@thomasrochow.bsky.social
Research Associate @uofgpolicy.bsky.social PhD @uofglasgow.bsky.social Interested in youth transitions | social policy | qualitative methods | and FPL
The State of Poverty: An Introduction. Dr Thomas Rochow. Image features a photo from the events and the University of Glasgow and Centre for Public Policy logos.
In case you missed it π£
In June we launched a new research project, The State of Poverty.
In a new blog, CPP's @thomasrochow.bsky.social shares more about the project, which is exploring how policy siloes shape experiences of poverty in Scotland.
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www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Very excited that a paper @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social & I have written has been accepted by Policy & Politics journal. "Lived experience as evidence in anti-poverty policymaking: a governance-driven perspective" hopefully we can share e-prints later this month. Lots of work & we're very happy!
10.07.2025 15:31 β π 31 π 4 π¬ 2 π 1
Amazing presentation by @sionedps.bsky.social at #PPPconf2025 her research explores the power of effective devolution at supporting young jobseekers in Wales and Scotland
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Afternoon is go and we have my colleague @thomasrochow.bsky.social presenting on a new @therobertsontrust.bsky.social funded project on the state of poverty with @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social and colleagues not on here
11.07.2025 12:10 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0πThrilled to see this book published! In Chapter 6, with @margaleon.bsky.social & @thomasrochow.bsky.social, we explore how families navigate precarity in Spain, based on seven focus groups. Despite challenges, participants show resilience and highlight the need for policy reform.
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Welcome to Glasgow! Proud that you are open about these things β€οΈ
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Fascinating presentation by @hlrandolph.bsky.social on the modelling The Scottish Child Payment @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social
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@drcmacrae.bsky.social presenting the State of Poverty project @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social π
03.07.2025 13:28 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0New post, ***The PIP cuts and public opinion***
-> Exempting current claimants will avoid the worst controversies - but there's a chance of more resistance as the cuts are implemented
inequalities.substack.com/p/the-pip-cu...
@ianelliott.bsky.social
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When You're Poor...And...When You're Rich Writer β’ Frank Jacobs Artist β’ Jack Davis Issue β’ No. 190 Year β’ 1977
#writerwednesday #madmagazine
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π¨ NEW: Opportunities for the poorest young people in London far outstrip the rest of England, we have found.
Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country π§΅β¬οΈ
In Britain, the fast-rising minimum wage is catching up with the bottom rungs of white-collar work. In fact, it appears that a rising number of people who earn annual salaries & don't work in low-paid sectors are now being paid below the legal minimum... www.ft.com/content/5f69...
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Against all evidence, societies with more income inequality make young people believe they have more chances to climb the social ladder. www.science.org/doi/full/10....
12.05.2025 06:43 β π 60 π 17 π¬ 5 π 0Incredibly depressing day. I've spent my entire life being told by British governments how dreadful immigration is. New Labour did it. The Coalition. The Brexiters. Now Starmer. All of them accusing the ones who came before them of failing to clamp down. The same old vacant mean-spirited bollocks.
12.05.2025 08:11 β π 6615 π 1337 π¬ 268 π 92A friend is putting on conversations event in Glasgow on 14th of May as part of Mental Health Awareness Week - a great opportunity to get to know someone you know well, more deeply. Sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/that-conve...
Unpicking the changes to disability support for young disabled people across the UK Professor Charlotte Pearson Professor Nicholas Watson Image is of the Downing Street street sign, and the University of Glasgow and Centre for Public Policy logos.
NEW insights π
Prof Charlotte Pearson and Prof Nicholas Watson @uofgussp.bsky.social share their expertise into the impact of the proposed withdrawal of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) on young disabled people in the UK.
Read π www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
NEW ARTICLE ALERT!
Ken Roberts:
Bleak prospects: youth transitions in twenty-first century Britain
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Weβre hiring! π£
Join our team as a Research Associate. We welcome applications from early career researchers with backgrounds in all aspects of economics, including economic policy, economic geography, fiscal policy and economic analysis.
βDeadline 23 April 2025
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
@nao.org.uk report finds work coach shortages are leading DWP to reduce level of support for UC claimants
This undermines the government's promise to support disabled people into work, which it used to justify the biggest cuts to disability benefits in recent memory
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some of the more marginalised young people in the UK are optimistic about their futures and individualise pathways to realise their goals, primarily stable employment. Read open access here: doi.org/10.1017/S147...
31.03.2025 09:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Interesting insights from the @johnsmithcentre.com first #UKYouthPoll2025 this morning. Although young people are facing many challenges, they largely remain optimistic about the future and expect to have a better life than their parents. My research also indicates that...
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How might young people be affected by the cuts to welfare? Dr Thomas Rochow. Image includes the Centre for Public Policy and University of Glasgow logos, a photo of Thomas and an image of the UK Parliament building.
NEW blog - following the #SpringStatement, Dr @thomasrochow.bsky.social examines how young people might be affected by the cuts to welfare π
He writes more should be done to recognise it is increasingly difficult for young people to enter meaningful employment.
Read π www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
New article: Navigating Digital Welfare: A Multi-Level Maze? In Social Policy & Administration. I argue that greater conceptual and empirical engagement with welfare state complexity is needed in studies of digital welfare. (OPEN ACCESS) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
26.03.2025 10:17 β π 16 π 15 π¬ 0 π 0@jaywiggan.bsky.social and I have written a blog where we think about the UK government's announcements last week relating to health and disability benefits etc and what this might mean for people and policymakers in Scotland. Please take a look π
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UK Government going full steam ahead with AI but left the people behind, Dr Mark Wong. Image shows photo of UK Parliament building, and a photo of Dr Mark Wong, the University of Glasgow logo, and the Centre for Public Policy logo.
With cuts anticipated across government in the Chancellorβs Spring Statement, both the Prime Minister and Chancellor are claiming that AI will make cuts βmore than possibleβ, but @markwong.bsky.social reflects that UK policy lags behind in developing responsible AI.
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well good thing no one under 22 is capable of being disabled or suffering from a long term illness! oh wait...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I'd really encourage you to read this short article if you are remotely interested in the rise of mental-health related work inactivity - very thoughtful from @annieirvine.bsky.social
www.health.org.uk/features-and...
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Purple and blue event banners from the UofG Centre for Public Policy and Aberlour charity.
Room full of people sitting awaiting the beginning of conference.
Weβre pleased to be co-hosting the Child Poverty and Public Debt Crisis national conference today with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social at @uofglasgow.bsky.social.
We look forward to key notes from @moragtreanor.bsky.social @cypcs.bsky.social @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social.
