Autumn Budget 2026: Snap Response Our economists offer their snap reflections on the Chancellor’s budget, the first of Andy Burnham’s premiership. ucl.ac.uk/engage/news/autumn…

Join @LukaszRachel (Associate Professor at @EconUCL and Academic Co-Director of the UCL Policy Lab) this Friday for a @NIESRorg webinar, exploring some of the economic forces that underpin the rise in real interest rates. Sign up here ⤵️ ucl.ac.uk/engage/events/2026…

Due to high demand we’ve opened up a handful of final spaces for tomorrow’s Annual Public Lecture. Stephen Machin (LSE) will be joined by Delphine Strauss (FT) and respondent Jeevun Sandher MP. Reserve your spot ASAP: billetto.co.uk/e/stone-centr… @UCLPolicyLab

Don't miss this year's Stone Centre Annual Lecture on 21 October, exploring how labour market inequality has changed over the last several decades. Find out more and sign up here ⤵️

Britons are more positive about devolution if it shares power directly with their communities, our latest report finds. Over the past year, the UCL Policy Lab and @Demos have worked with communities to understand how bottom-up action can help lay the foundation for fixing the country. Read ‘Becoming a Nation of Neighbours here: ucl.ac.uk/engage/news/2026/s…

A packed room at Green Party conference to hear about how we can disagree well in our public debate.

We’ve arrived in Brighton as our busy conference programme continues with Green Party Conference! Join us @Moreincommon_ and @ucl as we discuss new research on Disagreeing Well and how we can reach out across differences. 3pm at The Grand Alexandra Room

From our post speech event with @UCLPolicyLab yesterday, word cloud of the contents of Burnham speech. Said yesterday it could have been framed as a social democrat version of Take Back Control, and both words featured a lot, if not together!

Stone Centre Co-Director Wendy Carlin addressed a packed room at @UCLPolicyLab's Big Tax Debate at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. The panel discussed how to make the UK tax system fairer and more progressive while driving #growth and #productivity.

"The most successful messages tested by the report’s authors were on re-nationalising industries and opposing Donald Trump – extraordinarily popular positions across the political spectrum". Our new polling with @timsout is covered in the @NewStatesman. newstatesman.com/politics/20…

Finally, we'll wrap up our packed programme with expert analysis on the Prime Minister's Speech from @LukeTryl, Frances Foley, @RSylvester1 of @ObserverUK and @TomBaldwin66

Then our next health discussion of the day on how we can build a truly preventative NHS. We've got key insights from experts including @RCoANews @beckymontacute @Alison_McGovern, Lee Pennington from Open Door, @ProfIAbubakar, Seb Rees @IPPR

First up, our panel on how communities can lead the charge on tackling inequalities with @CaitProwle @Petebrierley @RowennaDavis @the_young_fdn @GrandChallenges @phil_tinline

Our final day at Labour Conference is off to a flying start. Following a breakfast briefing with @Moreincommon_ on the role of universities as shared institutions and a collaboration with @uniofleicester onnext steps for NHS workforce. We're back to the Derwent pod for our final three panels!

Then rounding off with a rousing discussion on Power and Place with @powertochange_. Come hear from @AngelaRayner, and an in conversation with @roswynnejones and Liam Kelly from @makeCIC

Back by popular demand, we'll then be hosting @guardian Politics Weekly Live with @Moreincommon_. Join us to hear @Miatsf talk all things Labour, Government and Energy with @PippaCrerar @kiranstacey

It doesn't stop there, up next a timely debate on how to make sure the UK's G20 presidency works for communities across the country, with @kirstyjmcneill, @anandMenon1 @AsthanaRoli, Murray Hunt and Laura Chappell @IPPR

Then join us again in the afternoon with @UCL_London to learn about how science and tech can turbocharge place-based growth with @Lola__McEvoy @xiaoweixu_, John Holden, @amy_lightstone @dc_lawrence and @greenmiranda

Outside the conference centre we'll be joining our partners @right_hereUK @hopenothate @jrf_uk @localitynews @powertochange_ @the_young_fdn on the community power bus. All aboard!

Day 2 at Labour conference with another packed day of panels, podcasts and more. Starting off with an in-depth discussion on a new national story of equality this morning with @UniofOxford, @Moreincommon_ , @timsout @CEPEO_UCL @claire_ainsley @labourlewis