David Hume Institute
@davidhumeinst.bsky.social
Talking about the economy in plain English.
Since 1985, our research and events have provided insights to increase understanding of the economy and related public policy.
https://davidhumeinstitute.org/about
Since 1985, our research and events have provided insights to increase understanding of the economy and related public policy.
https://davidhumeinstitute.org/about
Reflections from @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social #BeyondADarkRoom #Economics #Inequality
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Talking About Inequality from the Top Down
Beyond a Dark Room Guest post from Professor Gerard McCartney, University of Glasgow
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July 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
This poem is on our minds, Rage against the dying of the light.
What if light wasn’t a metaphor for death but our ability to think deeply about complex issues?
We hope our event helped people to think about the power of their voice and using it to bring light
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What if light wasn’t a metaphor for death but our ability to think deeply about complex issues?
We hope our event helped people to think about the power of their voice and using it to bring light
youtu.be/w-sM-t1KI_Y?...
Michael Sheen performs 'Do not go gentle into that good night' by Dylan Thomas
YouTube video by National Theatre
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March 28, 2026 at 5:32 AM
This poem is on our minds, Rage against the dying of the light.
What if light wasn’t a metaphor for death but our ability to think deeply about complex issues?
We hope our event helped people to think about the power of their voice and using it to bring light
youtu.be/w-sM-t1KI_Y?...
What if light wasn’t a metaphor for death but our ability to think deeply about complex issues?
We hope our event helped people to think about the power of their voice and using it to bring light
youtu.be/w-sM-t1KI_Y?...
First thoughts from our new Substack
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Beyond the dark room by DHI (@beyondadarkroom)
National security threats - are we ignoring the biggest one?
The UK government has just quietly published one of the most consequential security documents of recent years: the National Security Asses...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:09 AM
First thoughts from our new Substack
substack.com/@beyondadark...
substack.com/@beyondadark...
Latest research in #ScotlandonSunday today #UnderstandingScotlandEconomyTracker www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
#Economy #Scotland
#Economy #Scotland
Nearly three quarters of Scots expect economy to get worse in next year
The Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker showed that 73 per cent of Scots expect the country’s financial situation to deteriorate in the next year.
www.scotsman.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Latest research in #ScotlandonSunday today #UnderstandingScotlandEconomyTracker www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
#Economy #Scotland
#Economy #Scotland
it is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of David Hume Institute trustee, David Gow. Our thoughts are with his wife and family.
November 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
it is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of David Hume Institute trustee, David Gow. Our thoughts are with his wife and family.
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Join Liam McArthur MSP @orkneymsp.bsky.social in conversation with Danny Dorling, the UK’s best-known social geographer, to discuss his new book The Next Crisis – What We Think About the Future. In partnership with @davidhumeinst.bsky.social
📆 21 Aug, 11 am-12:30pm
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📆 21 Aug, 11 am-12:30pm
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In Conversation with Professor Danny Dorling - Buy tickets
Join Deputy Presiding Officer Liam McArthur MSP in conversation with Professor Danny Dorling, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford and the UK’s best-known social geographer.
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August 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Join Liam McArthur MSP @orkneymsp.bsky.social in conversation with Danny Dorling, the UK’s best-known social geographer, to discuss his new book The Next Crisis – What We Think About the Future. In partnership with @davidhumeinst.bsky.social
📆 21 Aug, 11 am-12:30pm
🎫 tikt.link/dannydorling
📆 21 Aug, 11 am-12:30pm
🎫 tikt.link/dannydorling
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Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
July 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
The brilliant @bruce-fummey.bsky.social shared thoughts on the #enlightenment and what it means to be #Scottish at recent DHI event
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What does it mean to be Scottish? Bruce Fummey discusses Enlightenment in Shades of Grey
YouTube video by The David Hume Institute
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July 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The brilliant @bruce-fummey.bsky.social shared thoughts on the #enlightenment and what it means to be #Scottish at recent DHI event
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwq...
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Our Head of Social Justice, Emma, will be speaking at the
@davidhumeinst.bsky.social
upcoming event, Understanding Scotland: Economy Tracker on Tuesday 27th May.
Don’t miss it 👉
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@davidhumeinst.bsky.social
upcoming event, Understanding Scotland: Economy Tracker on Tuesday 27th May.
Don’t miss it 👉
davidhumeinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker - May 2025 Insights — David Hume Institute
Join us to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland. The insights will be from new data, that will be collected in...
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May 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Our Head of Social Justice, Emma, will be speaking at the
@davidhumeinst.bsky.social
upcoming event, Understanding Scotland: Economy Tracker on Tuesday 27th May.
Don’t miss it 👉
davidhumeinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
@davidhumeinst.bsky.social
upcoming event, Understanding Scotland: Economy Tracker on Tuesday 27th May.
Don’t miss it 👉
davidhumeinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
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Tomorrow! Catch Emma, speaking at the @davidhumeinst.bsky.social where she will be sharing evidence and insight from across the Citizens Advice network in Scotland on the solutions we need to see for our economy to work for all of us 👇
Our Head of Social Justice, Emma, will be speaking at the
@davidhumeinst.bsky.social
upcoming event, Understanding Scotland: Economy Tracker on Tuesday 27th May.
Don’t miss it 👉
davidhumeinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
@davidhumeinst.bsky.social
upcoming event, Understanding Scotland: Economy Tracker on Tuesday 27th May.
Don’t miss it 👉
davidhumeinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker - May 2025 Insights — David Hume Institute
Join us to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland. The insights will be from new data, that will be collected in...
davidhumeinstitute.org
May 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Tomorrow! Catch Emma, speaking at the @davidhumeinst.bsky.social where she will be sharing evidence and insight from across the Citizens Advice network in Scotland on the solutions we need to see for our economy to work for all of us 👇
Big thanks to #ScotlandonSunday #davidbol and #DaleMiller for covering our #UnderstandingScotlandEconomyTracker today on their front page, page 4+ 5 and page 8.
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
Crisis 'nowhere near over' as one in three Scots families must borrow for emergencies
Scots have listened to Keir Starmer’s warning the economy will get worse before it improves as it emerges that families with children are struggling to fix emergencies without borrowing.
www.scotsman.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Big thanks to #ScotlandonSunday #davidbol and #DaleMiller for covering our #UnderstandingScotlandEconomyTracker today on their front page, page 4+ 5 and page 8.
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This is a fascinating piece of work
🚨 LAUNCHING TODAY 🚨
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
November 20, 2024 at 7:32 AM
This is a fascinating piece of work
Thanks to John Sturrock KC, @claremenglish and @eicc for their expertise and energy to make this event on the Art of Asking Questions so informative and #fun
If you missed it, you can catch the recording here
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If you missed it, you can catch the recording here
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The Art of Asking Questions with John Sturrock KC — David Hume Institute
In partnership with EICC Live we explored the art of asking questions with John Sturrock KC and former BBC journalist Clare English.
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November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Thanks to John Sturrock KC, @claremenglish and @eicc for their expertise and energy to make this event on the Art of Asking Questions so informative and #fun
If you missed it, you can catch the recording here
davidhumeinstitute.org/past/2024/11...
If you missed it, you can catch the recording here
davidhumeinstitute.org/past/2024/11...
#Free Breakfast Briefing in #Edinburgh to discuss the latest results in the #UnderstandingScotlandEconomyTracker
#Economy #Society #People #Scotland
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#Economy #Society #People #Scotland
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Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker - November 2024 Insights — David Hume Institute
Join us in-person or online to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of economic attitudes and expectations, taken from data collected in Novem...
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November 14, 2024 at 8:38 AM
#Free Breakfast Briefing in #Edinburgh to discuss the latest results in the #UnderstandingScotlandEconomyTracker
#Economy #Society #People #Scotland
davidhumeinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
#Economy #Society #People #Scotland
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Budget reflections on #nics changes in context of #GreatRiskTransfer
#Productivity #Health #employers #Employees
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#Productivity #Health #employers #Employees
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Blog: When Paying Tax Could Save You Money — David Hume Institute
Shelagh Young reflects on today’s budget announcements in the context of our recent Great Risk Transfer research on the changed relationship between employees and employers in the context of financial...
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October 30, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Budget reflections on #nics changes in context of #GreatRiskTransfer
#Productivity #Health #employers #Employees
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#Productivity #Health #employers #Employees
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Extraordinary.
A news report from 2022 in Asheville & Western North Carolina on people moving there to AVOID climate change impacts & extreme weather.
Credit to @wxnb.bsky.social for finding this (posted on X).
A news report from 2022 in Asheville & Western North Carolina on people moving there to AVOID climate change impacts & extreme weather.
Credit to @wxnb.bsky.social for finding this (posted on X).
October 1, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Extraordinary.
A news report from 2022 in Asheville & Western North Carolina on people moving there to AVOID climate change impacts & extreme weather.
Credit to @wxnb.bsky.social for finding this (posted on X).
A news report from 2022 in Asheville & Western North Carolina on people moving there to AVOID climate change impacts & extreme weather.
Credit to @wxnb.bsky.social for finding this (posted on X).
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Tech solutions to prevent further bloodshed?
Personally, I’d start with the guns.
Personally, I’d start with the guns.
September 8, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Tech solutions to prevent further bloodshed?
Personally, I’d start with the guns.
Personally, I’d start with the guns.
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New blog from Esther Roberton - if directly elected mayors are the answer for #Scotland, what's the question?
#Mayors
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#Mayors
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Blog: If directly elected mayors are the answer, what is the question? — David Hume Institute
Esther Roberton shares her thoughts on if directly elected mayors are the
answer, what is the question?
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September 7, 2024 at 6:52 AM
New blog from Esther Roberton - if directly elected mayors are the answer for #Scotland, what's the question?
#Mayors
#Democracy davidhumeinstitute.org/latest-news/...
#Mayors
#Democracy davidhumeinstitute.org/latest-news/...
New blog from Esther Roberton - if directly elected mayors are the answer for #Scotland, what's the question?
#Mayors
#Democracy davidhumeinstitute.org/latest-news/...
#Mayors
#Democracy davidhumeinstitute.org/latest-news/...
Blog: If directly elected mayors are the answer, what is the question? — David Hume Institute
Esther Roberton shares her thoughts on if directly elected mayors are the
answer, what is the question?
davidhumeinstitute.org
September 7, 2024 at 6:52 AM
New blog from Esther Roberton - if directly elected mayors are the answer for #Scotland, what's the question?
#Mayors
#Democracy davidhumeinstitute.org/latest-news/...
#Mayors
#Democracy davidhumeinstitute.org/latest-news/...
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Well shit. It’s already ridiculously contagious. Does it now just quantum teleport into your nose?
An even more contagious COVID strain is ‘just getting started’ amid California wave
Doctors and scientists are keeping an eye on yet another coronavirus subvariant — XEC — that could surpass the latest hyperinfectious strain.
www.latimes.com
September 2, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Well shit. It’s already ridiculously contagious. Does it now just quantum teleport into your nose?
Great quote “you can’t ask someone to pull themselves up by their bootstraps if they don’t have boots”
Fascinating interview
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Fascinating interview
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Frank Luntz: The World's Most Prolific Pollster
Can a pollster be apolitical? What issues are the American people most interested in Kamala Harris and Donald Trump tackling? How can politicians communicate th
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September 2, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Great quote “you can’t ask someone to pull themselves up by their bootstraps if they don’t have boots”
Fascinating interview
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...
Fascinating interview
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...
Thanks to the Trust Alliance Group and @holyroodmag.bsky.social for the invitation to speak #SNPconference about #trust and the #economy
Here’s the link to the paper davidhumeinstitute.org/research-1/2...
Here’s the link to the paper davidhumeinstitute.org/research-1/2...
Is trust an undervalued ingredient for a thriving economy? — David Hume Institute
When governments talk of increasing productivity and economic growth, are
they focusing sufficiently on the challenges posed by an unhappy workforce
or the hours lost in contract disputes? This new...
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August 31, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Thanks to the Trust Alliance Group and @holyroodmag.bsky.social for the invitation to speak #SNPconference about #trust and the #economy
Here’s the link to the paper davidhumeinstitute.org/research-1/2...
Here’s the link to the paper davidhumeinstitute.org/research-1/2...