Polly Neate

Formal launch and first meeting of the Social Insights Panel today, thanks to @FutureGovForum @betterwaynetwrk and Henry Smith Foundation. Read more here ⬇️
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I'm truly honoured to have been recommended as a cross-bench peer by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. In this new phase of my life, I will continue to strive for the causes I have believed in and championed throughout my career.
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This made me shudder. Same spot and same incredible volunteers @RNLI @swanagelifeboat @HMCoastguard @dsairambulance that rescued me after my accident in 2022. Thinking of family and friends, and also the rescuers who must have had a very hard experience

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Very excited to introduce this project with @FutureGovForum today, following the government’s launch this week of the Civil Society Covenant and phase 2 of the Test, Learn & Grow approach to public service reform. Check it out on Substack: substack.com/@pollyneate/no…

People on the frontline @Shelter⁩ see the racism of the housing system devastating lives daily. But to get change it’s not enough to know something, you have to prove it. Hence this important work by ⁦@HeriotWattUni⁩ theguardian.com/society/2025/j…