How can Andy Burnham bring the UK’s essential services under public control? Nesta’s @raviguru.bsky.social & Tony Curzon Price explore how government can improve essential services, rethink its market role and rebuild public trust in our latest podcast ep. 🎧: https://bit.ly/4fOYHQf

How can Andy Burnham solve Britain’s wealth tax debate? Nesta’s @raviguru.bsky.social and economist @arunadvani.bsky.social explore whether a wealth tax is the right answer for raising government revenue - and the practical tax reforms that could raise billions. 🎧: https://bit.ly/4fOYHQf

How can Andy Burnham take back control from big tech? Nesta's @raviguru.bsky.social and Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE discuss how a new government can protect children online, hold tech companies to account and build digital technology that serves the public. 🎧 : https://bit.ly/4hd6ERN

🚀 Why do so many promising social innovations never make it beyond the pilot stage? Join us on 3 Sept to explore how strategic partnerships can help ideas scale into lasting impact. Hear from experts at Nesta, Social Finance & Library of Things. Register now: https://bit.ly/4xhIiLC

Where should Andy Burnham look to raise revenue - and where shouldn't he? @raviguru.bsky.social & @timleunig.bsky.social discuss the policy cul-de-sacs that Burnham should avoid if he wants to find the financial headroom to fund his agenda, in our new podcast. Listen: https://bit.ly/4g4RLPt

What should Andy Burnham do to win the global race on digital public tech? In our new deep-dive series, Nesta’s @raviguru.bsky.social and Mallory Durran explore how the UK can modernise government, unlock public data and build better digital public services: https://bit.ly/44V3DhG

If Andy Burnham wants to deliver lasting change when it comes to health, prevention will need to be at the heart of his agenda. Where should he begin? Nesta’s @raviguru.bsky.social and Hugo Harper discuss on our deep-dive series: Andy Burnham’s first 100 days: https://bit.ly/3RXTPR7

Building one million homes in the Oxford-Cambridge arc could boost UK GDP by ~£130 billion and raise £50 billion in tax revenue. 📈 In his latest piece for Nesta’s Options for the UK project, @timleunig.bsky.social outlines how a plan to build in the region could work: https://bit.ly/4vVANsk

Policy Live is back for 2026 📣 Nesta's one-day event returns to Westminster on 10 September, with 20+ sessions and 50+ speakers exploring the ideas, evidence and innovations needed to navigate the challenges ahead.

How should Andy Burnham fix our broken tax system in his first 100 days? In our new deep dive podcast series, Nesta CEO Ravi Gurumurthy is joined by tax expert Dan Neidle to explore how Andy Burnham can close the tax gap and claw back billions. Watch: https://bit.ly/4pJOzwJ

What should Andy Burnham do in his first 100 days as Prime Minister? In our new deep-dive series, Nesta CEO Ravi Gurumurthy is joined by leading experts to stress-test the big policy ideas that could shape a new government. 🎧 First four episodes out now: https://bit.ly/4yKGVqa

The UK public sector spends £6bn a year renting the basic digital infrastructure its services rely on. To unlock billion-pound growth, we must shift from passive renters to sovereign owners of our digital rails. Our practical blueprint for rebuilding our digital foundations: https://bit.ly/4huChWW

Andy Burnham’s laid out his vision for the UK - but what’s his take on tackling obesity? ⤵️ The new Prime Minister shared his thoughts in our report, Nourishing Britain - a political manual for improving the nation's health authored by Henry Dimbleby and Dr Dolly van Tulleken. https://bit.ly/4g3HMZ0

With new UK government leadership incoming, how can ministers and policymakers turn momentum into meaningful change? On the Policy Fix podcast, we explore what it actually takes to get things done in government. 🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/4ymO13U

Policy change turned the UK away from smoking - it can do the same for our broken food system. Our Policy Fix guests break down the steps the government should take to turn the tide in our latest episode. 🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/44qqG3F

The world around us shapes what we eat. Right now, this system has made the UK one of the largest consumers of ultra-processed foods in the world. We break down how to fix our broken food environment in the latest episode of the Policy Fix. 🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/4gYcfLy

As we enter another sweltering week, new data reveals that more than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes in England & Wales. New data also shows millions of homes are overheating. We dug into the data to see how England's homes are coping with extreme weather.https://bit.ly/3R4S1oQ

🤖 Can AI transform policymaking? Join us on 21 July for a lunchtime webinar exploring how AI is reshaping evidence in public policy. Hear from experts developing Nesta's Policy Atlas AI tool alongside government leaders driving change. Register to secure your place ➡️ https://bit.ly/3SSTPBY

Obesity is the UK's biggest public health challenge. The latest episode of the Policy Fix podcast unpacks how the government can rewrite the rules of our broken food system and finally turn the tide. 🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/4gYcfLy

We think health targets for supermarkets could reduce obesity by around 20% - but we need to see government action soon. Hear more about how the healthy food standard could turn the tide on obesity in the latest episode of the Policy Fix. 🎧 Watch: https://bit.ly/4b7rMVy

How can influencing + advising help scale social innovation? 📈 Join us for the next event in our series on scaling social innovations, exploring lessons from campaigning, advocacy and policymaker engagement. ⏰ 2 July, 18:00–19:15 BST 📍 London 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4dCMQoL

Could a second referendum on Europe do more harm than good? In the latest episode of the Policy Fix podcast, Professor Anand Menon, director at UK in a Changing Europe, breaks down what a second referendum might look like in practice. 🎧Watch the full ep, rate & subscribe: https://bit.ly/4oiAaqR

Why is the EU holding such a firm line against Britain? On the latest episode of the Policy Fix podcast, Professor Anand Menon breaks down the strategic challenge behind an EU and UK trade deal. Subscribe, share and rate. 🎧Watch the ep: https://bit.ly/4oiAaqR

Is the UK running out of realistic options on Europe? In the latest episode of the Policy Fix podcast, our guests explore how to settle the UK's position in Europe. 🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oiAaqR

The right economic model is to rejoin the EU, says Nesta's @timleunig.bsky.social. But is Brexit an economic issue or a debate on sovereignty? Listen to our latest episode of the Policy Fix podcast, untangling the UK's place in Europe. 🎧Watch ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oiAaqR

The debate over online regulation has never been more urgent, with a social media ban for under-16s set to go ahead. But is a straightforward ban the right move, or should policymakers be looking at alternatives? 🎙️Listen to the Policy Fix podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/4erFNOT

A UK ban on social media for under 16s is officially on the table - but is it really the best solution for children's online safety? Listen to the Policy Fix podcast where we deep dive into the benefits, limitations and alternatives. 🎥 Watch the ep ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dE1zjP

The UK government has just announced a ban on social media for under-16s. But a recent blog by Nesta's Tony Curzon Price argues that prohibition is a flawed solution. Keeping children off toxic, commercially-driven platforms is only half the battle. https://bit.ly/3PnJFHK

How Ireland has gained from Brexit - and why they would drive a hard bargain ⤵️ In this ep of the Policy Fix podcast, we're exploring the UK's place in Europe, the future of UK-EU relations and the economic costs of Brexit. 🎧 Watch the full ep: https://bit.ly/4oiAaqR Subscribe, rate and share.

What is Brexit truly costing the UK economy? A new ep of the Policy Fix podcast is out now. With Brexit back at the top of the political agenda, our guests explore the UK's place in Europe in a fragile world order. 🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oiAaqR