anna frances thew

Research & Comms at Common Sense Policy Group Northumbria Uni | Evidence-based policy | Inequality, health and welfare

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

@ProfKEPickett's The Good Society: And How We Make It is out tomorrow! https://t.co/e0kSpBeCUg

Featured in today's @guardian piece https://t.co/cPLJX6HcYj the book is a timely vision for what it takes to create a fairer, healthier, more secure society.

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

What would real economic security mean for you in 2026? Stable wages, affordable housing, the freedom to plan ahead? Our research shows how fragile the UK's social safety net is https://t.co/n37qwNpx5d

What does economic security look like for you? #BasicIncome #WelfareReform

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

MPs return to Parliament this week. Will 2026 bring real change?

We believe the priorities should be:
✅ Tackle the cost of living crisis
✅ Provide a social safety net that protects everyone
✅ Build a new economy on public investment

Our vision: https://t.co/s7meyhpW3v

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

🚨 NEW REPORT: Basic Income for Net Zero: Trade Union Perspectives

With @UBILabNetwork we interviewed union officers on #BasicIncome. Amid pay crises & job cuts, unions see the potential of #BasicIncome to support a green & just transition.

https://t.co/99ck8VabpR

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

The November budget was a chance to break from failed treasury orthodoxy. Instead we got more tinkering around the edges of the status quo. Our analysis shows why short-term deficit reduction is holding us back.

Read our blog here https://t.co/QpktOtJ1ce

#NovemberBudget2025

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

The CSPG @NorthumbriaUni has published a
@bmj_latest editorial ‘welfare system is a key public health measure’. Welfare cuts have worsened #HealthInequalities. A #BasicIncome could improve #health and reduce #poverty and #inequality rates in the UK.

📖 https://t.co/IqHAjYsPqI

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

The welfare system is a key public health measure.

An ambitious and generous universal benefit system is needed, @plancommonsense
https://t.co/W4opng5eCy

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

🚨NEW REPORT🚨

We challenge the flawed assumptions behind the UK Government’s fiscal strategy, exposing the long-term economic damage caused by sustained spending cuts and regressive welfare policies.

Read the full report: https://t.co/VuScvNjkAp

#CommonSense #BasicIncome

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

OUT NOW! Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything

Order your copy today: https://t.co/4KX0LpH3Gf

#BasicIncome #CommonSense #UBI

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

Join CSPG @NorthumbriaUni for the launch of our bold new book Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything

📅 12 May | City Campus East
Read more: https://t.co/co1iwdYbje

Pre-order here: https://t.co/4KX0LpH3Gf

[anna frances thew @_annathew]

Mental health problems are rising in the working-age population, driven by economic insecurity. With more people affected by health conditions, the focus should be on strengthening social security & public investment, not cutting health and disability benefits for the vulnerable.

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

The evidence is clear: austerity constricts growth. The Government must reject ideological calls for further spending cuts and instead invest in the economy. Public spending is not the problem - it’s part of the solution.

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

Read our full report on the 2025 Spring Budget here: https://t.co/ynemtVTJBw

#SpringBudget2025 #CommonSense #ActNow

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

With growing concerns about the link between poverty and poor health, this research will provide crucial evidence for policymakers. Its findings could help shape the future of the social security system to enhance financial stability and promote public health

[Common Sense Policy Group @plancommonsense]

New research will examine the use of welfare reform to tackle health inequalities https://t.co/vxHU2TnUO2

[Centre for Cities @CentreforCities]

How charitable giving can help Mayors achieve their missions 🎁

These briefings use Centre for Cities’ data on charitable giving to inform how it could support local causes championed by @KiMcGuinness and @RichParkerLab to achieve their missions 👇

https://t.co/HnIT8xKhfe

[jynx @jynxbby]

i was definitely born in the right era. i love being able to tell men to shut the fck up without being lobotomized.

[Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman]

Have we ever not been in a recession

[48 Hour Tube Challenge @48HrsOnTheTube]

Christ ain’t even born yet and y’all are out here prepping for his execution???

[J @jemiggb]

Why does he do a transition for no reason 😭