congratulations to the people of Newcastle on being moved from the category of 'salt of the earth working class hero voters' to 'middle class woke elitists'. and they say social mobility is dead
Newcastle City Council Results (all up)
LDM: 25 (+2)
GRN: 24 (+22)
RFM: 24 (+24)
IND: 3 (-3)
LAB: 2 (-44)
CON: 0 (-1)
Labour LOSS to NOC
Changes w/ 2022/23/24 (new boundaries).
LDM: 25 (+2)
GRN: 24 (+22)
RFM: 24 (+24)
IND: 3 (-3)
LAB: 2 (-44)
CON: 0 (-1)
Labour LOSS to NOC
Changes w/ 2022/23/24 (new boundaries).
May 9, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Daily reminder that If I could get subscribers on Patreon & Kofi to get an income that would cover my needs (more than the current $200 or less a month) I wouldn't need to be asking for mutual aid so consistently. 💕
My patreon: xodaniwrites
My ko-fi: xo_dc (xodanicreations)
My patreon: xodaniwrites
My ko-fi: xo_dc (xodanicreations)
February 22, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Off to Nuffield College, Oxford University next week to present this baby!
To date, the most comprehensive evaluation of a causal grandparent effect on grandchildren!
Result? A big fat zero effect! 👀
#sociology #EconTwitter #socialmobility
To date, the most comprehensive evaluation of a causal grandparent effect on grandchildren!
Result? A big fat zero effect! 👀
#sociology #EconTwitter #socialmobility
April 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Off to Nuffield College, Oxford University next week to present this baby!
To date, the most comprehensive evaluation of a causal grandparent effect on grandchildren!
Result? A big fat zero effect! 👀
#sociology #EconTwitter #socialmobility
To date, the most comprehensive evaluation of a causal grandparent effect on grandchildren!
Result? A big fat zero effect! 👀
#sociology #EconTwitter #socialmobility
I understand the #middleclass malaise by appreciating three facts about #socialmobility and #inequality:
1. almost complete relative mobility among the children of middle income families
2. growing inequality that widens the rungs of the ladder, particularly at the top
3. polarizing income growth
1. almost complete relative mobility among the children of middle income families
2. growing inequality that widens the rungs of the ladder, particularly at the top
3. polarizing income growth
December 9, 2024 at 8:19 PM
I understand the #middleclass malaise by appreciating three facts about #socialmobility and #inequality:
1. almost complete relative mobility among the children of middle income families
2. growing inequality that widens the rungs of the ladder, particularly at the top
3. polarizing income growth
1. almost complete relative mobility among the children of middle income families
2. growing inequality that widens the rungs of the ladder, particularly at the top
3. polarizing income growth
One - of many - reasons why a supportive social security system is necessary if we are to facilitate upward social mobility and reduce downward mobility: reduces the likelihood that we will find ourselves forced into lower-paying jobs.
#SocialMobility
#SocialMobility
Continue to be unconvinced you can actually ban “fire and rehire” in practice. Think it’s something you can only solve if you have a benefits system that is sufficiently generous that someone who has been fired has the economic security to go “no, fuck off”. (🧵)
March 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
One - of many - reasons why a supportive social security system is necessary if we are to facilitate upward social mobility and reduce downward mobility: reduces the likelihood that we will find ourselves forced into lower-paying jobs.
#SocialMobility
#SocialMobility
Check out this awesome preprint by @martinhallsten.bsky.social on the difficulties in interpreting sibling correlations by observed parental characteristics such as parental income - with an excellent application!
#sociology #EconTwitter #socialmobility
osf.io/preprints/so...
#sociology #EconTwitter #socialmobility
osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
February 10, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Check out this awesome preprint by @martinhallsten.bsky.social on the difficulties in interpreting sibling correlations by observed parental characteristics such as parental income - with an excellent application!
#sociology #EconTwitter #socialmobility
osf.io/preprints/so...
#sociology #EconTwitter #socialmobility
osf.io/preprints/so...
2 of the people I interviewed for my book on #SocialMobility used the same phrase about what influenced their journey (“I had a posh friend”)
Others said similar things
Now there's data to quantify the opportunity-boosting effect of socially-mixed schools, neighbourhoods, sports & hobby groups⬇️
Others said similar things
Now there's data to quantify the opportunity-boosting effect of socially-mixed schools, neighbourhoods, sports & hobby groups⬇️
On the importance of ‘bridging’ social capital not just the ‘bonding’ kind
www.thetimes.com/article/1a87...
www.thetimes.com/article/1a87...
Poor pupils with richer friends will earn more as adults, study finds
Cross-class friendships boost earnings by £5,100 a year, a study finds. But stark regional disparities highlight the need for greater social mixing
www.thetimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
2 of the people I interviewed for my book on #SocialMobility used the same phrase about what influenced their journey (“I had a posh friend”)
Others said similar things
Now there's data to quantify the opportunity-boosting effect of socially-mixed schools, neighbourhoods, sports & hobby groups⬇️
Others said similar things
Now there's data to quantify the opportunity-boosting effect of socially-mixed schools, neighbourhoods, sports & hobby groups⬇️
UCLA RC28 opening remarks by David Grusky. It’s the 20 year anniversary of last RC28 at UCLA in 2005 organized by Robert Mare and Donald Treiman. #socialmobility #socialinequality
August 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
UCLA RC28 opening remarks by David Grusky. It’s the 20 year anniversary of last RC28 at UCLA in 2005 organized by Robert Mare and Donald Treiman. #socialmobility #socialinequality
📈 The NEET crisis is one of the bleakest challenges that the government is grappling with right now, affecting nearly 1 million young people.
📰 Read my piece in FE Week, calling for government to stop slashing disadvantage funding at age 16, as part of the solution👇
#StudentPremium #SocialMobility
📰 Read my piece in FE Week, calling for government to stop slashing disadvantage funding at age 16, as part of the solution👇
#StudentPremium #SocialMobility
Youth NEET rates are soaring, yet every summer, we allow funding for supporting the education outcomes of young people facing disadvantage to fall away.
@sarahjwaite.bsky.social's piece in @feweek.bsky.social explores why we must resolve this to tackle the NEET crisis: feweek.co.uk/we-cant-tack...
@sarahjwaite.bsky.social's piece in @feweek.bsky.social explores why we must resolve this to tackle the NEET crisis: feweek.co.uk/we-cant-tack...
We can’t tackle NEET numbers without fixing 16-19 funding
The system removes targeted disadvantage funding at 16, creating a gap that adds to NEET risk
feweek.co.uk
May 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM
📈 The NEET crisis is one of the bleakest challenges that the government is grappling with right now, affecting nearly 1 million young people.
📰 Read my piece in FE Week, calling for government to stop slashing disadvantage funding at age 16, as part of the solution👇
#StudentPremium #SocialMobility
📰 Read my piece in FE Week, calling for government to stop slashing disadvantage funding at age 16, as part of the solution👇
#StudentPremium #SocialMobility
Jesus Christ, vice-chancellor of MMU and president of UUK Malcolm Press *attending the Reform UK conference and sharing a stage with Suella Braverman*. With friends like this... #UKHE
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#universities #socialmobility #wideningparticipation #opportunity #scholarships | Malcolm Press CBE
I believe it's important to engage with politicians across the political spectrum on issues that matter.
Today I participated in a discussion at the Reform Party conference alongside Suella Braverman...
www.linkedin.com
September 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Jesus Christ, vice-chancellor of MMU and president of UUK Malcolm Press *attending the Reform UK conference and sharing a stage with Suella Braverman*. With friends like this... #UKHE
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We often treat education as the primary engine of social mobility, but conventional models may be overestimating its impact.
Not correcting for selection into schooling will artificially inflate any indirect effect through schooling...
1/3
#socialmobility #sociology
Not correcting for selection into schooling will artificially inflate any indirect effect through schooling...
1/3
#socialmobility #sociology
March 9, 2026 at 9:45 AM
We often treat education as the primary engine of social mobility, but conventional models may be overestimating its impact.
Not correcting for selection into schooling will artificially inflate any indirect effect through schooling...
1/3
#socialmobility #sociology
Not correcting for selection into schooling will artificially inflate any indirect effect through schooling...
1/3
#socialmobility #sociology
#ToriesGone255
#Labour #Change
Common Sense may yet prevail after Labour Backbench Rebellion against #DisabilityCuts!
#PIP #DWP
#AusterityKills
#PovertyUK
#SocialMobility
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
Labour set to Drop Disability Benefit Cuts | A Different Bias
youtu.be/2DPgQ6mQ38k?...
#Labour #Change
Common Sense may yet prevail after Labour Backbench Rebellion against #DisabilityCuts!
#PIP #DWP
#AusterityKills
#PovertyUK
#SocialMobility
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
Labour set to Drop Disability Benefit Cuts | A Different Bias
youtu.be/2DPgQ6mQ38k?...
Labour Set to Drop Disability Benefit Cuts
YouTube video by A Different Bias
youtu.be
March 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
#ToriesGone255
#Labour #Change
Common Sense may yet prevail after Labour Backbench Rebellion against #DisabilityCuts!
#PIP #DWP
#AusterityKills
#PovertyUK
#SocialMobility
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
Labour set to Drop Disability Benefit Cuts | A Different Bias
youtu.be/2DPgQ6mQ38k?...
#Labour #Change
Common Sense may yet prevail after Labour Backbench Rebellion against #DisabilityCuts!
#PIP #DWP
#AusterityKills
#PovertyUK
#SocialMobility
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
Labour set to Drop Disability Benefit Cuts | A Different Bias
youtu.be/2DPgQ6mQ38k?...
We still need your case studies for #LibrariesChangeLives, in particular ones that cover #HigherEd and #EconomicGrowth & #Enterprise and #Creativity, #Learning & #SocialMobility.
Find out more about how to get involved and share your story👇
cilip.org.uk/page/librari...
Find out more about how to get involved and share your story👇
cilip.org.uk/page/librari...
January 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We still need your case studies for #LibrariesChangeLives, in particular ones that cover #HigherEd and #EconomicGrowth & #Enterprise and #Creativity, #Learning & #SocialMobility.
Find out more about how to get involved and share your story👇
cilip.org.uk/page/librari...
Find out more about how to get involved and share your story👇
cilip.org.uk/page/librari...
#Homeownership #WealthInequality #SocialMobility #Housing #Sociology
🏠 Who gets to own a home – and why?
New study by @jaschadraeger.bsky.social @nrmllr.bsky.social and klauspforr.bsky.social shows:
➡️ #Inheritances & family gifts – even just expected – strongly influence who buys property.
🏠 Who gets to own a home – and why?
New study by @jaschadraeger.bsky.social @nrmllr.bsky.social and klauspforr.bsky.social shows:
➡️ #Inheritances & family gifts – even just expected – strongly influence who buys property.
April 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#Homeownership #WealthInequality #SocialMobility #Housing #Sociology
🏠 Who gets to own a home – and why?
New study by @jaschadraeger.bsky.social @nrmllr.bsky.social and klauspforr.bsky.social shows:
➡️ #Inheritances & family gifts – even just expected – strongly influence who buys property.
🏠 Who gets to own a home – and why?
New study by @jaschadraeger.bsky.social @nrmllr.bsky.social and klauspforr.bsky.social shows:
➡️ #Inheritances & family gifts – even just expected – strongly influence who buys property.
If you hear any interesting presentations at RC28 UCLA, please @isa-rc28.bsky.social! Go bruins #ucla #socialstratification #socialmobility
August 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you hear any interesting presentations at RC28 UCLA, please @isa-rc28.bsky.social! Go bruins #ucla #socialstratification #socialmobility
Climbing the ladder to success: Discover which colleges are leading the way in social mobility! 🌟🎓 #HigherEd #SocialMobility https://bit.ly/46BREXc
September 24, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Climbing the ladder to success: Discover which colleges are leading the way in social mobility! 🌟🎓 #HigherEd #SocialMobility https://bit.ly/46BREXc
Sibling correlations in schooling in Denmark have increased dramatically over the past 30 years. Comparing it to @ppraeg.bsky.social et al's meta-analysis, it basically moves from around the lowest decile to close to the median in international comparison!
#sociology #socialmobility
#sociology #socialmobility
March 21, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Sibling correlations in schooling in Denmark have increased dramatically over the past 30 years. Comparing it to @ppraeg.bsky.social et al's meta-analysis, it basically moves from around the lowest decile to close to the median in international comparison!
#sociology #socialmobility
#sociology #socialmobility
Posted 2 weeks ago by @christinalorey.bsky.social
"christinalorey: The current president loves to claim we’re the “greatest country on Earth” — but the data begs to differ…
#Healthcare ❌
#Happiness ❌
#Education ❌
#LifeExpectancy ❌
#FreePress ❌
#Climate ❌
#SocialMobility ❌
#Income equality ❌
..."
"christinalorey: The current president loves to claim we’re the “greatest country on Earth” — but the data begs to differ…
#Healthcare ❌
#Happiness ❌
#Education ❌
#LifeExpectancy ❌
#FreePress ❌
#Climate ❌
#SocialMobility ❌
#Income equality ❌
..."
June 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Posted 2 weeks ago by @christinalorey.bsky.social
"christinalorey: The current president loves to claim we’re the “greatest country on Earth” — but the data begs to differ…
#Healthcare ❌
#Happiness ❌
#Education ❌
#LifeExpectancy ❌
#FreePress ❌
#Climate ❌
#SocialMobility ❌
#Income equality ❌
..."
"christinalorey: The current president loves to claim we’re the “greatest country on Earth” — but the data begs to differ…
#Healthcare ❌
#Happiness ❌
#Education ❌
#LifeExpectancy ❌
#FreePress ❌
#Climate ❌
#SocialMobility ❌
#Income equality ❌
..."
Great to chat to staff from the Home Office Social Mobility Network about life as Ambassador to France. And how humble beginnings need not be a barrier to international careers - including in diplomacy.
Know yourself. Be yourself. Back yourself!
#ambassadrice #socialmobility
Know yourself. Be yourself. Back yourself!
#ambassadrice #socialmobility
January 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Great to chat to staff from the Home Office Social Mobility Network about life as Ambassador to France. And how humble beginnings need not be a barrier to international careers - including in diplomacy.
Know yourself. Be yourself. Back yourself!
#ambassadrice #socialmobility
Know yourself. Be yourself. Back yourself!
#ambassadrice #socialmobility
Cutting language courses puts #SocialMobility at risk, say #UK experts. #HE, #MFL, #languages, #HigherEducation. 📚📝🎧🗣️🔍📉☹️
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Cutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK experts
Exclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Cutting language courses puts #SocialMobility at risk, say #UK experts. #HE, #MFL, #languages, #HigherEducation. 📚📝🎧🗣️🔍📉☹️
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
"Young degree apprentices are much less likely to be disadvantaged than both similar-aged Russell Group undergraduates & the wider undergraduate cohort"
#WideningParticipation #Apprenticeships #SocialMobility
#WideningParticipation #Apprenticeships #SocialMobility
To deliver on the potential of degree apprenticeships, we need a sharper focus on widening participation & supporting employers in low-completion sectors. Targeted outreach & funding incentives could help more disadvantaged young people access these pathways.
Read more: epi.org.uk/publications...
Read more: epi.org.uk/publications...
Youth degree apprenticeships: An alternative to university? - Education Policy Institute
“Youth degree apprenticeships: An alternative to university?”, funded by AL Elevation, examines access, participation, and outcomes for young people aged 18–24 on level 6 degree apprenticeship courses...
epi.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"Young degree apprentices are much less likely to be disadvantaged than both similar-aged Russell Group undergraduates & the wider undergraduate cohort"
#WideningParticipation #Apprenticeships #SocialMobility
#WideningParticipation #Apprenticeships #SocialMobility
Patreon where I detail the creation of life insurance and death benefits through fraternal orgs, and specific mention of odd Fellows
bsky.app/profile/xoda...
bsky.app/profile/xoda...
In my patreon about settler fraternities & social mobility, the framework of privatized wealth (electoralism charity, Ect) the Oddfellows is one of the organizations that was listed in a series of articles about lodges that I used to describe social orgs.
www.patreon.com/posts/settle...
www.patreon.com/posts/settle...
June 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The power of suggestion is an influential mobilization tactic when dealing with larger amounts of people.
#socialmobility #persuasion #hypnosis
#socialmobility #persuasion #hypnosis
Constantly virtue signal about individual "freedoms" by convincing ppl that certain imposed complexes are the only way to achieve it (absolute authority and ultimatum framing) and masses of people comply simply because the power of suggestion affirms the contradictions imposed.
February 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The power of suggestion is an influential mobilization tactic when dealing with larger amounts of people.
#socialmobility #persuasion #hypnosis
#socialmobility #persuasion #hypnosis
“Inequalities in applications & offers to graduate recruitment programmes”
Thu12Dec24 webinar
#WideningParticipation #SocialMobility #DEI
Thu12Dec24 webinar
#WideningParticipation #SocialMobility #DEI
Sadly Matthew isn't able to join us on Thursday, so big thanks to our very own @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social for stepping in. She'll be sharing some of her new work using firm data to explore socio-economic and other gaps in job applications and offers.
Register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 10, 2024 at 8:18 PM
“Inequalities in applications & offers to graduate recruitment programmes”
Thu12Dec24 webinar
#WideningParticipation #SocialMobility #DEI
Thu12Dec24 webinar
#WideningParticipation #SocialMobility #DEI