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Due to high demand we’ve opened up a handful of final spaces for tomorrow’s Annual Public Lecture. Stephen Machin (LSE) will be joined by Delphine Strauss (FT) and respondent Jeevun Sandher MP. Reserve your spot ASAP: billetto.co.uk/e/stone-centr… @UCLPolicyLab
Promotional graphic, text reads: “Stone Centre Annual Public Lecture with Stephen Machin. Woburn House, London. Weds 21 Oct. Doors 16.15.” A red banner in the bottom right corner reads: “Final few spaces”.

ALT Promotional graphic, text reads: “Stone Centre Annual Public Lecture with Stephen Machin. Woburn House, London. Weds 21 Oct. Doors 16.15.” A red banner in the bottom right corner reads: “Final few spaces”.

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Luke Tryl
@LukeTrylSep 30
From our post speech event with @UCLPolicyLab yesterday, word cloud of the contents of Burnham speech. Said yesterday it could have been framed as a social democrat version of Take Back Control, and both words featured a lot, if not together!
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Stone Centre Co-Director Wendy Carlin addressed a packed room at @UCLPolicyLab's Big Tax Debate at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. The panel discussed how to make the UK tax system fairer and more progressive while driving #growth and #productivity.
Stone Centre Co-Director Wendy Carlin speaking at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

ALT Stone Centre Co-Director Wendy Carlin speaking at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

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Rachael Henry@RachaelAHenrySep 27
Come see me at the BIG TAX DEBATE at Labour Conference today 5.15🌹 Sharing thoughts on the politics of taxation and how the government tackles the budget
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Then straight on to a topical debate on tax and where to next for the Labour Government, with our partners @StoneEcon_UCL and @jrf_uk. Expect expert reaction to today's social care announcement from our brilliant panellists.
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Lukasz Rachel@LukaszRachelSep 21
Happy to contribute to the @WSJ piece by @chelseydulaney on why bond yields have risen so much and what it means. Read it here: wsj.com/economy/central-bank… Some additional thoughts below: 1/N

The Silver Lining in Soaring Interest Rates: The Economy Can Handle Them

Economies around the world are showing surprising resilience to higher central bank-interest rates and government bond yields.

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Lukasz Rachel@LukaszRachelSep 8
Huge congratulations to Marc Stears @mds49 on his appointment to No 10 as a Special Adviser to the PM 👏This is a fantastic appointment that recognises the great work Marc has done @UCLPolicyLab & @ucl, with immense potential going forward. Good luck! ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/sep/ucl-…

UCL academic and Director of UCL Policy Lab appointed special advisor to the Prime Minister | UCL...

Professor Marc Stears, Director, UCL Policy Lab and Pro-Provost for Policy Engagement, has been appointed as a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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Pippa Crerar
@PippaCrerarJul 31
NEW: In new MRP polling of more than 10,000 voters – seen by the Guardian – Andy Burnham has received a bounce of six points in voting intention compared with mid-June, taking Labour to 26%, ahead of Reform on 23%. All in @jessicaelgot’s piece on the Burnham bounce 👇 theguardian.com/politics/202…

Can Andy Burnham turn a flying start into sustained success?

Labour has regained the lead in polling but the new PM will need to widen his appeal further to win a general election

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Luke Tryl
@LukeTrylJul 14
“It’s your last chance saloon! Don’t waste it mate!” After the broadcast vans rolled away from Makerfield, we went back to speak to voters in the soon to be PM’s seat about what they actually wanted from a new Government. The overwhelming message was act quick.
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Luke Tryl
@LukeTrylJul 12
🧵In the Sunday Times. @lara_spirit covers our deep dive with @UCLPolicyLab into what people want from Burnham's premiership. We find the new PM is likely to have a limited honeymoon, that public desire for radical change has grown since July 24 and cost of living is the key test
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Luke Tryl
@LukeTrylJun 12
🆕 @Moreincommon_ /@UCLPolicyLab poll for @thetimes finds @AndyBurnhamGM leading the race in the Makerfield by-election but over 1 in 10 still undecided about their vote and Restore Britain currently saving their deposit. Andy Burnham on track for Makerfield win — thanks to Restore Britain thetimes.com/article/5e8bd4c…
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Steven Swinford
@Steven_SwinfordJun 12
Exclusive from @patrickkmaguire Restore Britain is set to hand Andy Burnham the victory in Makerfield, according to a poll of the constituency that will electrify the final days of the by-election campaign. The mayor of Greater Manchester is five points ahead of Reform UK in a race that remains too close for comfort with less than a week until ballots are cast, a survey by More in Common and the UCL Policy Lab suggests. It shows Labour’s lead over Nigel Farage’s candidate, Robert Kenyon — 45 per cent to 40 per cent — is smaller than the 8 per cent share for Restore Britain, the hard-right party led by Rupert Lowe, with more than one in ten voters yet to decide how to vote. thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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How is AI reshaping graduate labour markets? How should disciplines, universities, and sector bodies respond? The Stone Centre & @UCLPolicyLab will bring together two expert panels to discuss. 📍UCL Main Campus 🗓️Fri 3 July 10am-5pm 🎟️luma.com/nrjukkx7 #HigherEducation #AI
AI, Analytical Disciplines, and Graduate Careers: Opportunity, Risk, and Institutional Responsibility event, Fri 3 July, 10am-5pm, UCL Main Campus

ALT AI, Analytical Disciplines, and Graduate Careers: Opportunity, Risk, and Institutional Responsibility event, Fri 3 July, 10am-5pm, UCL Main Campus

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Democracy Corps@DemCorpsMay 19
New @StanGreenberg piece in @FT w/ @UCLPolicyLab data: Trump's Iran war & rising prices are unravelling the global populist wave — and taking Labour down with it. ft.trib.al/CE9IPOu cc: @GeorgeMonbiot @johnharris1969 @Freedland @jessicaelgot @PippaCrerar

How Trump became political kryptonite

The president’s ‘populist war’ in Iran is dooming his allies and leaders who sought his favour

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Luke Tryl
@LukeTrylMay 14
Full report from us and @UCLPolicyLab here moreincommon.org.uk/our-work…
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Luke Tryl
@LukeTrylMay 14
🧵Our work with @UCLPolicyLab has looked at the crisis of respect in politics, people don’t feel our political class respects them or their communities. A previous focus group in Makerfield found the sense of disrespect was acute & a feeling the PM embodied that lack of respect
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Will Lloyd
@Will___lloydMay 8
What Labour types are talking about today, in between bouts of existential angst - a so-called “respect crisis” among the public.
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Marc Stears@mds49May 8
How many times can the British public tell their politicians that they want real change? Good to discuss these momentous election results on @BBCWorldatOne:
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Marc Stears@mds49May 8
Some commentators are bored of hearing that the public feels disrespected by politicians. But it is true. And it is the driving force behind everything right now. ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/news/20…

Disrespected Britain punishing Starmer in local and devolved elections | Engage

New analysis from UCL Policy Lab and More in Common shows that a failure to respect ordinary people has led voters to desert the established parties in favour of populist challengers.

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Democracy Corps@DemCorpsMay 7
New @StanGreenberg poll w/ @UCLPolicyLab: progressive voters abandoning Labour over climate & values. How does Starmer win them back? tinyurl.com/978x8b6f cc: @GeorgeMonbiot @johnharris1969 @Freedland @jessicaelgot @PippaCrerar

Starmer’s failure to demonstrate strong values ‘driving away progressive voters’

Report using research from senior Blair and Clinton pollster comes as Labour braces for dismal election results

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Claire Ainsley@claire_ainsleyMay 7
A timely event on the same day that this new report by @UCLPolicyLab by Steve O'Neil is published on the role of universities in society, offering plenty of constructive challenge:  ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/sites/p…
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