 🌳Conservatives: 6 🟠Lib Dems: 2 🟩Green: 0 ⬜️Other:0 No party is on course for a majority, 49 seats is the magic number.
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Hannah Woodward @hannahwoodward.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🚨 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿New Senedd polling by Sky News / More in Common Ref narrowly leads on 28% with Plaid just behind on 26%. Labour in third, but on 23% - higher compared to other polls which had them on 18%. 🔷Reform: 28% 🌼 Plaid Cymru: 26% 🌹 Labour: 23% 🌳 Conservatives: 10% 🟠 Lib Dems: 7% 🟩 Green:4% ⬜️Other: 2%
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Thrilled to see Nesta's healthier food standards policy adopted by the UK Government this weekend! 🎉 This policy will encourage businesses like supermarkets to make healthier options more accessible, truly making the healthier choice the easier choice for everyone. Read more 👉 lnkd.in/e24EzAgY
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Welsh cakes delivered to your desk? Yes, please
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
👋 @andyregancdf.bsky.social, Jono and I will be in Llandudno for the Welsh Labour conference next week. Fancy a chat? 🌞 We like to chat about how to: 🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level ⚡ speed-up home decarb 👶 use data in the early years 💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Cool Cymru am Byth - event next Wednesday! www.cardiff.ac.uk/community/ev...
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Cool Cymru
If the story of Wales in the 1990s was a movie plot, it would all seem so far-fetched. Thankfully, it was all true...
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Prevention can be better than cure. We know this. But what does prevention mean in health? Why is it often a cheaper and effective route than treatment? And how can it work beyond the NHS? This new explainer from @nestauk.bsky.social (written using a UK Gov lens) breaks it down: bit.ly/43rGPX1
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What is prevention in health and why is it the right approach?
Prevention means stopping illness before it starts, so taking this approach can lead to better public health outcomes, productivity gains, and fewer chronic conditions
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11/04/2025
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
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PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online A leaked document shows that vested interests may have been behind a “mud-slinging” PR campaign to discredit a landmark environment study, according to an investigation. The Eat-Lancet Commission study, published in 2019, set out to answer the question: how can we feed the world’s growing population without causing catastrophic climate breakdown? Continue reading...
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Great to see so many great women on this panel on Prevention and Wellbeing hosted by @futuregencymru.bsky.social
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Prevention & well-being event. I like this map of definitions between health and well-being definitions. If we want to work acroas different areas of society, we need to speak the same language
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Reducing obesity is urgent and achievable. We need to be bold and brave. I hope that all party manifestos will prioritise obesity as a critical responsibility for the First Minister, committing to halve the disparity in healthy life expectancy between Wales’ richest and poorest regions by 2030
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Braf oedd cael dadl ar Diabetes Math2 ar y prif lwyfan yn @plaidcymru.bsky.social Drafodeath dda am hygyrchedd i fwyd iach a sut mae bwyd yn cael ei farchnata. Ac yn gadarnhaol clywed am rôl drawslywodraethol ar atal, er mwyn meithrin cydlyniad polisi. Ond…
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
It was great to have a debate on Type2 Diabetes on the main stage at @plaidcymru.bsky.social The discussion around accessibility to healthy food and how food is marketed. And positive to hear of a cross-governmental role on prevention, to build policy coherence. But…
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Calvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
And in Wales? Our Sustainability qualifications aren't considered Quite the Thing to be GCSEs or A-levels, so it's off to Level 2 & 3 they go. And we all know how much they matter in the school system in Wales. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Diwrnod gwych yng Nghaerdydd heddiw, yn nodi 10 mlynedd o Ddeddf Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (gyda phlat ffrwythau yn cynrychioli’r nodau cynaliadwyedd, ymhlith pethau eraill). Ymlaen i Landudno…
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
8am-8pm in London today. It’s been a long day, but it’s reignited a bit of passion that I might have lost for the importance of long-term policy making and how it can prepare and bring us together for a better future #futuregenerations #foresight #signals
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Love this Heat Pump Tourism story based on our Visit a Heat Pump service. I'd love the Welsh media to do a similar story, so that we can spread the word even more in Wales. It's such a fab service www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Have you ever wondered how we could change the planning system in Wales to make getting a heat pump simpler? (Go on, admit it, I know you have...). Marine Furet sets out the case for what this (or the next) Welsh Government should do. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...
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The Welsh Government must commit to planning reform so we can unleash clean heat
We’re proposing three simple planning policies that could support Wales’ clean heat future
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
How public institutions can lead the good food revolution 🥫 Professor & author Kevin Morgan joins @nesta on 18 Feb to explore why food served in schools, hospitals and prisons could be key for driving improvements in public health - and how policymakers can drive systemic change. bit.ly/3PBGf0U
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How public institutions can lead the good food revolution
Join us to discover how public procurement can be a powerful tool for driving improvements in public health
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Institute of Welsh Affairs @iwa-wales.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
🚨NEW REPORT LAUNCH🚨 You can still register for our report launch in partnership with @aberuni.bsky.social. Our Co-Director @joekrossiter.bsky.social will talk to report author Anwen Elias about how democratic innovations can improve the health of our democracy in Wales. ⤵️ ow.ly/8NEA50UNUyj
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
GOALS! What a role model. Successful sports woman aq personality, academic and policy influencer. And looks 🤘
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
@nestauk.bsky.social calls on Welsh political parties to make tackling obesity a priority for the next First Minister, halving the health inequality gap by 2030. This isn't just about policy, it's about creating healthy choices for everyone regardless of circumstance www.nesta.org.uk/project-upda...
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A healthy life in Wales
Nesta calls for all party manifestos to prioritise obesity as a critical responsibility for the First Minister, committing to halve the disparity in healthy life expectancy between Wales’ richest and ...
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Estyn (Ofsted equivalent in Wales) are looking into the advantages and disadvantages of AI in schools. This is great nad I hope there's links to be formed with the work that @nestauk.bsky.social have been doing exploring the role of AI in the early years sector
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Da iawn, Lidl ❤️💕❤️
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
👀 It’s going to be an interesting 18 or so months…
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
What do 3 former PMs, 1 deputy PM, 10 former healths secretaries, and 6 other former and serving politicians have to say about politics and food? Find out in this new @nestauk.bsky.social report www.nesta.org.uk/report/nouri...
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Nourishing Britain: a political manual for improving the nation’s health
Henry Dimbleby and Dr Dolly van Tulleken draw on interviews with former prime ministers and other key figures to offer practical advice and insights on how today’s politicians can tackle the UK’s obes...
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Looking forward to this read
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
C’mon Cymru! Let’s get going with scrapping our 3m rule
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Niche, but exciting! Looking forward to giving this a listen
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Had an inspiring time at the launch of Women in Public Affairs Cymru today! It was lovely meeting so many ffab women. Excited to see what we can accomplish together and the impact we’ll make! #WomenInPublicAffairs #WIPACymru
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I was expecting some snowy landscapes on here this morning…
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Kicking off @nestauk.bsky.social ‘s session on using Data in the Early Years at Sbarc
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Something has to give and we shouldn’t allow it to be the NHS www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK’s unhealthy food habits cost £268bn a year, report finds
Exclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked disease
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Sara Elias @saraelias.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Whilst half of political Wales will be travelling to Llandudno today, I’m sat here mapping the route to Llandrindod Wells #WelshPartyConferences
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