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Ed Hammond

@se13ed.bsky.social

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Local government governance person, supporting English councils on stuff relating to decision-making, oversight, transparency, etc. Views my own.

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Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 14h

is this a high point in the way that the Vaalserberg is the highest point in the Netherlands (elevation: 1,000 ft)

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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 20h

One thing that's interesting interacting with big banks is that they essentially replicate 100% of the logic and qualities of public sector bureaucracy (the need to taxonomise, sharply demarcated silos/domains of competence, complete inability to tailor, diffusion of moral agency, etc.) 1//n

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 1d

he prrrrobably shouldn't be pictured wearing his Mayoral chain of office for this, it is arguably a breach of his council's civic protocol

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 1d

personally, I would show Bob a slideshow of headshots of various black and brown people and invite him to make a judgement as to whether or not each one was integrated (the twist is that all the headshots would be of sitting Conservative councillors)

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 2d

Now in Yr 3 they all do exactly the same stuff British primary school children have always done - practicing the recorder, cutting up crepe paper with scissors, learning about the Egyptians for some reason, going on school trips to see the Cutty Sark. They're all becoming little Londoners. (3/end)

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 2d

It's a great school! The need to support those children with limited English comes at zero cost to the education of others in the same class and, in fact, it works to their benefit because it gives all the kids exposure to children from different backgrounds. (2/)

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 2d

OK so my younger son's primary has I think the highest rate of children with English as a second language in the borough (and one of the highest in the country). Biggest primary in the borough too (650 kids). There are quite a lot of kids who start reception with v little spoken English. (1/)

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

Katie Lam says there are some schools in London "where 3/4 pupils don't speak English to the standard needed to for education"

Are there? London school results are outperforming everywhere else, partly + migration/diversity effects

[CPS livestreaming this if want to check the quote.It was 915am]

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 2d

This is an old picture - there are now two (2) female justices

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 2d

Used to be on Britbox! Watched a few episodes last year, it's much more high concept than I remember what with the near-future Docklands setting

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 2d

parts of it probably haven't aged well (and bless Jesse Birdsall and Craig McLachlan but neither were compelling actors) but it was outrageously entertaining and boasted a tremendous title sequence

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 2d

Policymaking - developing and agreeing policies, and then implementing them - is difficult, but plenty of people (increasingly) confuse it with "coming up with ideas for policies" which is, indeed, very easy. Same philosophy that says that announcing the thing is the same as doing the thing

Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 2d

Someone who thinks 'policymaking is generally not very complicated' either does not know what they are talking about or has very strong ideological leanings that help disappear the trade-offs that worry the rest of us.

Wrath of God Bot @wrathofgodbot.bsky.social · 3d

Good thing he has a high quality team of thoughtful people with a firm grasp of the issues and how complex governing is

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 3d

Bit weird to think that the Conservative leader this time last year was Rishi Sunak

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 4d

From now on everyone will be able to exercise their right to free speech on the last Sunday of each month outside the coach interchange at Scratchwood services on the M1 (for up to forty minutes, terms and conditions apply)

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 4d

Quite right too, we don't want people with opinions cluttering the place up

Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 4d

Home Secretary tells Sky News that “there is a gap in the law” when it comes to frequent, repeated protests on the same issue. Hence she will be giving police greater powers to move them to another location or time.

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 4d

Others have suggested this but a strong argument that she has a mid-sized (20k followers) anon account on Twitter

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 5d

Yakety Sax (not quite sure it's a "pop song")

ɪᴍᴍᴀɴᴜᴇʟ ᴋᴜɴᴛ @soberthots.bsky.social · 5d

question for the timeline

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 5d

Faculty Office ftw

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 5d

whenever I read these kinds of brand statements I like to imagine them being spoken aloud by former Radio 4 continuity announcer Brian Perkins

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 5d

amusing to think that in a possible alternate universe Paula Vennells has just been confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 6d

Anyway! Only four weeks until Wyclef Jean's back

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 6d

ha ha, I missed that. Great to see some classic "litigant in person" behaviour from people in a position (and with the resources) to know better

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 6d

she's the kind of person who, about six times a day, exclaims, "GODDDD, I'M SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS!"

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 6d

amused by the fact that this came from them directly and not their lawyer

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 6d

I think this is what makes it really, the passive-aggressive over-confidence of "the last time I checked" is great

Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social · 6d

I know it's ridiculous but this kind of thing makes me warm to her so much, I'm a big fan of people who are weirdly garrulous and it's great to have someone on the national stage (other than Farage) whose first response to every question seems to be "first of all - how dare you"