Seb Tallents
@sebtallents.bsky.social
Former physicist, relapsed public servant, recovering management consultant. Currently working in NHS England on digital & technology standards.
Unless I'm radically mistaken in taking dErPy tYpE as mocking sarcasm.
I really don't think the correct way to interpret that graph is that the green spike & exponential decay trend is an artefact and red is the underlying trend.
I really don't think the correct way to interpret that graph is that the green spike & exponential decay trend is an artefact and red is the underlying trend.
September 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Unless I'm radically mistaken in taking dErPy tYpE as mocking sarcasm.
I really don't think the correct way to interpret that graph is that the green spike & exponential decay trend is an artefact and red is the underlying trend.
I really don't think the correct way to interpret that graph is that the green spike & exponential decay trend is an artefact and red is the underlying trend.
I've attached the operative text from the letter. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7481...
It states the result of the referendum. But it is clear she's writing following Parliament passing an act, Parliament being the sovereign body of the UK.
It states the result of the referendum. But it is clear she's writing following Parliament passing an act, Parliament being the sovereign body of the UK.
August 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I've attached the operative text from the letter. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7481...
It states the result of the referendum. But it is clear she's writing following Parliament passing an act, Parliament being the sovereign body of the UK.
It states the result of the referendum. But it is clear she's writing following Parliament passing an act, Parliament being the sovereign body of the UK.
It's covered a bit in this article.
On the point about public sector pay there's a degree of nuance. It was predictable, but also a very deliberate Tory trap in that they didn't submit anything to the pay bodies regarding affordability that would have constrained their recommendation.
On the point about public sector pay there's a degree of nuance. It was predictable, but also a very deliberate Tory trap in that they didn't submit anything to the pay bodies regarding affordability that would have constrained their recommendation.
July 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It's covered a bit in this article.
On the point about public sector pay there's a degree of nuance. It was predictable, but also a very deliberate Tory trap in that they didn't submit anything to the pay bodies regarding affordability that would have constrained their recommendation.
On the point about public sector pay there's a degree of nuance. It was predictable, but also a very deliberate Tory trap in that they didn't submit anything to the pay bodies regarding affordability that would have constrained their recommendation.
"the declaration of independence of cyberspace" is another cracker from that optimistic but hubristic outpouring.
March 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"the declaration of independence of cyberspace" is another cracker from that optimistic but hubristic outpouring.
Commission bureaucrats had carefully set out all the options that fit within the existing rules, and the pros and cons for the EU, negotiating objectives etc. before we even triggered a50
March 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Commission bureaucrats had carefully set out all the options that fit within the existing rules, and the pros and cons for the EU, negotiating objectives etc. before we even triggered a50
1. You should read documents you cite. Example here is scanning to JPG rather than use of OCR.
2. It's pretty easy to test if you think about it. You dual run to see if there LLM is reliably picking out the right content from the forms the lawyers need compared to what they lawyers manually pick.
2. It's pretty easy to test if you think about it. You dual run to see if there LLM is reliably picking out the right content from the forms the lawyers need compared to what they lawyers manually pick.
March 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
1. You should read documents you cite. Example here is scanning to JPG rather than use of OCR.
2. It's pretty easy to test if you think about it. You dual run to see if there LLM is reliably picking out the right content from the forms the lawyers need compared to what they lawyers manually pick.
2. It's pretty easy to test if you think about it. You dual run to see if there LLM is reliably picking out the right content from the forms the lawyers need compared to what they lawyers manually pick.
Treasury brain at work here.
The UK badly needs to invest in inputs (housing, energy, transport); so vehicles like NWF very important as it creates low cost finance as these kinds of investments drive returns, and can be distinguished from e.g. borrowing to pay for day-to-day costs. /1
The UK badly needs to invest in inputs (housing, energy, transport); so vehicles like NWF very important as it creates low cost finance as these kinds of investments drive returns, and can be distinguished from e.g. borrowing to pay for day-to-day costs. /1
March 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Treasury brain at work here.
The UK badly needs to invest in inputs (housing, energy, transport); so vehicles like NWF very important as it creates low cost finance as these kinds of investments drive returns, and can be distinguished from e.g. borrowing to pay for day-to-day costs. /1
The UK badly needs to invest in inputs (housing, energy, transport); so vehicles like NWF very important as it creates low cost finance as these kinds of investments drive returns, and can be distinguished from e.g. borrowing to pay for day-to-day costs. /1
blog.oncampusabroad.com/insurance-fo...
Yes under Erasmus+ you may need private insurance for non-emergency medical care and differences in what's coverage.
Yes under Erasmus+ you may need private insurance for non-emergency medical care and differences in what's coverage.
February 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
blog.oncampusabroad.com/insurance-fo...
Yes under Erasmus+ you may need private insurance for non-emergency medical care and differences in what's coverage.
Yes under Erasmus+ you may need private insurance for non-emergency medical care and differences in what's coverage.
Ah. Bilateral arrangements *preceding* Schengen.
January 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Ah. Bilateral arrangements *preceding* Schengen.
Yes, but the bill seems to be calling to reattempt what the conservatives were exploring: bilateral agreements on the basis of the UK scheme. Meanwhile EU states have agreed to pursue a scheme with different rules through the EU.
Picture from the authors twitter account to which I refuse to link.
Picture from the authors twitter account to which I refuse to link.
January 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Yes, but the bill seems to be calling to reattempt what the conservatives were exploring: bilateral agreements on the basis of the UK scheme. Meanwhile EU states have agreed to pursue a scheme with different rules through the EU.
Picture from the authors twitter account to which I refuse to link.
Picture from the authors twitter account to which I refuse to link.
Isn't this just calling for the govt to take the approach of pursuing bilateral agreements with individual EU MS govts for the UK scheme?
If so, given the EU CoM have agreed with the EC to pursue an entirely different collective scheme, does this actually help?
If so, given the EU CoM have agreed with the EC to pursue an entirely different collective scheme, does this actually help?
January 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Isn't this just calling for the govt to take the approach of pursuing bilateral agreements with individual EU MS govts for the UK scheme?
If so, given the EU CoM have agreed with the EC to pursue an entirely different collective scheme, does this actually help?
If so, given the EU CoM have agreed with the EC to pursue an entirely different collective scheme, does this actually help?
"Fog on Channel..."
December 19, 2024 at 12:12 PM
"Fog on Channel..."