Omar Khan
@omaromalleykhan.bsky.social
CEO of @taso.org.uk, Chair of Trust for London, Executive Committee of Political Studies Association. The usual disclaimers.
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Omar Khan
@omaromalleykhan.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Sadly, humans can be mobilised in the cause of hatred. We should bemoan & condemn it wherever we see it. We must also defend and promote a positive alternative, of how we can and do work together across our differences, indeed of how those interactions produce the best of us
Seems I dunno, 'openly corrupt'
Timeline.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Seems I dunno, 'openly corrupt'
Just 6% of US higher education students attend the most selective institutions (acceptance rates under 25%)
The majority attend colleges or universities where the acceptance rate is 75%+
While low income students predominantly attend the latter, journalists and politics mostly attend the former
The majority attend colleges or universities where the acceptance rate is 75%+
While low income students predominantly attend the latter, journalists and politics mostly attend the former
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just 6% of US higher education students attend the most selective institutions (acceptance rates under 25%)
The majority attend colleges or universities where the acceptance rate is 75%+
While low income students predominantly attend the latter, journalists and politics mostly attend the former
The majority attend colleges or universities where the acceptance rate is 75%+
While low income students predominantly attend the latter, journalists and politics mostly attend the former
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Much to agree with here, notably on Labour's bewildering lack of interest in what 2010-24 governments actually did in policy terms. But this - something we have known for well over a century! - just cannot be repeated too often.
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Much to agree with here, notably on Labour's bewildering lack of interest in what 2010-24 governments actually did in policy terms. But this - something we have known for well over a century! - just cannot be repeated too often.
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls reminds us of the need to tackle such violence in UK higher education, with 1 in 3 women reporting sexual harrassment at university, and 1 in 5 reporting sexual assault or sexual violence
Office for Students survey:
Office for Students survey:
Sexual misconduct survey 2025 - analysis of results - Office for Students
In 2025 we asked all final-year students across England to complete a pilot survey on sexual misconduct in higher education. This report presents a selection of key findings that illustrate the most s...
www.officeforstudents.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls reminds us of the need to tackle such violence in UK higher education, with 1 in 3 women reporting sexual harrassment at university, and 1 in 5 reporting sexual assault or sexual violence
Office for Students survey:
Office for Students survey:
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📣 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls and the start of the #16DaysofActivism.
No one should flee violence and abuse only to face further harm on their journeys to safety or again in the UK.
But this is the reality for many refugee women.
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No one should flee violence and abuse only to face further harm on their journeys to safety or again in the UK.
But this is the reality for many refugee women.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📣 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls and the start of the #16DaysofActivism.
No one should flee violence and abuse only to face further harm on their journeys to safety or again in the UK.
But this is the reality for many refugee women.
1/🧵
No one should flee violence and abuse only to face further harm on their journeys to safety or again in the UK.
But this is the reality for many refugee women.
1/🧵
The relationship btw social class, education & income is contested, if not confused
Particularly when thinking about social class intergenerationally
Do all ppl who go to university become middle class after they graduate?
Are all apprentices working class?
How much money makes you middle class?
Particularly when thinking about social class intergenerationally
Do all ppl who go to university become middle class after they graduate?
Are all apprentices working class?
How much money makes you middle class?
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The relationship btw social class, education & income is contested, if not confused
Particularly when thinking about social class intergenerationally
Do all ppl who go to university become middle class after they graduate?
Are all apprentices working class?
How much money makes you middle class?
Particularly when thinking about social class intergenerationally
Do all ppl who go to university become middle class after they graduate?
Are all apprentices working class?
How much money makes you middle class?
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The search now turns towards understanding how inflation impacts the estimates of other studies and, ultimately, what specifically explains the "missing environments". /x
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The search now turns towards understanding how inflation impacts the estimates of other studies and, ultimately, what specifically explains the "missing environments". /x
When I went on a course before the birth of my child over a dozen years ago, the 10 couples were told not to worry about caesarean births as if you asked it was more likely to need 'intervention'
I pressed: what are the stats on how many births are caesarean
Answer: how long is a piece of string
I pressed: what are the stats on how many births are caesarean
Answer: how long is a piece of string
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
When I went on a course before the birth of my child over a dozen years ago, the 10 couples were told not to worry about caesarean births as if you asked it was more likely to need 'intervention'
I pressed: what are the stats on how many births are caesarean
Answer: how long is a piece of string
I pressed: what are the stats on how many births are caesarean
Answer: how long is a piece of string
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The Economist on the British government's proposal that the country with the comparatively best record on integration in one generation could emulate Denmark, which struggles in integration, and where the tough line on asylum presents further barriers
November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Economist on the British government's proposal that the country with the comparatively best record on integration in one generation could emulate Denmark, which struggles in integration, and where the tough line on asylum presents further barriers
Rather than 'brilliant but flawed', wd it be better/more accurate to acknowledge moral qualities and intellectual ability are un-related?And to prioritise morality? Eg "He was so morally vacuous that his brilliance merely served to advance his malevolent aims" or just "morally degenerate" full stop?
November 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Rather than 'brilliant but flawed', wd it be better/more accurate to acknowledge moral qualities and intellectual ability are un-related?And to prioritise morality? Eg "He was so morally vacuous that his brilliance merely served to advance his malevolent aims" or just "morally degenerate" full stop?
People say blue sky skews liberal or left or whatever but my timeline mainly skews cricket
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
People say blue sky skews liberal or left or whatever but my timeline mainly skews cricket
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Attention is on NEETs today, but the problem is much worse.
NEETs include stay-at-home parents & jobseekers.
Strip those out to focus on people not working, not seeking work, not in education & not parenting: this group of economically & socially dislocated young adults has *doubled* in a decade.
NEETs include stay-at-home parents & jobseekers.
Strip those out to focus on people not working, not seeking work, not in education & not parenting: this group of economically & socially dislocated young adults has *doubled* in a decade.
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Attention is on NEETs today, but the problem is much worse.
NEETs include stay-at-home parents & jobseekers.
Strip those out to focus on people not working, not seeking work, not in education & not parenting: this group of economically & socially dislocated young adults has *doubled* in a decade.
NEETs include stay-at-home parents & jobseekers.
Strip those out to focus on people not working, not seeking work, not in education & not parenting: this group of economically & socially dislocated young adults has *doubled* in a decade.
Half (49.7%) of people of colour are migrants (2021 Census data for England & Wales)
54% of Asian British
51% of Black British
18% of 'Mixed'
68% of 'Other'
Racism affects both the 5.5 million ethnic minorities who were born in Britain and the 5.4 million ethnic minorities who were born elsewhere
54% of Asian British
51% of Black British
18% of 'Mixed'
68% of 'Other'
Racism affects both the 5.5 million ethnic minorities who were born in Britain and the 5.4 million ethnic minorities who were born elsewhere
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Half (49.7%) of people of colour are migrants (2021 Census data for England & Wales)
54% of Asian British
51% of Black British
18% of 'Mixed'
68% of 'Other'
Racism affects both the 5.5 million ethnic minorities who were born in Britain and the 5.4 million ethnic minorities who were born elsewhere
54% of Asian British
51% of Black British
18% of 'Mixed'
68% of 'Other'
Racism affects both the 5.5 million ethnic minorities who were born in Britain and the 5.4 million ethnic minorities who were born elsewhere
Look, being English just means being steeped in English culture. If you dont know the rules or follow the Ashes, you're even less English than those supporting the West Indies or a South Asian cricket team, who at least know what the superior sport is
Oh, that's not what you meant by 'culture'?
Oh, that's not what you meant by 'culture'?
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Look, being English just means being steeped in English culture. If you dont know the rules or follow the Ashes, you're even less English than those supporting the West Indies or a South Asian cricket team, who at least know what the superior sport is
Oh, that's not what you meant by 'culture'?
Oh, that's not what you meant by 'culture'?
If you think migration causes racism, you then agree racism was much less (zero, negative in some years?) in the 1980s & that racism today is greatest in London
I know evidence isn't driving the discourse but it should inform policy if policymakers seek to effectively address racism & its effects
I know evidence isn't driving the discourse but it should inform policy if policymakers seek to effectively address racism & its effects
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
If you think migration causes racism, you then agree racism was much less (zero, negative in some years?) in the 1980s & that racism today is greatest in London
I know evidence isn't driving the discourse but it should inform policy if policymakers seek to effectively address racism & its effects
I know evidence isn't driving the discourse but it should inform policy if policymakers seek to effectively address racism & its effects
Meaning & purpose can only be achieved in this life, through our relationships & impact on others, particularly those we love & know best
Thinking & framing human life as world historic (past or future) leads to actions that deprioritise the living ppl you (should) care about & your own wellbeing
Thinking & framing human life as world historic (past or future) leads to actions that deprioritise the living ppl you (should) care about & your own wellbeing
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Meaning & purpose can only be achieved in this life, through our relationships & impact on others, particularly those we love & know best
Thinking & framing human life as world historic (past or future) leads to actions that deprioritise the living ppl you (should) care about & your own wellbeing
Thinking & framing human life as world historic (past or future) leads to actions that deprioritise the living ppl you (should) care about & your own wellbeing
The objection to 'DEI' is often 2nd order
Yes, they object to any actions to *address* racism, sexism, homophobia (& yes some 'DEI' policies are counterproductive or ineffective)
But the first order objection is often: racism, sexism, homophobia *don't exist*
Scrapping ineffective policies is...
Yes, they object to any actions to *address* racism, sexism, homophobia (& yes some 'DEI' policies are counterproductive or ineffective)
But the first order objection is often: racism, sexism, homophobia *don't exist*
Scrapping ineffective policies is...
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The objection to 'DEI' is often 2nd order
Yes, they object to any actions to *address* racism, sexism, homophobia (& yes some 'DEI' policies are counterproductive or ineffective)
But the first order objection is often: racism, sexism, homophobia *don't exist*
Scrapping ineffective policies is...
Yes, they object to any actions to *address* racism, sexism, homophobia (& yes some 'DEI' policies are counterproductive or ineffective)
But the first order objection is often: racism, sexism, homophobia *don't exist*
Scrapping ineffective policies is...
Genuinely interested what someone just called for on radio4 - a *causal* study of COVID lockdown- would mean, methodologically
Assuming a RCT is out but what kind of QED (who is the comparator?) or other method might work?
Assuming a RCT is out but what kind of QED (who is the comparator?) or other method might work?
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Genuinely interested what someone just called for on radio4 - a *causal* study of COVID lockdown- would mean, methodologically
Assuming a RCT is out but what kind of QED (who is the comparator?) or other method might work?
Assuming a RCT is out but what kind of QED (who is the comparator?) or other method might work?
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
If I've interpreted data correctly
1 in 4 of the students who are the focus of Scotland's higher education access efforts live in Glasgow
Scotland's HE access focus is on the lowest quintile (20%) of areas according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
(1/2)
1 in 4 of the students who are the focus of Scotland's higher education access efforts live in Glasgow
Scotland's HE access focus is on the lowest quintile (20%) of areas according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
(1/2)
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If I've interpreted data correctly
1 in 4 of the students who are the focus of Scotland's higher education access efforts live in Glasgow
Scotland's HE access focus is on the lowest quintile (20%) of areas according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
(1/2)
1 in 4 of the students who are the focus of Scotland's higher education access efforts live in Glasgow
Scotland's HE access focus is on the lowest quintile (20%) of areas according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
(1/2)
It is difficult to imagine the feeling of being on the streets and homeless on a day as cold as today
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It is difficult to imagine the feeling of being on the streets and homeless on a day as cold as today
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First chart, from the excellent IFS report, with (at least) 3 stories
1. GCSE attainment increased amg all pupils from 2005 until the Covid pandemic
2. This trend reverses for GCSE exams impacted by Covid
3. The *gap* between FSM & non-FSM pupils doesnt budge, and remains v large
1. GCSE attainment increased amg all pupils from 2005 until the Covid pandemic
2. This trend reverses for GCSE exams impacted by Covid
3. The *gap* between FSM & non-FSM pupils doesnt budge, and remains v large
November 18, 2024 at 10:33 AM
First chart, from the excellent IFS report, with (at least) 3 stories
1. GCSE attainment increased amg all pupils from 2005 until the Covid pandemic
2. This trend reverses for GCSE exams impacted by Covid
3. The *gap* between FSM & non-FSM pupils doesnt budge, and remains v large
1. GCSE attainment increased amg all pupils from 2005 until the Covid pandemic
2. This trend reverses for GCSE exams impacted by Covid
3. The *gap* between FSM & non-FSM pupils doesnt budge, and remains v large
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November 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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I reckon the most revealing research interview I've done was with Clare Short in her last year as a British MP, tho I never ended up publishing the project that interview involved
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I reckon the most revealing research interview I've done was with Clare Short in her last year as a British MP, tho I never ended up publishing the project that interview involved
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Cash transfers *and* public services, I should say. Remember that hardly anyone is paid enough to, for instance *pay for their children to be educated out of their own pocket*.
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cash transfers *and* public services, I should say. Remember that hardly anyone is paid enough to, for instance *pay for their children to be educated out of their own pocket*.