Steve Van Riel

Behavioural science, trust, comms/brand strategy/planning. Former Labour policy & research director. Views my own. Now

[Steve Van Riel @steve_vr]

How do we move 'trust' from being a rhetorical flourish into a political strategy? That's the theme of a new report I've written for the @SMFthinktank, with an introuction from the great @patmcfaddenmp

https://t.co/YNuaGViphe

[Ben Shimshon @BenShimshon]

A few insights from @steve_vr and my investigation into how far (broken) election promises matter to voters: https://t.co/JRpkVp42gX

[Theo Bertram @theobertram]

Following our first paper on trust from @steve_vr and @patmcfaddenmp, we're delighted to publish this excellent essay from @RichardBakerMP focusing on the particular challenge of trust in politics and political institutions in Scotland.

https://t.co/MZKWQL7W4B

[Steve Van Riel @steve_vr]

@stellacreasy Thank you! Saw Hens Tooh live at the 100 Club in 1999...

[stellacreasy @stellacreasy]

again more thoughtful reading in the current environment where hot takes are ten a penny but actual insight is as rare as a hens tooh from @steve_vr ...👇

[Theo Bertram @theobertram]

One practical thing I would change in No10 is the mission boards. They’ve stymied agility & dynamism with bureaucracy. Set clear short, mid, & long-term metrics. Don’t micromanage the process. Measure delivery & public trust (see our recent SMF paper by @steve_vr).

[Social Market Foundation @SMFthinktank]

🚨NEW ESSAY SERIES🚨

“The fight for trust is the battle that defines our political era” ~ PM Starmer

Writing for SMF, Dr @steve_vr agrees, and notes: “It’s easy to say trust is important, it’s much harder to identify... what we can do to increase it." https://t.co/LLdHNcB8Aq

[LabourList @LabourList]

💭 “It’s easy to say trust is important, it’s much harder to identify where trust matters most, and what we can do to increase it."

@steve_vr writes in the first report of a new @SMFthinktank series on rebuilding trust in politics:

https://t.co/NO3enLzj29

[Steve Van Riel @steve_vr]

@ProfTimBale Den Engel (the red canopies on the picture) is an Antwerp institution where you can buy a bolleke of De Koninck beer (they also have a brewery). The Red Star Line Museum. The Vleeshuis museum. De Vagant is a good gin bar. Ghent > Bruges if you fancy a trip out

[Steve Van Riel @steve_vr]

I did an interview about trust on a podcast about trust… so if you like trust, have a listen?

👉 the TrustTalk website: https://t.co/bUqR89SINw
👉 Apple Podcast: https://t.co/rzawQlNvnl
👉 Spotify: https://t.co/cMJJ6u7WDm

[Henry Hill @HCH_Hill]

Who would this campaign even target.

[Torsten Bell @TorstenBell]

Alistair was the man who not only gave me my career, but served the beef at my wedding and the cake at our last chat just a few weeks ago. I’ll be forever grateful to have known him, and sad not to be able to share another bottle of wine with him

[Torsten Bell @TorstenBell]

I’m sadder than words can say. Alistair Darling was a great man, but never expected to be treated as one. A man who always felt the weight of the huge decisions that public service involves, but was still able to take them - even in the darkest of economic times

[Steve Van Riel @steve_vr]

@MansurKhamitov Amazing, thank you

[Robert Saunders @redhistorian]

I agree with Anthony Seldon about the damage Boris Johnson has done and his unfitness for public office.

But there's a question he doesn't address here, which needs more attention.

It troubled me about his book, too. So let me try to explain... 🧵
https://t.co/2xJkjnM4fz

[Adam Mastroianni @a_m_mastroianni]

My paper with @DanTGilbert is out today in Nature: people believe that people are less kind than they used to be, they're probably wrong about that, and we have an idea where this illusion comes from. https://t.co/n548VN5EiQ

[Andy - Burley Banksy @theburleybanksy]

#lufc

[Davide Luca @d_t_luca]

1/4 Do you think you know everything about #Brexit impacts? The #polarisation of economic behaviours 👇 https://t.co/mTBfnH4WYr

[Little Greenis @DurtMcHurtt]

Heavens to Betsy
Betsy to Heavens
Heavens BACK to Betsy
Betsy-GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL