Short days they may be, this time of year, but you get to see some lovely sun rises when walking the dog. Sun not quite up in Oxwich, Gower with the Bristol Channel in the distance.

It has now been 5 days since Keir Starmer posted on X. 11 for Rachel Reeves Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too When you leaving chaps?

Frosty Richmond Park this morning.

Back from Liverpool visiting Mum. Found this from the Kevin Keegan Fan Club. Must have been early 1972 based on the games referenced. Football very different then, although arguably Keegan was one of the first superstars. Fan club had just 200 members at this point. Signed by Kevin himself.

Each Friday, we’re sharing highlights from our Top of the Charts, a look back at our most popular charts, articles, & more in 2025. Today we give you our top 5 most-read topic pages this year. 🧵 1. CO₂ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions → ourworldindata.org/co2-and-gree...

Beautiful sunrise in Kew down by the river this morning - whilst walking the dog. Chiswick Bridge in the distance and the Boat Race finish line.

💡 Thanks to @timandraharkness.bsky.social, Chair of @significancemag.bsky.social editorial board, for discussing this issue’s “Bad Stats” column on Times Radio! 📣 Hear her on Rod Liddle’s show (starts at 40min): www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2... 📖 Read & subscribe: significancemagazine.com

We are delighted to announce that the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social international conference in 2027 will take place at ICC Wales in Newport. Put the dates Monday 6 - Thursday 9 September 2027 in your diary! #RSS2027Conf rss.org.uk/news-publica...

The @royalstatsoc.bsky.social annual international conference is now on bluesky and looking forward to our conference in Bournemouth next September: rss.org.uk/training-eve... #RSS2026conf

Some of the best data detective work I’ve seen, and embarrassing for @bmj.com

Well worth a read. Accessible writing on, and analysis of, climate change targets and carbon intensity from @adrianraftery.bsky.social - a member of our @royalstatsoc.bsky.social Climate Change Task Force.

I was interviewed on @obp.org ’s Think Out Loud by Dave Miller about our study on climate trends since the 2015 Paris Agreement: www.opb.org/article/2025.... The study is at www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Did you know turbulence is getting worse because of climate change? Jet streams, shifting weather and atmospheric changes are making flights bumpier. Where are the hotspots, and what's driving the change? 👉 Read our blog to find out: www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/tu...

The great digital retreat. Started with vinyl. Now pencil and paper business continuity plans. Mark my words, we will all be back shopping on the high street before we know it.

This is a vulnerability map for 8 key bodies: ONS, OBR, Food Standards Agency, MHRA, Met Office, UKRI, Natural England, & UKHSA. ONS has the most independence. All but ONS have ministerially appointed leadership. 3 could be abolished with no oversight as they have no statutory basis. 6/11

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season. TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible. christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

Nice chart from @ourworldindata.org showing the contrast between what Americans die of (heart disease and cancer) v what the US media reports on (homicide and terrorism). This naturally leads to it being trickier to build a fact based world view ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...

We’ve joined @senseaboutsci.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social & @niesrorg.bsky.social in writing to PACAC to defend the independence of UK stats 📊 Free from political pressure = trustworthy data = better decisions for all. rss.org.uk/news-publica...

rss.org.uk/policy-campa...). @royalstatsoc.bsky.social explainer here. Not a surprise.

In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong". Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!

www.forbes.com/sites/joshua... A useful reminder of what happens when due process is not followed. We have regulatory agencies with a breadth & depth of expertise for a reason (inc labelling). Look no further than the Kefauver-Harris Amendment (1962) & earlier Drug, Food and Cosmetic act (1938).

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women. Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

It is September 18. Today, @hannahritchie.bsky.social's book is out! www.penguin.co.uk/books/462676...

The Northern Pacific Ocean is currently smashing temperature records. And it is reaching these levels far earlier than the current generation of climate models had expected. A short thread 🧵

Hurricane Katrina's storm surge was deadly in 2005, and the seas are even higher now, which means similar storms could cause even more damage. Some of the highest rates of local sea level rise in the world are occurring along the Gulf Coast.

Calling all students! Did you know we offer a free e-membership to those studying at A Level and above? Whether you’re already studying – or starting your A Levels or a degree next month - you can join online now: rss.org.uk/membership/j...

rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 2017 article from Significance, free to view. “In the USA, for example, various statistical agencies benefit from legal protections introduced in past decades, triggered by concerns that the White House could try to influence how data are presented.”

We’ve got a nice new @britishacademy.bsky.social report which makes the case for a more place based and locally collaborative approach to achieving net zero www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/governm...

Our Climate Change & Net Zero Task Force co-chair David Stephenson writes for the @geographicalassoc.bsky.social on how teaching climate change through statistics helps students critically interpret climate data 🌎📈

ga-blog.org/2025/07/11/t... Blog post from @royalstatsoc.bsky.social climate change task force co-chair David Stephenson, that introduces our explainers. GA supports high quality geography education by enabling teachers to share ideas and learn from each other.

Two more climate change explainers from the RSS task force including @dariodomi.bsky.social @adrianraftery.bsky.social @andrewcparnell.bsky.social amongst others.

Classification of weather stations by the current average population density in the 5 km circle around the station. 67% of stations are in rural or very rural areas vs. 8% in urban areas. Based on 52,000 stations in the Berkeley Earth archive. 1/ 🧪

Finally got to bring the vinyl collection down from the loft. Some classics, but….

Bagehot on great form at the @economist.com “The Treasury gazes longingly at ISAs, the tax-free saving accounts that are a tremendous bung to middle-class people. Middle England feels about ISAs the same way rural America feels about guns.” economist.com/britain/2025...

Fascinating insights. Reminds me to revisit my copy of the Bean Review from 2016. I wonder how much has changed.

Wasn’t even born when we last won the league #liverpool

Earlier this year, our climate change task force published a guide to official UK climate stats Here, task force member Paul Allin writes for @rmets.org ts.org on what to expect from the guide—and why reliable and relevant data is key to tackling climate change @andygarrett.bsky.social

An excellent read to set up a potentially relaxing weekend…

OK folks - will you please help me spread this far and wide. A really exciting opportunity to be the new Director of Comms at @britishacademy.bsky.social - the national academy for humanities and social sciences. £100k. Lovely team. Reports directly to me micro.green-park.co.uk/thebritishac...

We welcome the Office for Statistics Regulation’s review of economic statistics and its emphasis on the need for urgency in restoring confidence in the UK’s economic statistics 📑Read our full response ⤵️

Global solar power is doubling every three years! Wow! "Solar power surged by a record 474 TWh in 2024, the largest annual growth ever recorded in absolute terms and the fastest increase in six years (+29%)." See p.13 of Ember's new study. #energysky #greensky ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...

As if penguins don’t have enough to worry about with climate change. On top of that it’s now tariffs. Time to give penguins a break from extreme events. academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...

Interested in extreme events? Our new explainer is here around climate change. Behind paywall though. academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...

We're thrilled to announce our 2025 honours recipients #RSSFellows who have made exceptional contributions to the field & community @cambridgemaths.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social Read more: rss.org.uk/news-publica...

#IPCC seeks nominations for its data Task-Group IPCC member governments & accredited observer organizations are invited to nominate experts to serve as Co-Chairs & members of TG Data Support for #ClimateChange Assessments. Submissions close 17 April 🔗 ow.ly/Tqiu50VnkJ5

The 2025 winners of the newly established David Cox Medal for Statistics are Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen (causal inference), Nancy Zhang (statistical genomics & biomedical research), and Richard Samworth (methodological & theoretical statistics). tinyurl.com/ysyxxxvk

Published tomorrow! The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social argues that understanding the current economy requires new data, collected in a different framework of categories & definitions, & explains how to do it. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The White House war on federal statistics: on.ft.com/43WqUAl

Access to reliable data and statistics is important to inform - and to enable the public to hold governments and other bodies to account on climate change (and their responses to it). This guide is predominantly aimed at navigating the UK’s data landscape while also extending out globally.

In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day