Richard Scothorne

@tonywilsonIES Congratulations Tony - you will be sorely missed at IES but this is a great appointment!

Mixed feelings about leaving IES which I have absolutely loved and has given me the opportunity to do work I've really enjoyed and with some great people. But I am also really looking forward to the new role in DWP - can't wait to get started!

Good to see this today on @UKLabour plans for employment support: labour.org.uk/updates/storie… I'm a bit of a bore on this stuff but I think this is welcome and the right priorities. Lots of things need to go right tho. Quick🧵on some of them: culture, capabilities, systems etc...

📢I have watched/read/listened to a lot of discussion from all political parties since election has been announced BUT there has been very little mention of mental health. There is no health without mental health This is 2024 Let's prioritise mental health & save lives #GE2024

@vicenzacyclinggroup @vincenzacycleshop @bikevicenza @cyclingveneto @vicenzatourism our two Whyte mtbs stolen in Vicenza pm today - DM if you see or hear anything - travelling from Scotland and lost without them!

The Cockburn Association is Scotland’s oldest conservation charity. You can support our work today by taking out a year’s membership here: cockburnassociation.org.uk/join/

🤡 @GBNEWS Presenters Laugh at Thousands Dying From Climate Change 📺 On air with Andrew Pierce and @beverleyturner, our spokesperson Alex De Koning spelled it our for the pundits — thousands of people are dying worldwide today as a direct result of climate change.

2030 is now 80 months away. Each remaining month is 1.25% of the time we have left to reduce global emissions to 45% below to 2010 levels -which the IPCC say is necessary to stay below 1.5C Currently, we're ~20% above 2010 levels & still headed in the wrong direction 😬

Great to be working with the amazing ⁦@_RocketScience_⁩ team at the annual Rocket Science Lab in York. From strength to strength!

@markrowland77 @MHFScot Great to be able to join the team for these inspiring stories!

With the brilliant team at @MHFScot this week - talking about our shared ambitions for the future and hearing about so@much incredible work to address mental health inequalities and prevention. 💪💪👌

From April, Universal Credit will be set at £85 a week for a single adult, but there’s a significant gap between this and living costs. Our research shows that in order to cover the essentials, it must be increased to at least £120 a week. jrf.org.uk/report/guarant…

@elusiveword Happy Christmas, Fionn!

Labels liked to stick to the essentials in the old days.

I've been mapping the new 2021 census occupational class data to track gentrification in London and Manchester. There's some really interesting results, some expected, some surprising- citygeographics.org/2022/12/15/tra…

@Pippa_Carnegie @CarnegieUKTrust Such sad news - we always loved working with Pippa - committed, curious and determined to make a difference

In case you missed it, check out our brand new short video that explains the work we do at Rocket Science to help tackle inequalities across the UK. vimeo.com/756456822

Finally - huge thanks to @KumarAshwin, @CarmenAWatson, Fran Beasley, @KBrookes293, @kategobell, @KayleyHignell, @lizsayce, @michaelsheen, @Mubin_Haq and @RECNeil for all agreeing to be Commissioners, and again to @finan_fairness for support!

Huge decline in people accessing Jobcentre Plus. From 60% of those unemployed 20 yrs ago, to now 20%. We need a big rethink about employment support services, esp. with unemployment rising. New Commission launched today by @EmploymtStudies @finan_fairness financialfairness.org.uk/en/media-centr…

@_RocketScience_ is a specialist research & consultancy organisation working at the intersections between poverty & welfare, health & social care, & employability & skills. They are recruiting for a NEW role to join their organisation as Research Manager. bit.ly/3TF8pIG

@elusiveword I’m sure you were!

@RMScothorne Thank you Richard! Yes, it does... Still like to imagine I was flying round that lake too, though 😅

So, 45 today. As is by now traditional, that means you have to put up with a sweaty pic from my celebratory run: (Clearly, growing wilder every year.)