
Toby Blume
@tobyblume
Co-founder of behaviour change agency @socialengineuk, ex-#localgov, ex-#vcs CEO, co-founder @archeracademy, & doer of stuff....sometimes
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http://social-engine.co.uk 06-05-2009 08:31:59
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"Those who want to see better government need to beat the drum for the experimental mindset" - great piece by Stian Westlake in Guardian Science on the case for experiments in public policy theguardian.com/books/2023/mar…



🚨🚨 🚨Randomisation Klaxon! 🚨🚨🚨 I'm delighted to announce that Economic and Social Research Council & UK Research and Innovation are today launching a £15m funding call for testing policy interventions using "robust counterfactual evaluation methods" - including RCTs, analysis of existing trials data & quasi-experiments

One council in East London has started issuing fines as part of a campaign, 'ThisHasToStop', against cat-calling. Redbridge council has made it an offence, with fines of £100 for offenders. Liz Summers explains more.

Public Schools' Charitable status will be abolished by The Labour Party if they win the next UK GE. Here is a worked example based on Eton College which shows why this is a good idea. Number of Scholars = 70 Number of fee-paying pupils = 1245 Fees: £45k per annum (actually closer now

great piece in Standard News on Social Engine's work in Redbridge Council to tackle violence against women & girls standard.co.uk/news/london/po… #thishastostop #vawg

currently looking for a Projects Officer to join us Social Engine - do take a look (all RTs hugely appreciated) charityjob.co.uk/jobs/social-en… #Jobs #SocialImpact


Community activists/local men from Redbridge are speaking out against misogyny. Real Men Talking launched with Taiwo_Ademola offering an overview of what misogyny means for men & why it's men who need to listen up & change their behaviour – not women. Read more redbridge.gov.uk/news/dec-2023/…


A long, slow, creeping scandal: council funding has been reduced 40% over the last 14 years, while Westminster offloads more and more responsibilities ( like mental health and homelessness) onto councils, so it can claim it’s reduced its own spending. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…



great to see a piece in Children & Young People Now on our work with Redbridge Council to tackle violence against women and girls in schools cypnow.co.uk/analysis/artic… #VAWG Social Engine #thishastostop

Congratulations Michael Norton on your CBE in the King's birthday honours. 🎖️ Very proud 🎉🎉🎉


Great work Ed Miliband