As almost half the world gets ready to vote in elections this year, check out this wonderful manifesto of 600 policy possibilities curated by Rob Hopkins robhopkins.net/2024/04/15/min…

I love teaching on the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose MPA alongside stellar colleagues.
If you want to join the always fascinating cohort of students next year here’s the info (there are funded places too) 👇

Exactly this_ a strong welfare system used by everyone is part of the glue that binds us. Perfectly put by Sadiq Khan

'We need to dethrone waged work as the only worthwhile human activity, and place care in its rightful place: at the centre of our lives and our economy.' Emily Kenway
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Children’s social care is overwhelmed everywhere with more children than ever being removed from their families. The system doesn’t differentiate between those at risk of harm as a result of abuse & those at risk through the unmet needs of their parents; often driven by poverty.

This summer I talked to Steve Chalke founder of Oasis Academies featured in The Guardian today.
He told me about his manifesto for hope.

Just a normal week at one London academy…
Even as we know this is our national every day reality - it does not get less astonishing or painful. theguardian.com/education/2024…

Intense heatwaves closed schools in Sudan + other African countries in recent weeks. It's a tragic loss of education and for girls can be a devastating fork in the road. Mabel van Oranje shows the connections between girl marriage and climate Project Dandelion projectdandelion.com/child-marriage

Thank you to UCL Policy Lab for this feature on my work. Grateful to Marc Stears James Baggaley and proud to be part of the family UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

.Margaret Levi also argues for RWEs Real World Experiments as opposed to RCTs LSE Government

Brilliant to have ⁦Margaret Levi⁩ ⁦CASBS⁩ here in London ⁦LSE Government⁩ lecturing on Property Rights ‘let the alternative models develop and the serious contestation begin’ ⁦RadicalxChange⁩ ⁦Dark Matter Labs⁩

I love this convo between Angela Catley and Sian Lockwood (and the idea of mischief) take a look...

I will be (virtually) joining this 👇come too!

A radical humanity: how connection and care can help renew Britain with Hilary Cottam.

For the latest edition of the Policy Lab magazine, we spoke to celebrated social entrepreneur and author Hilary Cottam about how we can transform society together.
ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/new…

And this week I finally made it to #Lannan #bakery Oh my …

‘Bitcoin and cryptocurrency use a lot of our energy…[and] are not part of that mission’ Iceland’s PM sets out the terms of a just green transition ⁦⁦Financial Times⁩

Oh my, Helen Sanderson MBE🌿, ✨ Donna Hall ✨ & Hilary Cottam in conversation together. ❤️❤️❤️

Sooo wish I could have been there with you all today. Three people who always work with head, heart and hands to help realise the future that’s possible for public services and us all.

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Great day of learning & reflection at the #LiberatingPublicServices Conference. I especially loved hearing Hilary Cottam & ✨ Donna Hall ✨
This stuff makes sense to us as a #lero hoping it starts to make sense to many more 'systems' leaders. We need change.

.BBC Radio 4 UK poverty increasing at the sharpest rate for 30 years - 3.6 million children living in poverty- 3.6 million children - in one of the richest countries on earth #TheWorldTonight

‘We’re curious and furious- and we need more furiosity’ Mark Adam Smith opens #LiberatingPublicServices