Catherine May

Bridging divides: lessons in cross-nation collaboration from the PolicyWISE roundtables. Bridging divides: lessons in cross-nation collaboration from the PolicyWISE roundtables. In a time of shifting power dynamics, widening regional disparities, and voting volatility, how can the nations...

Bridging Divides: Lessons in Cross-Nation Collaboration from the PolicyWISE Roundtables from @cmay99.bsky.social

100+ leaders discussed intergovernmental relations and collaborative policymaking across the UK and Ireland.

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Event: Reimagining Disengagement. 3rd June, 12:00–1:30pm
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Join social commentator/author Darren McGarvey, @drdonnasmith.bsky.social & Dr Dan Taylor from @oupolitics.bsky.social for a thought-provoking conversation on what disengagement means & how we can respond to it.

YouTube video by PolicyWISE Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance?

Can tomorrow's Council of Nations & Regions meeting navigate the big and small 'P' politics of national and local #devolution?
Watch our webinar with @michaelkenny.bsky.social @alwalker.bsky.social & Dewi Knight www.youtube.com/watch?v=tru3...
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Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance? Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance? UK Intergovernmental Relations and the Council of Nations and Regions." You can now watch the recording of our recent webinar, which explored new research calling for a step change in UK Intergovernmental Relations through the Council of the Nations and Regions. We discussed a new model of collaborative governance, the purpose and remit of the Council, the English dimension, and international examples of good intergovernmental relations. Our panellists, and report co-authors, were: Dewi Knight (PolicyWISE, The Open University) Professor Michael Kenny and Alex Walker (The Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge) The event was chaired by Catherine May (PolicyWISE, The Open University), and took place live on the 13th of May.

Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance? UK Intergovernmental Relations and the Council of Nations and Regions." youtu.be/tru34dF5EvQ

The webinar explored new research calling for a step change in UK Intergovernmental Relations through the Council of the Nations and Regions.

What a view! Happy to be back in Llandudno for the launch of the @openuniversity.bsky.social @taipawb.bsky.social report into Tenants’s experience of decarbonising social housing. @policywise.bsky.social we’re looking into how the findings can be shared across UK/Ireland.

Yes! Until I found myself in this situation I really hadn’t known the scale of demands and how much this doesn’t fit with also having a full-time job and a family of my own. I wish there was more discussion about how woefully we are set up for an aging population.

I'm really looking forward to chairing this discussion today, and will be making sure there is a lot of time for the Q and A. Still time to sign up 👇

Tomorrow! Join Dewi Knight, @alwalker.bsky.social and @michaelkenny.bsky.social to hear why the Council of Nations and Regions matters and the importance of working with all UK leaders no matter the politics....
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Free Webinar next Tuesday 1pm, discussing our new research report (alongside @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk) into UK Intergovernmental Relations and the Council of Nations and Regions. Sign up here! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e9af39...

If you’re confused about what folks are voting for in England, @matthewfright.bsky.social from @instituteforgovernment.org.uk explains it really clearly below.
And if you’re elsewhere in the UK like me - grab a deckchair, sit in the sun and get stuck into what’s happening over the border!

Why should 16 year olds get the vote? “I think if you’re old enough to go out and work, if you’re old enough to pay your taxes, then you are entitled to have a say on how your taxes are spent. And also we do have voting at a younger age i...

Want to know more? Read our wise in 5 and join the debate www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-sh...

What difference would it make if 16 year olds could vote in tomorrows mayoral/local elections in England? Our blog by Donna Smith from the @openuniversity.bsky.social
sets out the arguments for/ against reducing voting age (hint: it already is in Wales and Scotland and the PM has backed it).

Did you know that in Scotland and Wales, 16 and 17 year olds can already vote in local and devolved elections? Now, there's a growing movement to extend this right across the UK.

Read more in our latest Wise in 5 here: www.policywise.org.uk/news/policyw...

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Mark your calendar for June 3rd, 12–1:30pm (online) for the launch of the ‘Engaging the Disengaged’ toolkit!

🔗 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9cf613...

Sounds like a good one for @policywise.bsky.social - looking forward to discussing this and more in Manchester on 30th April

Potholes, funding formula, and the arts: what the UK Spring Statement could mean for all UK governments. There have been rumours, leaks and hints of what will be in the Chancellor’s statement on Wednesday morning, and it seems to be so far, so glum – cuts, increased need for defence spending and an ever-...

This weeks blog discusses what the UK Spring Statement could mean for all UK governments.

You can read this weeks edition and share any feedback here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/pothol...

New Briefing Highlights Gaps in Language Education for Refugees and Migrants Across the UK and Ireland. A new Wise in 5 briefing is published today highlighting disparities in language education policies for refugees and migrants across the UK and Ireland. Wise in 5: Language Education for Refugees and ...

New from PolicyWISE in the latest edition of our blog, The Comparative angle, featuring our latest Wise in 5 on key gaps in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) provision, funding shortages, and the need for multilingual approaches to language education.

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I think maybe there is some nervousness about calling something "England" when it's not that clear who is the responsible government - points to the paradox at the heart of it!!

Catherine May on LinkedIn: #devolutionlearningweek #publicaffairs #policyengagement… Yesterday’s post by PolicyWISE on news reports missing the mark on devolution led me to reflect on the role we play in helping others get it right. One of the…

I've just been mulling over this following similar errors in the Times re health appointments yesterday! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Following yesterday’s @policywise.bsky.social post on devolution I reflected on a 2024 highlight presenting to 170+ civil servants at #DevoLearningWeek. Delivering clear explanations is critical for accurate reports, & effective policy-making.
📸 Not explaining Barnett Consequential from Westminster!

Poetry, Packed Bags & Positions of Power - The Comparative Angle on Tourism Policies “Whatever is given – Can always be re-imagined.” Seamus Heaney’s words about creation, inheritance and imagination, might not seem an obvious starting point for a comparative policy blog.

You might've seen we recently updated our Wise in 5: Tourist Tax to reflect recent developments across the UK&Ireland, and cross-nation comparisons.

In today's edition of The Comparative Angle, Dewi delves into the emerging policy divergence across the governments: www.linkedin.com/pulse/poetry...

Follow @policywise.bsky.social for more comparative policy analysis across UK and Ireland and artfully positioned coffee cups!

Following on from our last Mind Your Policy Language - NHS, in this video we look at the Scottish, Northern Ireland and Welsh health services.

In our latest Mind Your Policy Language, Dewi gives the PolicyWISE rundown on who and what are running the four health services across the UK.

Today we start with England and on Monday part two will cover health services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

You can now read the second instalment of our blog, The Comparative Angle, on our website: www.policywise.org.uk/news/does-si...

Make sure to head over to our LinkedIn and subscribe to be the first to view our new blog on Wednesday 5th February!

I'm really excited about this collaboration @policywise.bsky.social with @bennettinstitute.bsky.social and @alwalker.bsky.social tying together the "reset" of government relations and our roundtables in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

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Does Size Really Matter? It depends… Whether you think small is beautiful. Or the bigger the better.

Our Director, Dewi Knight, has delved into his experience to address the issue of classroom size, education policy and tackling inequality. #wales #schools www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-s...

Our PolicyWISE Director, Dewi, is in London this week discussing all things comparative policy research with PolicyWISE friends & partners. including Dr Helen McCabe, Diana Beech, Institute for Government, UK Cabinet Office, UniversitiesWales/UUK international, Alex Walker (Bennett Institute).

🚨 New fortnightly blog alert! 🚨

We’re diving into cross-nation & comparative perspectives—starting with a watchlist for inter-governmental relations post-Brexit & post-Covid.

(Though not really post-Covid having had family in hospital recently, but all OK now ❤️). Check it out! 🌍✨