Nonprofit data jobs 2025-10-13 is out buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

This is a really useful data set for people interested in comparing how much councils spend on different stuff. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/local-author... Kudos to the House of Commons Library for pulling it together.

Why it’s time to rethink the notion of an autism ‘spectrum’ says Aimee Grant in The Conversation

A new book - Dashboards That Deliver, was reviewed in Nightingale nightingaledvs.com/review-dashb...

Inside the confusing world of women’s clothing sizes

She’s magnificent

Delightful in every way

🔔 freelance researcher call At @carefultrouble.bsky.social we're looking for freelance researchers to deliver a literature search on the impacts of AI adoption, looking at worker safety, infrastructure resilience, and environmental safety www.careful.industries/blog/2025-9-...

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'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC. I recently got offered millions of pounds to give cyber criminals from the Medusa gang my BBC login. I played along to learn about how these 'insider threat' deals work. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

People shouldn’t be turned into criminals just because they can’t have a digital ID, or choose not to. We will fight tooth and nail to oppose these plans for a mandatory Digital ID.

Nonprofit data jobs is back and it's backed with vacancies that caught my eye buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

This is fun... Dataguessr dataguessr.com HT @puntofisso.bsky.social

Liberal Democrats cannot support mandatory digital IDs. People shouldn't be criminalised just because they don't want to hand over their private data.

Bring me sunshine… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The digital movement that enables Indigenous people to show for themselves how the Amazon region is changing

As pine martens are reintroduced to south-west England, a new study shows why local people need to be involved

One queen ant, two species: the discovery that reshapes what ‘family’ means in nature

Why audience age matters: The Influence of Audience Age on Engagement with Interactive Narrative Visualization, Nightingale nightingaledvs.com/why-audience... <- This is a VERY Nightingale article (which is a good thing)

Why building nature-centric housing involves a mindset shift theconversation.com/why-building... <- from The Conversation

Short 🧵 At long last, wee have a physical copy of the book we've spent all summer writing! The 2026 election in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 will bring a bigger Senedd, a fresh mandate, and – if we choose it – a chance to break free from decades of short-term fixes and broken promises.

Council tax is an unfair mess – here’s a system that could work better theconversation.com/council-tax-... <- From The Conversation

Freelance friends - now's your chance. Gov. is consulting on proposals to clamp down on late and slow B2B payments, including to sole traders. Respond to the consultation here before Oct. 23: ditresearch.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Looking for a data job? Interested in the data job market in nonprofits? Just a big fan of email newsletters? The snappily titled "Nonprofit Data Jobs" newsletter is out buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

It’s appalling to see police officers come under attack at the Tommy Robinson rally. Those involved should be held accountable through the full force of the law.

this is just fab - the power of archives!

Key learnings from GOV.UK One Login discovery research for local government: www.localdigital.gov.uk/news/key-lea...

Our friends at VCH Herefordshire are pleased to advertise two consultant editorial and research roles which will contribute to the completion of existing work around Ledbury and the Malvern Hills. The roles combine editing & primary research. For more details, see below. #Skystorians #HistoryJob

I respect Anil so I want to talk seriously about harm reduction and public health messaging. First let me acknowledge that yes, many regular, not-super-online people are trying out AI tools. Of course they are! It's been aggressively pushed into everything and given heavy institutional support.

dolly parton and a cup of ambition: thread

Put your feet up, grab a cuppa and have a look at this week's list of data vacancies that caught my eye buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

The Government's 'Devolution Bill' fails to deliver real power to local communities, instead handing even more authority to regional mayors. Devolution must mean decision-making from the bottom up. Local authorities know their communities best - it's time Whitehall stopped sidelining them.

Worth reading the full article - it's not 100% rubbish but it's only leading to small gains in very specific tasks, and for some things it's slower and also produces worse results. So perhaps the billions in productivity gains are not just over the horizon. Awkward.

What we do (and don’t know) about autism and ageing – from The Conversation theconversation.com/what-we-do-a...

Research shows English children’s wellbeing drops when they start secondary school – Paty Paliokosta explains why theconversation.com/research-sho...

Game changer: how data science is revolutionising athlete performance

*Find out all about Riverfly Surveying this Saturday!* All ages very welcome (under 18s must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times!) Full details and to reserve a FREE place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/riverfly-s...

How Data Visualization Became Paul Tsagaroulis' Career Catalyst, Nightingale nightingaledvs.com/how-data-vis...

What a good idea

Summer's nearly over. If you're looking for a change this week's Nonprofit data job newsletter is what you need buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...

Post-it notes and tiny trackers: behind the race to stop Asian hornets thriving in the UK

I'm boycotting the state banquet to send a message to both Donald Trump and Keir Starmer that they cannot close their eyes and wish away the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Donald Trump can stop this catastrophe in Gaza and get the hostages released. youtu.be/4MqPsjiage8

Come and listen to me sing some folk songs as part of a great evening of music in Dilwyn. Tickets... buytickets.at/dilwyncedarh...

As we've seen across history, the populist playbook used by Farage is ugly, powerful and incredibly destructive. We know where it will lead if we don't stop it.

No 10 bans civil servants from speaking, bans us from seeing the guidance that bans civil servants from speaking gavin-freeguard.medium.com/no-10-bans-c...

Thank you to everyone who has shared or read Future North in its first week! This week I have started with two pictures. But can you guess what they are and why they are important? Short thread. 1/5

*day 320 of learning German* Apparently, there are shopping cart return competitions in Germany. 😭🛒🥅 h/t @benjaminschneider.ch

I've written about one of the most moving digital projects I've ever worked on, Letters to Loved Ones, and how it's made me think about the Second World War generation in new ways: stephgray.com/2025/08/the-...

🚨OUT NOW🚨 Ed Davey’s reborn Lib Dems are on a 100-year high with 72 MPs and a shot at becoming the conscience of progressive Britain. So why do Reform get all the coverage? Listen to our conversation with the Lib Dem leader here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...