John Wade

Okay this is getting ridiculous.

In addition to the ongoing problems with the UK’s Labour Force Survey, the Wealth and Assets Survey (key source for measuring wealth inequality) has now also had its accreditation revoked due to falling response rates.

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Is there really a religious revival in England? Why I’m sceptical of a new report In Anglican and Catholic churches, average weekly attendance is down about 20% from pre-pandemic levels.

Enjoyed More or Less this a.m. scrutinising church attendance trends in the light of the recent Bible Society report

@stephenkb.bsky.social was sceptical at the time!

Especially David Voas' expert input. I had early sight of his recent Conversation piece: theconversation.com/is-there-rea...

Interesting emerging trend @paulitaylor.bsky.social

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Place In Practice 3.0. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Our journey to becoming a place-based organisation continues with the launch of our Moreton-In-The-Marsh and Stow-on-the-Wold team. Join our latest webinar to hear how place is moulding into shape a...

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Building thriving societies – it's easy as ABCD In the face of growing social fragmentation and dwindling public resources, public services across the UK are grappling with unprecedented challenges. The traditional...

“The traditional model – which treats citizens as passive service recipients – has hit its capacity limits.”

Following the publication of our new thinkpiece, #StrongerThings headline speaker @cormacrussell.bsky.social‬ advocates for a realignment between institutions & communities.

Plenty of people from Gloucestershire Norfolk and Suffolk at #strongerthings today @bromfordlab.bsky.social @bromford.bsky.social

Stupid rich man

Do we really need growth (and if so, of what?) Labour’s growth obsession ignores a key truth: we’ve already ‘arrived’ – instead of chasing more, it’s time to share prosperity fairly

✍️ Do we really need growth (and if so, of what)?

Labour’s growth obsession ignores a key truth: we’ve already ‘arrived’ – instead of chasing more, it’s time to share prosperity fairly

By Peter Wrigley

Learning from the Inside Out by @wendylansdown on Bluesky I don’t think of myself as a Systems Thinker, it sounds a bit academic.  I’m more of a practical person. I learn by doing stuff – experiment, listen alongside coll…

I've written a new blog! Thinking about how we listen and learn and get stuff done together... neighbourhoodcares.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/l... @tobylowe.bsky.social @carolineslocock.bsky.social @gh72.bsky.social @ojgarling.bsky.social

It was a great conversation with my chiropractor, as usual. Today, we had Vinted, nearly falling flat on my face at Liverpool Street station and Brandon Thomas-Asante scoring against Oldham.

@lydcole.bsky.social great hear that you are back in the studio Lydia

Book Review: Black Out by John Lawton – noirish wartime thriller I couldn’t remember why I’d put Black Out on my Must Read list. It must have been recommended in glowing tones somewhere as it doesn’t have the look of the kind of book I normally…

I just finished reading Black Out and came across this review by Judith McKinnon which is pretty good judithmckinnon.com/2021/10/01/b...

It's great to see you on here. Will you start sharing live scores and video soon, too?

Opinion | The clergy giving cover to Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation MAGA clergy and religious figures standing with Trump may get more than they bargained for.

The church is complicit. Franklin Graham yesterday was especially galling. Talk about the wrong side of history, these guys are on it.

New analysis: If four UK airport expansions including Heathrow are allowed to go ahead, they will cancel out the carbon savings of this government’s clean power plan IN JUST FIVE YEARS. This government must cancel these planned expansions.

neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...

huh...

Sadly they didn't vote for it when they had the chance

Hypocrisy and inaction: exploring the right’s stance on abuse and women’s rights While far-right politicians claim to champion the protection of abuse victims, their actions often tell a starkly different story

😡 Hypocrisy and inaction: exploring the right’s stance on abuse and women’s rights

While far-right politicians claim to champion the protection of abuse victims, their actions often tell a starkly different story | Andy Brown

Bert

Zakir Hussain, legendary Indian tabla musician, dies aged 73 The classical musician, who performed with George Harrison and Van Morrison, died in a San Francisco hospital on Sunday

www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...

Sad news. Saw Zakir in Birmingham with Keele Jazz Society back in the 80s. A wonderful musician

Before and after at the #hooknortonharriers #ChristmasCanter

Had to move the Quran out of the way to make room for the chocolate biscuits after our Friends Meeting this morning

Came home from a grim Darragh parkrun to the lovely smell of leek and potato soup on the stove

In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme

I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...

Norwich City Council guilty of ‘maladministration’ and failing tenants Pressure grows on Norwich City Council ­– one of the worst-performing councils for failing its tenants according to the Housing Ombudsman

Labour-run Norwich City Council rents out over 14,000 properties. A Housing Ombudsman investigation said it was the worst performing landlord in the country. For 2 years it repeatedly ignored complaints from vulnerable tenants, causing compensation claims to jump by 500%.