David Firth
@firthstat.bsky.social
Research in #statistics, University of Warwick. https://warwick.ac.uk/dfirth
Also @[email protected] (Mastodon)
Current main interest is compositional data analysis. Programming in #rstats
Also @[email protected] (Mastodon)
Current main interest is compositional data analysis. Programming in #rstats
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(3/3) @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analysis, on which the Times article is based, explains the numbers and why the government's "earned settlement" proposals are a disaster economically as well as morally. [end]
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The coming collapse in immigration to the United Kingdom - UK in a changing Europe
James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.
ukandeu.ac.uk
January 10, 2026 at 3:57 AM
(3/3) @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analysis, on which the Times article is based, explains the numbers and why the government's "earned settlement" proposals are a disaster economically as well as morally. [end]
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
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"move slow and repair things" could save the world
January 10, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"move slow and repair things" could save the world
Agreed, it works well for people like us who already have driving licence and/or passport. But effectively excludes anyone without either, as it's too hard to prove identity. Not good in that regard.
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Agreed, it works well for people like us who already have driving licence and/or passport. But effectively excludes anyone without either, as it's too hard to prove identity. Not good in that regard.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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I'd love to think that there is a future where authors can completely disengage from Amazon and still earn a living. Where they feel no pressure to view Amazon sales rank or total Amazon reviews as a barometer of their success. We are not there yet. But some of us can hope. bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
January 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I'd love to think that there is a future where authors can completely disengage from Amazon and still earn a living. Where they feel no pressure to view Amazon sales rank or total Amazon reviews as a barometer of their success. We are not there yet. But some of us can hope. bsky.app/profile/dj-a...