Labour will not provide any evidence of the delays induced by protection of the environment (oh hold on - £27.50 Swift bricks are obviously make and break) and have been contradicted by #EnglishNature. This is all mooth and no troos.

But what can we expect from #Starmer and #Reeves?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/10/no-10-blocked-nature-concessions-in-planning-bill-amid-labour-rebellion-sources-say

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/03/revealed-5000-english-nature-sites-at-risk-under-labours-planning-proposals

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/12/wild-justice-judicial-review-labour-planning-bill-angela-rayner

#Environment #Risk #England #EvidenceBasedPolicy

6️⃣ The Economists Agree

Economists—left, right, and center—overwhelmingly support more immigration.

Not out of idealism, but because the data is clear: it works.

#OpenBorders #EconConsensus #EvidenceBasedPolicy #ProGrowth #ImmigrationWorks #DataDrivenDecisions #SmartPolicy #20postchallenge

📢 We led the evaluation of UNICEF Mexico’s 2020-2025 Country Programme, shaping the 2026-2031 CPD!

🔍 Our approach:
✅ Mixed-methods evaluation
✅ Participatory theory of change workshops
✅ Gender equity, human rights & inclusion focus
✅ Advanced data analysis tools

This reinforces hera’s expertise in high-impact evaluations for global organizations. Learn more: https://www.hera.eu/news/comprehensive-evaluation-unicef-mexico-2020-2025-country-programme-document

#UNICEF #Mexico #ImpactEvaluation #EvidenceBasedPolicy #GlobalDevelopment

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/22/wales-20mph-speed-limit-cut-road-deaths-why-debate “sometimes it can be best to ignore the noisiest voices, and take the evidence-based course” #Wales #SafeStreets #TwentyIsPlenty #EvidenceBasedPolicy #PublicSafety

👉 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: https://impact.dataschool.nl/events/making-a-difference-societal-impact-through-collaborative-research/

#EvidenceBasedPolicy #StakeholderEngagement #PolicyInnovation #WorkshopMethodology #Conference #Collaboration

“I want us to have a building code that’s motivated by science and informed by trade-offs,” Eriksen said. “I’m worried we’re building a world that’s too expensive to live in.” https://slate.com/business/2025/02/housing-crisis-apartments-development-single-stair-reform-codes.html #SingleStair #BuildingCodeReform #Housing #Elevator #FireSafety #Science #Architecture #EvidenceBasedPolicy

‘Known unknowns’, or how to plug the gaps in public research

by @TimHarford

https://timharford.com/2024/11/known-unknowns-or-how-to-plug-the-gaps-in-public-research/

#CochraneReviews #EvidenceBasedPolicy

"Just a wee plea to my lefty friends not to get stuck into this idea that if you just show people enough data they will change their minds. Because this government is actively saying, 'we will erase the data'. Because it doesn't matter. It's not real to us it's not what we believe."

#StephanieRodgers (@bootstheory), 2024

https://www.1of200.nz/podcast/1200-s2e68-fast-track-next-generation

#podcasts #1Of200 #data #EvidenceBasedPolicy

#Florida’s #SurgeonGeneral Shows the #Danger of #Politicizing #Medicine.

#JosephLadapo’s #rejection of #evidencebasedpolicy stems from #political rather than #scientific #motivations and puts #innocent # lives #atrisk

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Health #Healthcare #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #ConspiracyTheories #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/floridas-surgeon-general-shows-the-danger-of-politicizing-of-medicine/

Reality has a distinct anti-conservative bias, but conservatives have an answer: when the facts don't support your policies, just get different facts. Who needs #EvidenceBasedPolicy when you can have #PolicyBasedEvidence?

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/10/digital-redlining/#stop-confusing-the-issue-with-relevant-facts

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It was a really busy week in work. We started on Monday with the launch of the National Challenge Fund at #SFI. The team at CES are delivering training in Theory of Change as part of the programme, and we were in with groups on Tuesday and Wednesday. They were really fun, interactive sessions with the researchers bringing a lot into the room. #NationalChallengeFund #SFI #research #TheoryOfChange #EvidenceBasedPolicy

#evidencebasedpolicy
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RT @saaf_oxforduni
I seek a common denominator that will yield dignity to all citizens, that would make justice a habit, that would not continue to perpetrate the hierarchical society into which we are born, without our choice: Prof Sona Jharia Minz, Vice Chancellor of Sido Kanhu Murmu University.
https://twitter.com/saaf_oxforduni/status/1489911467189354506

Why the @JPAL_SA @eGovFoundation partnership on urban local body data is a worrying trend in data sharing. #DataProtection #DataRights #EvidenceBasedPolicy. My post on @internetfreedom

cc @roadscholarz @karthik_econ

https://forum.internetfreedom.in/t/egov-foundation-partners-with-j-pal-south-asia-to-improve-government-service/2592?u=srikanthlogic

#datadrivengovernance #evidencebasedpolicy
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RT @yadavtejashwi
I have written to many senior leaders of our country about our shared apprehension and responsibilities in the context of the ongoing demand for Socio-Economic and Caste Census and the apathy of the ruling party at the centre towards the same. #CasteCensus
https://twitter.com/yadavtejashwi/status/1441581972740984837

#datadrivengovrrnance #Evidencebasedpolicy
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RT @Anurag_Dwary
@Bjp4india @BJP4MP @ChouhanShivraj आपको राजनीति करना है करें, लेकिन कृप्या बच्चों को बख्श दें जो बच्चे अंडा खाते हैं उनको विकल्प दें,अंडे में प्रोटीन पर कोई संशय नहीं हैं, ना ही दूध की तरह मिलावट कर सकते हैं. @messagesachin @OfficeOfKNath @Incindia @vinodkapri @k_satyarthi
https://twitter.com/Anurag_Dwary/status/1330506966687502337

#datadrivengovernance and #evidencebasedpolicy
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RT @imrantelegraph
Parliament questions
How many migrant workers returned to their states during lockdown?
How many of them died during their journey back home?
Whether the govt has provided any compensation to the victims family
GOVERNMENT REPLY: NO SUCH DATA MAINTAINED.
@ttindia
https://twitter.com/imrantelegraph/status/1305413466597945345

The problem with trying to get good, quantitative data with charitable food sector data is... is that it doesn't exist.

#evidencebasedpolicy #frustratingphonecallswithwellmeaningcharitableactors

Finally called the provincial entity I'm most likely to piss off with my research (well, the one which isn't the government) to inquire for comment / thoughts on my data.

Funtimes #evidencebasedpolicy

RT @DawJustine@twitter.com

An important report for every New Zealander to read. @gnsscience@twitter.com provided scientific datasets and analysis to inform the report, so we’re really looking forward to its release. #sciencecounts #evidencebasedpolicy #SoE #groundwater #airquality #hazards https://twitter.com/mfe_news/status/1110728334890065921

Now that Trump's FCC has killed Net Neutrality, we all need to participate in instrumenting the net to document violations https://boingboing.net/2018/02/22/wahoo-wehe.html #distributedmeasurement #cablecompanyfuckery #evidencebasedpolicy #analytics #webtheory #ajitpai #Post #wehe #fcc