Omar Khan
@omaromalleykhan.bsky.social
CEO of @taso.org.uk, Chair of Trust for London, Executive Committee of Political Studies Association. The usual disclaimers.
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Omar Khan
@omaromalleykhan.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Sadly, humans can be mobilised in the cause of hatred. We should bemoan & condemn it wherever we see it. We must also defend and promote a positive alternative, of how we can and do work together across our differences, indeed of how those interactions produce the best of us
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I actually find this reassuring given how low that is, it's less than would have thought tbh. That said the strange group of people given this who are like "nothing personal bruv but you gotta go" to the ethnic-minority good-British-citizens is pretty funny to me.
"More than a third (37%) of Reform UK voters said they would be prouder of Britain if there were fewer people from minority ethnic backgrounds in a decade’s time, and 10% [compared to 3% overall] said it was important to have white skin to be a good British citizen."
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I actually find this reassuring given how low that is, it's less than would have thought tbh. That said the strange group of people given this who are like "nothing personal bruv but you gotta go" to the ethnic-minority good-British-citizens is pretty funny to me.
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'Under self-guidance individuals will diverge widely, and some of their eccentricities will be futile, others wasteful, others even painful and abhorrent to witness. But, upon the whole, it is good that they should differ. Individuality is an element of well-being' (LT Hobhouse, "Liberalism") 🧡
You can't support liberty & oppose diversity. Human beings use their freedom in different ways make different choices abt life
Difference just is the consequence of people exercising their freedom
'Postliberals' [sic] don't like some choices which is to say they are anti-liberty & its consequences
Difference just is the consequence of people exercising their freedom
'Postliberals' [sic] don't like some choices which is to say they are anti-liberty & its consequences
December 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
'Under self-guidance individuals will diverge widely, and some of their eccentricities will be futile, others wasteful, others even painful and abhorrent to witness. But, upon the whole, it is good that they should differ. Individuality is an element of well-being' (LT Hobhouse, "Liberalism") 🧡
You can't support liberty & oppose diversity. Human beings use their freedom in different ways make different choices abt life
Difference just is the consequence of people exercising their freedom
'Postliberals' [sic] don't like some choices which is to say they are anti-liberty & its consequences
Difference just is the consequence of people exercising their freedom
'Postliberals' [sic] don't like some choices which is to say they are anti-liberty & its consequences
December 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
You can't support liberty & oppose diversity. Human beings use their freedom in different ways make different choices abt life
Difference just is the consequence of people exercising their freedom
'Postliberals' [sic] don't like some choices which is to say they are anti-liberty & its consequences
Difference just is the consequence of people exercising their freedom
'Postliberals' [sic] don't like some choices which is to say they are anti-liberty & its consequences
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New post!
There was a lot of innovation in medicine and biomedical research this year, and I've tried to summarize the biggest ones in this blogpost.
Medical breakthroughs in 2025. Plus a serious note at the end.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-br...
There was a lot of innovation in medicine and biomedical research this year, and I've tried to summarize the biggest ones in this blogpost.
Medical breakthroughs in 2025. Plus a serious note at the end.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-br...
Medical breakthroughs in 2025
... and a happy new year.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev
December 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
New post!
There was a lot of innovation in medicine and biomedical research this year, and I've tried to summarize the biggest ones in this blogpost.
Medical breakthroughs in 2025. Plus a serious note at the end.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-br...
There was a lot of innovation in medicine and biomedical research this year, and I've tried to summarize the biggest ones in this blogpost.
Medical breakthroughs in 2025. Plus a serious note at the end.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-br...
On the one hand, we have the proposition that racists can't be British citizens
On the other hand we have around 4 in 5 ethnic minorities in Britain reporting an experience of racial discrimination and 1 in 5 British people who agree that some races were born less intelligent
On the other hand we have around 4 in 5 ethnic minorities in Britain reporting an experience of racial discrimination and 1 in 5 British people who agree that some races were born less intelligent
December 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
On the one hand, we have the proposition that racists can't be British citizens
On the other hand we have around 4 in 5 ethnic minorities in Britain reporting an experience of racial discrimination and 1 in 5 British people who agree that some races were born less intelligent
On the other hand we have around 4 in 5 ethnic minorities in Britain reporting an experience of racial discrimination and 1 in 5 British people who agree that some races were born less intelligent
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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Humanity doesnt need saving. We instead need to pick out & affirm more universally the best of ourselves, the way we listen to & care for others even as we seek to improve ourselves. There is more than a kernel of optimism; pro-humanity ideals & practices will always inpire ppl over the alternative
December 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Humanity doesnt need saving. We instead need to pick out & affirm more universally the best of ourselves, the way we listen to & care for others even as we seek to improve ourselves. There is more than a kernel of optimism; pro-humanity ideals & practices will always inpire ppl over the alternative
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A place of welcome: how Northallerton in Yorkshire is rallying around to help asylum seekers (FT)
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
‘A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers
Churches and community groups in Northallerton provide food, clothing and company for refugee families
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
A place of welcome: how Northallerton in Yorkshire is rallying around to help asylum seekers (FT)
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
Unlike racists I think the value of Christianity comes from its moral teachings: human equality, universality, free will. I suppose you might instead think Christianity is good because Jesus Christ & his disciples liked a bacon butty or because they were all white: seems a bit flimsy & frivolous?
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Unlike racists I think the value of Christianity comes from its moral teachings: human equality, universality, free will. I suppose you might instead think Christianity is good because Jesus Christ & his disciples liked a bacon butty or because they were all white: seems a bit flimsy & frivolous?
Didn't battleships become effectively obsolete soon after WW2? Ie before Trump was even born?
Oh, sorry, I was wrong, Wikipedia said their utility was doubted from the *1880s*, and they were effective for target practice from the 1940s
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles...
Oh, sorry, I was wrong, Wikipedia said their utility was doubted from the *1880s*, and they were effective for target practice from the 1940s
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles...
December 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Didn't battleships become effectively obsolete soon after WW2? Ie before Trump was even born?
Oh, sorry, I was wrong, Wikipedia said their utility was doubted from the *1880s*, and they were effective for target practice from the 1940s
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles...
Oh, sorry, I was wrong, Wikipedia said their utility was doubted from the *1880s*, and they were effective for target practice from the 1940s
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles...
Lots of vegetarians apparently also not very Christian; assuming they're not a problem for some obvious not-racist reason that eludes me
The parallels with the Crusades, Inquisition, etc made me reflect on how it's an appropriate time to re-read Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor
The parallels with the Crusades, Inquisition, etc made me reflect on how it's an appropriate time to re-read Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor
Good grief: a genuine, senior Reform candidate saying we should force Jews and Muslims to commit blasphamy to 'prove their sincerity to Christians'.
This is just straight up racism and the fact Reform can't disown him says everything.
This is just straight up racism and the fact Reform can't disown him says everything.
Reform candidate slammed over 'bacon' religion comment as Farage faces pressure
A senior Reform UK candidate faces fresh criticism over 'unacceptable' comments suggesting non-Christians should eat 'bacon' to prove their sincerity to the religion
www.mirror.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Lots of vegetarians apparently also not very Christian; assuming they're not a problem for some obvious not-racist reason that eludes me
The parallels with the Crusades, Inquisition, etc made me reflect on how it's an appropriate time to re-read Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor
The parallels with the Crusades, Inquisition, etc made me reflect on how it's an appropriate time to re-read Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor
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Certainly has on Teesside where a rogue Mayor has escaped scrutiny on his various shady schemes by an under-resourced/compliant local media - leaving one dedicated freelancer - @leighsus.bsky.social - & Richard Brooks @privateeyenews.bsky.social & @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social to do the heavy lifting.
December 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Certainly has on Teesside where a rogue Mayor has escaped scrutiny on his various shady schemes by an under-resourced/compliant local media - leaving one dedicated freelancer - @leighsus.bsky.social - & Richard Brooks @privateeyenews.bsky.social & @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social to do the heavy lifting.
This is a factor in the UK too, where local journalism has been severly weakened. This means the centre/Westminster is even less aware of people's concerns, and weakens democratic accountability and policy responsiveness
one of the critical things here is that 90 percent of journalism has been destroyed, and the remaining 10 percent is what was once the top 10 percent, highly status-driven, highly opinion-driven, and intensely New York/DC centered. there's no ladder to come up as a journeyman left.
i say this with nothing but love for all of you to whom this applies, but the moral rot in elite journalism is because journalism is a trade and it should be done by tradespeople and instead it's been professionalized in a way that makes it cozy to capital instead
December 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This is a factor in the UK too, where local journalism has been severly weakened. This means the centre/Westminster is even less aware of people's concerns, and weakens democratic accountability and policy responsiveness
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The Council for Science & Technology which advises the PM is looking for a new member ‘with social & behavioural science expertise’. Great opportunity to bring a social science perspective to the heart of policymaking. Apply by 19 Jan
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9075
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9075
Appointment details – Council for Science and Technology Member – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK
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December 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Council for Science & Technology which advises the PM is looking for a new member ‘with social & behavioural science expertise’. Great opportunity to bring a social science perspective to the heart of policymaking. Apply by 19 Jan
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9075
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9075
Enjoyed listening to David Gyasi speak about Africa Cup of Nations on the today programme
December 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Enjoyed listening to David Gyasi speak about Africa Cup of Nations on the today programme
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In our latest blog post, our CEO, @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social, assesses how far the sector has moved toward evidence-led practice. He highlights the achievements of 2025, addresses the ongoing challenges to equality, and sets out our ambitions for 2026: taso.org.uk/news-blog/em...
Embedding evaluation to close equality gaps: TASO in 2025 - TASO
As TASO enters its seventh year, CEO Dr Omar Khan evaluates the progress made in shifting the sector toward evidence-led practice. He examines the milestones of 2025, noting the persistent barriers to...
taso.org.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In our latest blog post, our CEO, @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social, assesses how far the sector has moved toward evidence-led practice. He highlights the achievements of 2025, addresses the ongoing challenges to equality, and sets out our ambitions for 2026: taso.org.uk/news-blog/em...
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What would it cost to end extreme poverty?
"We estimate that reducing the poverty rate to 1% ... would cost $170B nominal per year."
"The results correspond to a cost of (approximately) ending extreme poverty of roughly 0.3% of global GDP."
"We estimate that reducing the poverty rate to 1% ... would cost $170B nominal per year."
"The results correspond to a cost of (approximately) ending extreme poverty of roughly 0.3% of global GDP."
December 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What would it cost to end extreme poverty?
"We estimate that reducing the poverty rate to 1% ... would cost $170B nominal per year."
"The results correspond to a cost of (approximately) ending extreme poverty of roughly 0.3% of global GDP."
"We estimate that reducing the poverty rate to 1% ... would cost $170B nominal per year."
"The results correspond to a cost of (approximately) ending extreme poverty of roughly 0.3% of global GDP."
Humanity doesnt need saving. We instead need to pick out & affirm more universally the best of ourselves, the way we listen to & care for others even as we seek to improve ourselves. There is more than a kernel of optimism; pro-humanity ideals & practices will always inpire ppl over the alternative
December 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Humanity doesnt need saving. We instead need to pick out & affirm more universally the best of ourselves, the way we listen to & care for others even as we seek to improve ourselves. There is more than a kernel of optimism; pro-humanity ideals & practices will always inpire ppl over the alternative
Why societies need diffuse and multiple nodes of power, why a narrow elite of individuals and individuals results in greater abuses and less accountability
Better still to have more democratic or egalitarian institutions, practices, decision making
Better still to have more democratic or egalitarian institutions, practices, decision making
On David Walliams: The Daily Mail reveals that “showbusiness reporters at The Sun were told to drop negative stories about Walliams because both that newspaper and HarperCollins are owned by Rupert Murdoch's NewsUK, even sharing offices near London Bridge.”
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December 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Why societies need diffuse and multiple nodes of power, why a narrow elite of individuals and individuals results in greater abuses and less accountability
Better still to have more democratic or egalitarian institutions, practices, decision making
Better still to have more democratic or egalitarian institutions, practices, decision making
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It's fascinating how quickly every effort to "disrupt" the university sector collapses. Maybe the university – one of the oldest spontaneous orders anywhere, an institution much older than the corporation and the nation-state – has something going for it that outsiders don't appreciate?
I guess some knowledge IS forbidden! www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Texas' 'anti-Harvard' university is losing its founders
Who will teach the "Forbidden Courses" now?
www.chron.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It's fascinating how quickly every effort to "disrupt" the university sector collapses. Maybe the university – one of the oldest spontaneous orders anywhere, an institution much older than the corporation and the nation-state – has something going for it that outsiders don't appreciate?
Joshua's smile reminding me also of Kendrick Lamar's to camera at the Super Bowl.
December 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Joshua's smile reminding me also of Kendrick Lamar's to camera at the Super Bowl.
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Join our Replicability Project: Health Behavior!
We have 55 replication studies underway, our target is 65-70.
We are only recruiting for secondary data replications--i.e., using existing data to test the original question.
Here's a list of studies we think could be feasible.
If interested...
We have 55 replication studies underway, our target is 65-70.
We are only recruiting for secondary data replications--i.e., using existing data to test the original question.
Here's a list of studies we think could be feasible.
If interested...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Join our Replicability Project: Health Behavior!
We have 55 replication studies underway, our target is 65-70.
We are only recruiting for secondary data replications--i.e., using existing data to test the original question.
Here's a list of studies we think could be feasible.
If interested...
We have 55 replication studies underway, our target is 65-70.
We are only recruiting for secondary data replications--i.e., using existing data to test the original question.
Here's a list of studies we think could be feasible.
If interested...
People don't want to *debate* deportation or 'remigration' or whatever
They want to *enact* those policies: they want to deport people on grounds of race, not just talk about it happening (they're already doing that of course)
They want to *enact* those policies: they want to deport people on grounds of race, not just talk about it happening (they're already doing that of course)
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
People don't want to *debate* deportation or 'remigration' or whatever
They want to *enact* those policies: they want to deport people on grounds of race, not just talk about it happening (they're already doing that of course)
They want to *enact* those policies: they want to deport people on grounds of race, not just talk about it happening (they're already doing that of course)
The 1st policy report I wrote was on perpetrators of racist violence & harassment
This was soon after the Lawrence Inquiry report, recommending Sibbitt's 1997 typology
This indicates the need for wider social policy on tackling prejudice, and shd be applied to male violence against women & girls
This was soon after the Lawrence Inquiry report, recommending Sibbitt's 1997 typology
This indicates the need for wider social policy on tackling prejudice, and shd be applied to male violence against women & girls
December 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The 1st policy report I wrote was on perpetrators of racist violence & harassment
This was soon after the Lawrence Inquiry report, recommending Sibbitt's 1997 typology
This indicates the need for wider social policy on tackling prejudice, and shd be applied to male violence against women & girls
This was soon after the Lawrence Inquiry report, recommending Sibbitt's 1997 typology
This indicates the need for wider social policy on tackling prejudice, and shd be applied to male violence against women & girls
Sobering if necessary guidance from the Charity Commission
Too many have contributed to the current hostile environment, targeting those who seek to tackle injustice, or have refused to take the threat seriously, so it's good that the CCEW is stating this plainly but also offering practical advice
Too many have contributed to the current hostile environment, targeting those who seek to tackle injustice, or have refused to take the threat seriously, so it's good that the CCEW is stating this plainly but also offering practical advice
December 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Sobering if necessary guidance from the Charity Commission
Too many have contributed to the current hostile environment, targeting those who seek to tackle injustice, or have refused to take the threat seriously, so it's good that the CCEW is stating this plainly but also offering practical advice
Too many have contributed to the current hostile environment, targeting those who seek to tackle injustice, or have refused to take the threat seriously, so it's good that the CCEW is stating this plainly but also offering practical advice