Youth Led Innovation

It’s easy to be sceptical about Labour’s embrace of a ‘mission-led government’, as outlined in Kier Starmer’s recent speech. Mariana Mazzucato’s original concept, whilst powerful in reclaiming the idea of state-led innovation that refuses to outsource thinking and action to the private sector, is light on what mission-led innovation has actually achieved.  The idea was…

Is it ever too late to work on our Social Emotional Learning? In January, the BBC reported on research that links students’ mental health and drug or alcohol use to their chosen subject. As a former psychology undergraduate, I know that people sometimes comment on how choosing to study psychology is often motivated by students’…

Place-based policy and the ‘Levelling Up’ agenda ‘This [the UK’s] centralised [policymaking] approach has had several negative consequences for past efforts to level up. It under-utilises local knowledge, fails to cultivate local leadership and has often meant anchor institutions in local government have lacked powers, capacity and capability. These shortcomings have gone hand-in hand with…