#Labour

During my leave I’ve really enjoyed reading about the inspiring women trailblazers in statistics who paved the way for us. Here are some of my favourite quotes in chronological order.
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1) I don’t think Tesla’s battery day is about CATL, LG or Panasonic or even just Maxwell tech, it will be the reveal of Tesla’s in-house “Roadrunner” cell - likely
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THREAD: Body ShamingOne of the main critiques of Kate’s looks is that she is skinny. Is she? YES. But the critiques go as far as to say that Kate has
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Why the Tories, especially Sunak, struggle to get it right on Covid (with graphs!)Even before the news about the mutant strain, polls showed that people tended to think the original
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This @jimwaterson attempt to explain the controversy about the antisemitic conspiracy theory that Israel trains American cops to be racist and violent shows exactly why the @Guardian can’t seem to
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#HongKong. As the British govt announces measures following China's imposition of the national security law, this is a quick thread looking at some of the most alarming features of it.
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Okay I read the article. I remembered halfway through that I'd read the first half of it before but had stopped, so I finished it this time.https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v40/n06/amia-srinivasan/does-anyone-have-the-right-to-sex The El
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It's that time of year again, when universities run surveys where they ask students what they thought of their instructors. They use the results as "data" regarding teaching effectiveness.This is
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People are enslaved for a variety of reasons, from ritual killings to organ harvesting, from labour to militia fodder and from rape to baby production.China is a global leader in
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[1/50] I've been asked to compare the stats of 7 of the best Test batsmen of the last 30-yrs in 2 sets:| Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting || Kallis, Dravid, Sangakkara, Younis
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1/ You know in the disaster movie when a headline on the news in the background is meant to foreshadow how oblivious the characters are to looming catastrophe? Yeah, that.
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Remember #MeghanMarkle’s #ForcesofChange Vogue and how Camilla, Piers et al trashed her 4 it? So two of the women are on Forbes’ 100 #MostPowerfulWomen in the world 2020: Jacinda &
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1/ A thread about being in Scotland, and why Gordon Brown is wrongI’m an Englishwoman married to a NI/Scot, and a Fifer now for almost 25 years. 2/ Raised in
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A sneak peek into Kenya’s recent history after independence, the life & times of a couple of politicians is exciting and inspiring, but also tragic, because they weren’t allowed by
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1 Welcome to a thread on the #Uber #gigeconomy case in the @UKSupremeCourt - submissions for the drivers. They claim they have the right to paid holidays and a minimum
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Completely free non-fiction advent calendar thread. One book recommendation a day from my best-of 2020 reading list. Happy holidays. Day 1: Skin in the Game by @nntaleb - not new
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