This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures collective wellbeing across the UK. Carnegie UK’s Life in the UK wellbeing index measures collective wellbeing across the UK. It is based on what people in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland tell us about their lives. The purpose of this index is to assist governments...

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK looks at improving our understanding of participatory and deliberative democracy’s ability to deliver democratic wellbeing. In August 2023 Carnegie UK began a programme of engagement to help improve our understanding of participatory and deliberative democracy’s ability to deliver democratic wellbeing. This work had a particular focus on...

This report by UK think tank Carnegie UK looks at how Scotland’s National Performance Framework is being underused. This report demonstrates that Scotland’s National Performance Framework is being underused and failing to shape government policy as it could and should. Dr Max French homes in on the Scottish picture and sets out six steps that...

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK looks at the collective impact of rising living costs on wellbeing. Rising living costs are a serious threat to wellbeing, but it doesn’t have to be this way. In this short report, we share the findings of research undertaken in early 2023 to investigate the collective impact...