Andrew Percy

A line chart showing the changes in real-terms prices (i.e. after adjusting for overall inflation) in the 13 separate food and drink categories that ONS reports between January 2021 and September 2025. Oils and fats have seen the biggest increases, by far, of almost 40%, while most other food and drink groups have increased by 5-15%. Only beer, fruit, spirits, fish and wine have seen a real-terms fall in prices over this period.

Alcoholic drinks, along with fruit and fish, are the only food and drink category to have got cheaper, in real terms, since the start of the cost-of-living crisis.

Beer has got slightly more expensive in real terms since the end of 2022, but wine and spirits remain at late 2022 prices.

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Just about every other indicator of risk taking behaviours in young men (alcohol, drug use, offending, etc.) shows a similar downward trend.

Another indicator of risk taking behaviours in young men showing a substantial decline. This is good news.

Neuroanatomical Variability and Early Substance Use Initiation: Insights from the ABCD Study Adolescence is a period of rapid brain development, making it a sensitive window for experiences that may shape long-term outcomes. A new study from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) p...

Neuroanatomical Variability and Early Substance Use Initiation: Insights from the ABCD Study
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Blog by Sophie Mizrahi

The International Youth Crime Drop: Evidence and Explanations | Crime and Justice Abstract Youth crime and other types of risk behavior have declined considerably over the last 20–30 years in many developed countries. Robust evidence comes from both official crime data and…

Reviews of studies on the drop in youth offending finds consistent decreases across many countries ended around 2015, and the drop is best explained by changes in how young people spend free time and decreases in alcohol consumption.

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Is London in the grip of a crime wave? It’s not so simple Perception of runaway crime partly blamed for ‘driving away the super-rich’ but in reality some high-profile offences such as watch theft are falling

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Surveys have always recorded the public as believing crime is worsening, irrespective of whether official statistics are rising or not. This is because media report the most dramatic violent or property crimes. Meanwhile crimes by the powerful remain mainly hidden

Come work with a great team: Assistant Professor in Social Work post in TCD School of Social Work & Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin closing date 17th November 2025: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

🆕Our team’s new blog is out in Research Matters by the @the-sra.org.uk!
👏 Written by Elena Triantafillopoulou, @georginagbb.bsky.social & Siann Hirani, it introduces the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets - a discoverability platform for 2,500+ longitudinal datasets.
👉 atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk

I'm doing a webinar in two weeks (15 Oct 1-2pm BST), part of NIHR Research Support Service's Methods Academy series, on the age-old question: should I do a stepped wedge trial?

Free registration, details here: tinyurl.com/z6cjvce3

@nihr-rss.bsky.social @wiphcem.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

Those who like a chaser to their House of Guinness will be delighted to hear that 'Whiskey Trade Review' (Dublin), 1893-6. has been added to the British newspaper Archive
www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/resul...

This is what I aspire to! I salute you, sir 😄

Episodes Love, Death & Robots is a collection of animated short stories that span the science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy genres. With a bold approach to each story's narrative, episodes are intended t...

Love, death + robots is one of the greatest shows ever. Short films at their best. Only allowed one per night!

love-death-and-robots.com/episodes

Cannabis-based products for medicinal use Call for evidence to support ACMD's review of changes to legislation on the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal purposes (CBPMs).

The ACMD has just published its call for evidence on cannabis-based products for medicinal use in the United Kingdom, as part of its ongoing review. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Mobile drug consumption units could be introduced in Scotland The Scottish Affairs Committee found smaller mobile facilities could be more cost-effective, while reaching a greater number of drug users.

Mobile drug consumption units could be introduced in Scotland
The Scottish Affairs Committee found smaller mobile facilities - like those used in Portugal and the Netherlands - could be more cost-effective, while reaching a greater number of drug users.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Congratulations, Erin. What a great appointment.

Today marked the launch of the Screens, Safety and
Social Media Report by Prof Michelle Butler, Prof Dirk Schubotz and Dr Martina McKnight from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

Access the report ➡️ www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...

Find out more about the report ➡️ www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...

Witches (2024) ⭐ 7.4 | Documentary, History 1h 30m

Just watched Elisabeth Sandkey's documentary, The Witches. Unbelievably powerful documentary about mental health. It's a must watch, seriously. Unique use of archival film. Features one off my all-time favourites, Angel at my table.

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40 Years of Homicide Trends – New Research and Remembrance Exploring 40 years of homicide trends in England & Wales, with academics, policymakers & charities on 22 Sep for reflection & dialogue.

I'm part of an #ESRC grant exploring #homicide trends in #England&Wales . We have a #dissemination event on the 22nd Sept. Please register/send on to interested colleagues.

@bschcnetwork.bsky.social @britsoci.bsky.social @ukri.org @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/40-years-o...

Not entirely unrelated – I would love UK political accounts to get off Twitter. They should do this, even if they don't set up on any alternatives.

But it's not that hard to see why many of them won't move here: small, self-selecting, often hostile audience. bsky.app/profile/step...

Deadline is 31 August 👇

"Of course, let's remember he played under Roberto Martinez at Wigan" 🟣 in the ear purple 🟣 🤣😄🤣 one of the greatest moments of live TV

This is really sad, I saw him play in Belfast a few times over the years. Leviathan is in my top ten. So innovative when it came out.

I'm just finishing @naomiaklein.bsky.social wonderful book - Doppelganger. If you want a book to help you make sense of a world on fire, this is it. I've only just realised that Northern Ireland is another mirror world,a shadow land full of doppelgangers.

Now I'm desperately trying to remember hand signals from my teenage years spent in the army cadets. "On me", hand on top of head?

University rankings have little meaning, are highly subjective, promote a competition frame, and thwart our academic freedom, as commercial ranking organizations dictate what constitutes “a good university.”
- www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/08/stop...

Lol, we should. Strictly road. Not sure I would have the bike handling to manage cross country, but tempted to get a hard tail MTB for deep winter commutes. Do lust after a carbon full suspension, but can't really justify it.

Will be grand after a few decent spins. Should get out on Sunday again.

I'm just back on the bike after 6 weeks off. Legs cooked!!

Evaluation is important and we have good ways of evaluating instructors (observations, audits, mentoring). But the evidence is clear that asking students to Yelp review their instructors the week before exams yields no valuable information on teaching or learning--just customer satisfaction.