Bobby Duffy
@BobbyDuffyKings
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Professor of Public Policy, Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London. Chair of Campaign for Social Science. All views my own
Joined June 2012
1/. Good politics demands good political strategy. And good political strategy requires clarity about who we’re talking to & delivering for To help, I've been working hard over the last few months with the brilliant @bestforbritain, @yougov, research agency #FasterHorses,
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2/. Here’s the superb write up of our @YouGov polling analysed and prepared by the @BestForBritain team together with @BobbyDuffyKings
https://t.co/A8l24Y3Xtk
bestforbritain.org
A major new study to examine the motivations, priorities and life experiences of potential Reform UK voters has identified five distinct groups among Reform’s support
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Today marks a crucial step forward in understanding what unites us, what divides us and what will bring us closer together. /together is proud to be convening this important work - acting as the commission’s secretariat. #communityandcohesion
Sir Sajid Javid, the former Conservative cabinet minister, and the former Labour MP Jon Cruddas, will lead a project to promote social cohesion and unity ⬇️
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New report from @kingshealth and @policyatkings - clinical academics have declined as a % of the medical workforce just when we really need their innovation and the better care outcomes they produce @kingscollegelondon
https://t.co/SD43h3L0jk
timeshighereducation.com
Report highlights fragmentation of academic links with health system as research drops off NHS agenda
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“To secure a resilient, equitable, and innovation-led NHS, we must stop treating university health partnerships as important but a second-order priority, and start treating them as urgent and vital.” - Prof Graham Lord, co-author of the report
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NEW: NHS research and innovation at risk if academic partnerships deprioritised Our new report with @kingshealth warns university health partnerships are in danger of being sidelined despite saving lives & boosting the economy ➡️ https://t.co/JFNV0oUx5x 🧵⬇️
kcl.ac.uk
There is urgent need to prioritise university health partnerships now to deliver the 10 year health plan for the NHS, King’s Health Partners Executive Director says
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Brilliant panel of European university leaders in conversation with Alison Wolf on common and distinct challenges - such a variety of systems driven by long histories, but just about all facing political, leadership or financial crises @KingsCollegeLon @policyatkings
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The UK’s economy is shaped by deep spatial inequalities—the so-called “geography of discontent”. These divides have helped fuel major political upheavals. Infrastructure is central to tackling uneven growth. https://t.co/EAfvxYsPgg
acss.org.uk
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Packed house for the great Prof Jim Fishkin talking about his new book on how deliberation can help cure the ills of democracy, joint event with @Ipsos_in_the_UK and @policyatkings
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It’s PUBLICATION DAY for my new book ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ 🎉📕 The book tells an as yet untold story of how transformative change was actually delivered - how a PM turned rhetoric into reality
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"Generations tend to move together – not go in different directions, across gender lines...This is a new development." @BobbyDuffyKings spoke to the Telegraph about the gender divide in political attitudes among young people https://t.co/ldXJpSAj3P
telegraph.co.uk
Differences in education, pay and media habits are dividing men and women’s voting behaviour. But the consequences go beyond the ballot box
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"According to @BobbyDuffyKings, an expert on generational differences, [the debate about young people at work] has been helped by a 'massively changed information environment', which enables us to share 'compelling individual case studies'" https://t.co/M2FtUnNb3V
ft.com
UK authorities are cracking down on polygamous working, the most productive form of slacking there is
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Delighted to announce that we have several studentships to be awarded for this Autumn following last year’s eight winners MA Government Studies Deadline for applications 23 May: https://t.co/gBYxpROADv
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Our study on changing public attitudes and behaviours in Britain is featured in this morning's Wonk Week email from @SMFthinktank. Read the research here ➡️ https://t.co/KtVEtaXEbB
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"4 in 10 of us back in the 1940s said we struggled to get out of bed every day and 4 in 10 of us today say exactly the same" @BobbyDuffyKings on @TimesRadio, on our new research reissuing old survey questions about everyday life ➡️ https://t.co/KtVEtaX6m3
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"[in 1947] a quarter of men said they never helped with the housework and now just 4% of men today admit to that" @BobbyDuffyKings on @TimesRadio, on our new research reissuing old survey questions about everyday life, work and education in the UK ➡️ https://t.co/KtVEtaX6m3
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Changes in behaviour and attitudes tracked by Policy Institute at @KingsCollegeLon
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NEW: Our latest study goes back into the polling archives to compare public attitudes and behaviour in the 1930s and 40s to those today. Part of our series exploring societal and political shifts in Britain, it underscores how everyday life has changed significantly... 🧵 ⬇️
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"The Prime Minister wants a nimbler Civil Service – one that takes risks, and one that does 'more with less'. Local government might be a good place to look for people who can do this – after all, the last 15 years have been a lesson in rising demand with shrinking resources"
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We're just about to kick off the grand final of Policy Idol 2025 – our annual competition for all @KingsCollegeLon students! We're joined by our peerless host @BBCMarkEaston and our formidable judging panel of Louise Casey, Sally Morgan, @_JonathanSlater & @BobbyDuffyKings
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