David Lain

@ryleywalker See you there!

Hi folks, from today I will also be 'tweeting'', as we used to say in the old days, from my new @bluesky account: bsky.app/profile/davela… Hope you see you there!

📢New research! Our latest report for the Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives, supported by @HealthFdn, reveals that the UK’s ill health ‘employment gap’ is among the widest in the EU. Read the report: bit.ly/3EdbqNL 1/

Sad to see David Lodge has died. Nobody writes novels about university life like that anymore, which is a shame as there are plenty of satirical potential to be had today! theguardian.com/books/2025/jan…

Ariane Agunsoe's book redefines deviations to “rational behaviour” as logical responses to a dysfunctional system. It proposes a fresh perspective on rationality when it comes to financial practices and policy. Buy your copy here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/rethinking-fin…

UK/US Pension policy in the UK assumes people make informed financial decisions, consistently invest in pensions and manage diverse portfolios, and to do otherwise is irresponsible and irrational. This overlooks caring duties, employment breaks, income limitations etc. 2/3

I am delighted to announce the publication today of 'Rethinking Financial Behaviour: Rationality and Resistance in the Financialization of Everyday Life' by Ariane Agunsoye. 3rd book in the @BrisUniPress 'Rethinking Work, Ageing and Retirement' Book Series. 1/3

Just received Ariane Agunsoye's excellent new book 'Rethinking Financial Behaviour', which critiques 'rational investor' assumptions of pensions policy & considers alternatives. Part of @BrisUniPress Rethinking Work, Ageing & Retirement Series. Preorder: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/rethinking-fin…

@3CubedReview @Andr6wMale Erm, but is isn't it considered a classic? And Steve Malkmus has said he thinks the first three albums were the best, and this is the third.

An album that's generally considered the nadir of the artist's career that you absolutely love. I'll start, as the teens say.

@ryleywalker Excellent gig, as always! Traveled down from Newcastle for it

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... Workforce ageing raises lots of important issues for the management of health within organisations. Get in touch if this is something you are interested in too! (4/4)

Check out our NEW open access article in @JSP_Journal with @VickerstaffS and @MariskavdHorst : Adapting to an older workforce: health and the (non) response of employers in an era of insecurity | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/4gxipQq Thread (1/4)

A pro-worker Labour Government must scrap the "any jobs" approach to welfare policy I am cautiously optimistic! 📢New article from me for @futures_of_work > futuresofwork.co.uk/2024/07/23/a-p…

Are you interested in ageing research? Are you worried about the impact that climate change may have on our older populations? One week left to apply to our PhD studentship jobs.ac.uk/job/DGR963/phd… @EqualAgeingNCL #phdchat #climatechange #ageing

@DaveyLockwood Well done Dave! Really nice to see this recognition of your work

Not normally one for awards, unless they are the BBC Green Sport Awards but really pleased to be shortlisted for this and I still sincerely hope this will encourage other journalists / media outlets to engage on the existential risk sport faces at the hands of climate breakdown.

Looking forward to reading Teresa Ghilarducci's new book, 'Work, Retire, Repeat' (@tghilarducci). Opinion piece below gives a flavour (with some interesting reflections for UK): Opinion: 'Work longer' is no solution for people who can't afford to retire latimes.com/opinion/story/…

@csfoot @GerontologyUK @VickerstaffS @HydeM1976 @TomScharfNcl Thanks for sharing @csfoot - interesting piece.