Bobby Duffy

@bobbyduffy.bsky.social

Director, Policy Institute at King's College London and Chair of the Campaign for Social Science

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Join us tomorrow at Conservative Party Conference, as we discuss the future of the workforce with Baroness Amanda Spielman, Lord David Willetts, Prof Baroness Alison Wolf, @jesslister.bsky.social and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social

📅 Tues 6 October, 10:30–11:45
📍 Hall 10b, ICC, Birmingham
🎟️ Pass required

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“The most influential factors were whether respondents felt that scientists are "on the side of people like them" and whether they thought of scientists as open and transparent. Both outweighed perceptions of scientific expertise.”

Imp for science for policy/evidence-informed policymaking.
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🗓️ Tomorrow: Sir Roger Jowell Memorial Lecture 2026

Join @natcen.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to challenge common assumptions about generational divides and explore what the evidence really tells us about how different generations think and behave.

➡️ natcen.ac.uk/events/sir-r...

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“Our perceptions of reality are more tied to emotional reactions and identity than a careful study of the statistics. We are partly sending signals about what’s worrying us.” Brilliant work from @bobbyduffy.bsky.social

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🚨 TOMORROW: The Fair Necessities: Why We Need a Fairer Britain

Join us, @fairness.bsky.social, Will Snell, @pollyneate.bsky.social, Will Hutton, Siobhan Aarons and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to discuss why a fair society matters, and how we can make it happen

➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-f...

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Always presuming Reform are still intact by then, and that the Tories are still prepared (despite what they say) to touch them with the proverbial bargepole, this is fascinating stuff on who'd vote for who tactically from @bobbyduffy.bsky.social for @anandmenon.bsky.social's @ukandeu.bsky.social

Tactical voting: Reform’s allies and opponents at the polls Reform are the party voters most want to block Reform are the party people most want to prevent from winning in their constituency, named by two in five (41%) of the public, rising to a majority of Labour (63%), Green (77%) and Lib Dem (71%) supporters. Labour is the next most cited party, driven by half of Reform (52%) and Conservative (49%) supporters saying they'd vote tactically to keep them out. Almost a third (29%) of the public say they would consider voting Conservative to block Reform in a close contest between the two parties – three times higher than the share who say they'd do the reverse (9%). But Labour and Green supporters would still be more likely to vote for their own party regardless. Around half of Green (54%) and Lib Dem (46%) supporters say they would consider voting Labour to stop Reform – but Conservatives are more than twice as likely to say they'd choose Reform (33%) over Labour (14%), and likelier still to vote Conservative anyway (45%). The Conservatives are Reform supporters' only real choice in a tactical vote One in three (33%) Reform supporters say they’d consider voting Conservative – far ahead of all other parties, with Labour (7%) and Green (7%) the next most selected options. Conservative supporters are the only group with a notable share willing to vote tactically for Reform (30%), against 8% of Labour, 5% of Green and 4% of Lib Dem supporters.