Rory Morrison

Public health, social research & stats. [Disclaimer about my opinions something something.]

[Rory Morrison @rorymorr]

@emma_econ Not expecting it either and had hoped for much better, but considering the uncertainty in the single year estimates, a counterintuitive result like this is not that unlikely I think (consult a friendly Bayesian statistician for details!)

[Poverty & Inequality Commission @povinequalscot]

We've published a new report on learning from the Commission's first Experts by Experience Panel.

✍️📖https://t.co/3YmKtiwDu7

We hope sharing this will improve our participation work in the future, and also help others working with experts by experience.

[Poverty & Inequality Commission @povinequalscot]

We are delighted to welcome the Commission’s new Chair, Professor Stephen Sinclair, who took up his role on 12 November 2023, and two new Commissioners, Tressa Burke & Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick, who joined on 11 November. These are short-term appointments until 30 June 2024.

[Fraser of Allander Institute @Strath_FAI]

What do the announcements at the SNP conference mean? See our latest post on the effect of the announced council tax freeze, NHS spending and the plan to issue the first-ever Scottish Government bond

https://t.co/QxNxahIloA

[Poverty & Inequality Commission @povinequalscot]

#Tax affects everyone in #Scotland. Today we’ve published a report on what we think @scotgov should do next on tax to reduce poverty and inequality.
📖https://t.co/2niG3wneYQ

🧵Thread of our recommendations 👇

To begin with, we need accurate data on all land and property.

[Poverty & Inequality Commission @povinequalscot]

Last week our Chair Bill Scott gave evidence to @SP_SJSS as part of its pre-budget scrutiny, along with @alihosie, @emma_econ and @cdbirt. Bill talked about how the cost of living crisis must continue to be a priority in this year's budget decisions. 👇

[Rory Morrison @rorymorr]

@cdbirt @emma_econ Yet more evidence of the privilege and immunity from criticism enjoyed by bearded men

[Rory Morrison @rorymorr]

@emma_econ @cdbirt Angry bearded man seen at FM anti poverty summit strikes again at parliament, even innocent economists cannot escape his ire. 😁

[Poverty & Inequality Commission @povinequalscot]

More action is required at a greater scale, or Scotland will miss its 2030 child poverty target.
The Commission has published our 2022-23 child poverty scrutiny report today:
https://t.co/IsUn1tbgZB

[Rory Morrison @rorymorr]

👉 https://t.co/fJOuumSdYv 😉

[Poverty & Inequality Commission @povinequalscot]

"Be brave" - We've written about attending yesterday's @ScotGovFM anti-poverty summit, reflections from @MoragTreanor, and what our Experts by Experience panel member Danielle told delegates. https://t.co/E9uGZShYMp

[Carla Cebula @CarlaOnion]

In our report on the worrying trend of increasing very deep poverty in Scotland we found that over the last two decades, as poverty has fallen, the number of people in very deep poverty has grown, equivalent to sinking roughly the population of Dundee into very deep poverty.

[Euanscotus @euanscotus]

Aonach Eagach Ridge this morning

[Claire Telfer @CTelfc]

Pleased to be sharing our new report with @jrf_uk today that calls for urgent action to meet the child poverty targets and support every family to have a decent, secure income. How we do that must be rooted in the experience and expertise of families (1/4)

[Rory Morrison @rorymorr]

@LindsayGrahamUK congrats Lindsay 👏👏👏🙂

[Arthur Turrell @arthurturrell]

Today, @ONS & @DataSciCampus publish an article tracking the prices of the lowest-cost grocery items using web-scraping, inspired by @BootstrapCook & other campaigners who have rightly asked about the #costofliving experiences of the poorest in society. Here's what we found 🧵

[David Phillips @fiscalphillips]

🚨 NEW... My and @BenZaranko's pre Scottish #SpendingReview @theIFS briefing.

Expensive policy commitments, underlying spending pressures and revenue weaknesses mean @scotgov has 3 choices next week:

🪓Axing
💷Taxing
🙏Hoping & Praying

https://t.co/nlv1Wzkj3K

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[Rory Morrison @rorymorr]

@easyJet Hi, I had a flight cancelled yday, I'm trying to rebook it but can't see how to rebook the flight it was supposed to connect to (also easyjet) without lots of extra charges per person.

[Katie Schmuecker @KatieSchmuecker]

Distribution graphs for today's announcement look the right way around!

Impact as a % income

[Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf_uk]

NEW: JRF responds to the Chancellor's measures on the cost of living 👇

💬 CEO @PaulKissack: "It is right to target help at those on low incomes, who are least able to bear the shock of soaring energy bills."