Barry Quirk
@barryquirk.bsky.social
“Collecting a bouquet of other people’s flowers, only the ribbon that ties them is my own.” Local government advisor, and advocate for a renewed public ethics •••
The shameful state of homelessness in England - in numbers and charts; The Guardian •••
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
In charts: the scale of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Cash-strapped councils are running out of money to deal with rising numbers of people without permanent homes
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The shameful state of homelessness in England - in numbers and charts; The Guardian •••
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
An updated edition of Henry Tam’s excellent book on Communitarianism is available for pre-order (use code GLR BD8 for a 20% discount) •••
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/communita...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/communita...
Communitarianism
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Henry Tam's Communitarianism brings different strands of communitarian thought together into a critical synthesis…
www.bloomsbury.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
An updated edition of Henry Tam’s excellent book on Communitarianism is available for pre-order (use code GLR BD8 for a 20% discount) •••
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/communita...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/communita...
It’s likely that this map (from the FT) of the Arctic will dominate our view of geo politics in the northern hemisphere for the next 20 years. Don’t just look at maps, check out a globe …
bellerbyandco.com/our-globes/
bellerbyandco.com/our-globes/
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s likely that this map (from the FT) of the Arctic will dominate our view of geo politics in the northern hemisphere for the next 20 years. Don’t just look at maps, check out a globe …
bellerbyandco.com/our-globes/
bellerbyandco.com/our-globes/
Nearly 20 councils have warned publicly that they are at risk of insolvency because of multibillion-pound debts caused by years of overspends on special educational needs support: as revealed by the Guardian.
March 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Nearly 20 councils have warned publicly that they are at risk of insolvency because of multibillion-pound debts caused by years of overspends on special educational needs support: as revealed by the Guardian.
AI gets bored. During official demonstrations of Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Anthropic’s AI abruptly halted a coding demonstration to browse scenic photos of Yellowstone National Park using Google. Wouldn’t you?
March 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
AI gets bored. During official demonstrations of Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Anthropic’s AI abruptly halted a coding demonstration to browse scenic photos of Yellowstone National Park using Google. Wouldn’t you?
Excellent analysis here by Ipsos of perceptions of public wellbeing across the UK, using 20,000 random sample panel, MRP and CHAID …
resources.ipsos.com/index.php/em...
resources.ipsos.com/index.php/em...
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March 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Excellent analysis here by Ipsos of perceptions of public wellbeing across the UK, using 20,000 random sample panel, MRP and CHAID …
resources.ipsos.com/index.php/em...
resources.ipsos.com/index.php/em...
A stunning move by Germany’s new leaders to release the ‘debt brake’ and contribute significantly to national economic renewal and the wider defence of Europe •••
www.ft.com/content/316e...
www.ft.com/content/316e...
www.ft.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
A stunning move by Germany’s new leaders to release the ‘debt brake’ and contribute significantly to national economic renewal and the wider defence of Europe •••
www.ft.com/content/316e...
www.ft.com/content/316e...
Always a useful soure of ideas to put into practice. The UK policy lab … blog series here •••
openpolicy.blog.gov.uk
openpolicy.blog.gov.uk
Open Policy Making
Welcome to Open Policy Making - see blog posts
openpolicy.blog.gov.uk
March 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Always a useful soure of ideas to put into practice. The UK policy lab … blog series here •••
openpolicy.blog.gov.uk
openpolicy.blog.gov.uk
Long term trend in UK public spending on health and defence •••
ifs.org.uk/data-items/p...
ifs.org.uk/data-items/p...
Public spending on health and defence in the UK over time | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Public spending on defence in the UK has decreased significantly in the past 70 years, while health spending has increased.
ifs.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Long term trend in UK public spending on health and defence •••
ifs.org.uk/data-items/p...
ifs.org.uk/data-items/p...
Reposted by Barry Quirk
Sometimes vaccine efficacy is subtle
Sometimes it isn't 🤷🏻♂️
Sometimes it isn't 🤷🏻♂️
February 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Sometimes vaccine efficacy is subtle
Sometimes it isn't 🤷🏻♂️
Sometimes it isn't 🤷🏻♂️
Reposted by Barry Quirk
drop everything and watch 🍿 👀
February 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
drop everything and watch 🍿 👀
Reposted by Barry Quirk
STEPH CURRY. 12 THREES.
February 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
STEPH CURRY. 12 THREES.
Reform, the Think Tank, have published with Deloitte this interesting canvas of the current state of the UK state •••
reform.uk/publications...
reform.uk/publications...
State of the State 2025 - REFORM
The ‘State of the State’, in partnership with Deloitte, explores key issues facing the UK government and public services. The report is based on an exclusive Ipsos public poll, and more than 80 interv...
reform.uk
February 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reform, the Think Tank, have published with Deloitte this interesting canvas of the current state of the UK state •••
reform.uk/publications...
reform.uk/publications...
22 Nov 1963 in Dallas and Clint Hill jumps onto the trunk of JFK’s midnight blue customised 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible limousine. A troubled man of great honour, Hill never fell under the spell of conspiracy theorists.
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
Clint Hill obituary: agent who leapt on JFK limo after shots fired
Secret Service agent who may have saved the first lady’s life remained tormented by not having protected the president
www.thetimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
22 Nov 1963 in Dallas and Clint Hill jumps onto the trunk of JFK’s midnight blue customised 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible limousine. A troubled man of great honour, Hill never fell under the spell of conspiracy theorists.
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
“There are around 590,000 public sector workers in Scotland in 2024, representing 22% of the workforce. This fraction is lower than in Wales (24%) and Northern Ireland (26%), but considerably higher than in England (17%), and is higher than in any English region.”
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
Scottish public sector employment and pay | Institute for Fiscal Studies
How have public sector pay and employment changed in Scotland in recent years and what are the implications of those changes?
ifs.org.uk
February 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
“There are around 590,000 public sector workers in Scotland in 2024, representing 22% of the workforce. This fraction is lower than in Wales (24%) and Northern Ireland (26%), but considerably higher than in England (17%), and is higher than in any English region.”
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
What are the policy ideas that need to be tested by the evidence? This approach is better than telling policy makers to be evidence led •••
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/we-need...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/we-need...
We need more policy-based evidence
Academics should focus on answering questions that are of interest to policymakers
www.kcl.ac.uk
February 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What are the policy ideas that need to be tested by the evidence? This approach is better than telling policy makers to be evidence led •••
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/we-need...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/we-need...
Budiness leaders adopt a long perspective on AI and their business strategies, according to Deloitte •••
www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/...
www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/...
State of Generative AI in the Enterprise 2024
Explore the Deloitte AI Institute’s quarterly Generative AI report tracking Generative AI investments, adoption, impacts on business, and challenges across 2024.
www2.deloitte.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Budiness leaders adopt a long perspective on AI and their business strategies, according to Deloitte •••
www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/...
www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/...
Well done Henry, keep the communitarian flag flying, and for finding a space to include pluralism within your scholarship •••
Is 'community' too vague a term?
Or is there much we can learn from a critical exposition of why and how we should develop inclusive communities ...
New edition of 'Communitarianism', from Bloomsbury Academic ... www.bloomsbury.com/uk/communita...
Or is there much we can learn from a critical exposition of why and how we should develop inclusive communities ...
New edition of 'Communitarianism', from Bloomsbury Academic ... www.bloomsbury.com/uk/communita...
February 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Well done Henry, keep the communitarian flag flying, and for finding a space to include pluralism within your scholarship •••
Good ideas and ideals here. Politicians with a passion for shaping the future and compassion towards those they are elected to serve, are central to radical change in local government. CEs need to facilitate this radicalism with these approaches •••
www.newlocal.org.uk/publications...
www.newlocal.org.uk/publications...
Radical Leadership: Power, Possibility and Public Service - New Local
What does it take to lead in local government today? We’ve explored these questions alongside trusted friends in our council network. Together, we’ve identified a new model of Radical Leadership.
www.newlocal.org.uk
February 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Good ideas and ideals here. Politicians with a passion for shaping the future and compassion towards those they are elected to serve, are central to radical change in local government. CEs need to facilitate this radicalism with these approaches •••
www.newlocal.org.uk/publications...
www.newlocal.org.uk/publications...
‘Meeting hangovers’ involve a period of diminished focus, motivation, or productivity following a bad meeting.
hbr.org/2025/02/the-...
hbr.org/2025/02/the-...
The Hidden Toll of Meeting Hangovers
Over one quarter of workplace meetings leave employees with lingering negative effects such as lowered engagement and productivity that can last hours. This is called a meeting hangover . To avoid th...
hbr.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
‘Meeting hangovers’ involve a period of diminished focus, motivation, or productivity following a bad meeting.
hbr.org/2025/02/the-...
hbr.org/2025/02/the-...
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Wrote about the Ox-Cam Arc. Levers that could raise growth materially and quickly don't come easier than this. And Labour can pull it.
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Oxford and Cambridge are too small
Linking up the cities, and letting them grow, could power Britain’s economy
www.economist.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Wrote about the Ox-Cam Arc. Levers that could raise growth materially and quickly don't come easier than this. And Labour can pull it.
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Diag taken from the newly released UK govt AI playbook •••
gds.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/10/l...
gds.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/10/l...
Launching the Artificial Intelligence Playbook for the UK Government
AI is at the heart of the UK Government's strategy to drive economic growth and enhance public service delivery. Read more about GDS's AI Playbook to provide the public sector with accessible technica...
gds.blog.gov.uk
February 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Diag taken from the newly released UK govt AI playbook •••
gds.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/10/l...
gds.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/10/l...
The interdependencies between existing and emerging topics and issues in AI for government •••
February 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The interdependencies between existing and emerging topics and issues in AI for government •••