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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you! I hope so!

Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · 6d

Excited to be starting a secondment at the Greater London Authority next week, covering as best I can for @geographyjim.bsky.social in the realm of housing data and analysis!

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Georgina Sturge @georginasturge.bsky.social · Sep 8

Most of us are in a wobbly position when it comes to our understanding of immigration numbers.

How would things go if we didn’t make these half-remembered statistics so central to how we form and articulate opinions?

georginasturge.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...

How to make conversations about immigration less painful

Let's get one thing straight at the very least

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Aug 21

Have you tried Alasdair Rae's Map Academy? www.youtube.com/channel/UCMG...

Map Academy

Videos on how to do things in QGIS, and other map-related software. See link for full list of videos on Google Sheets. I've put these videos together in the hope that they save someone a little bit of...

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Georgina Sturge @georginasturge.bsky.social · Jul 28

Why are we hooked on bad vibes when they don't reflect reality?

I took a deep-dive into the data, in search of what is really going on.

open.substack.com/pub/georgina...

In search of bad vibes

A mood of boiling discontentment in Britain is the subject of daily news - but where is the evidence that it even exists?

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · Jul 27

Oh, bugger. I mean, 97 is a bloody good innings, but the world is a sadder place with no Tom Lehrer in it. What a brilliant man

Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go

YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jul 25

I first did the constituency analysis quite a few years ago, but it's been good to bring it up to date. Some interesting patterns.

How do leasehold transactions vary by constituency? An annotated map of the percentage of sales that were leasehold by constituency in 2024 in England and Wales. Annotations explain: 23% of residential property sales were leasehold in England and Wales in 2024. 98% of flats were sold leasehold, compared with only 6% of houses. There was also a lot of variation between constituencies. There were some leasehold 'hotspots' in areas where it's more common for houses to be sold leasehold, including parts of the North West and Yorkshire. Other hotspots are areas where flats make up a large proportion of overall sales, like central London.

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jul 25

I've published a new briefing bringing together the stats on leasehold housing in England (and a bit in Wales). Featuring:
- MHCLG data on leasehold stock
- Trends in transactions over time and for constituencies
- Experiences of leaseholders

commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Leasehold housing in England: Statistics

This briefing explores statistics on leasehold housing stock and transactions, in the context of ongoing reforms to the leasehold system.

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jul 15

2031 census confirmed! 🎉

"Today HM Government has commissioned the Office for National Statistics to conduct a mandatory, questionnaire-based, whole-population census of England and Wales in 2031."

www.ons.gov.uk/news/news/hm...

HM Government commissions the Office for National Statistics to deliver a whole-population census of England and Wales in 2031 - Office for National Statistics

www.ons.gov.uk

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · Jul 7

okay but be fair the British meaning of "billion" has changed within living memory, books I had as a kid in the 80s sometimes still used the word "milliard" for 10^6 and saved "billion" for 10^9

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Jul 7

Fewer than half of adults know how many millions there are in a billion.

(Polling for Tax Policy Associates)

taxpolicy.org.uk/2024/10/26/t...

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jul 4

Heading home after a trip to Edinburgh for IPVIS, a tiny conference for data nerds working in parliaments. It's great to have a space to talk to people with the same weirdly specific job as me. Everyone had lots to say about the nuts and bolts of what we do, and how we try to do things better.

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 20

That's my mildly self-indulgent look back at the 2021 census as it played out in my own work. We will wait to see what the next decade brings, starting with the government's decision on the recommendation from the acting National Statistician.

Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 20

A change in constituency boundaries not long after the first census releases could have put a spanner in the works, but ONS, NISRA and NRS have all published data for the new boundaries as well - making post-election analysis like this tool possible:

commonslibrary.parliament.uk/census-data-...

Census data: How do constituencies with different demographics vote?

Explore 2024 general election results and census data for constituencies using our data tool.

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 20

The census is behind a lot of our constituency data dashboards like this one - it's a rich source of local-level data and me and my colleagues do our best to help MPs make the most of it to understand their areas.

commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency...

Constituency data: Home ownership and renting

Find out how many households are homeowners, private renters, and social renters in your constituency, based on census data

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 20

The 2021 census featured several new questions, including some on sexual orientation and gender identity 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. Mapping some of the early data on this was fascinating! commonslibrary.parliament.uk/2021-census-...

2021 census: What do we know about the LGBT+ population?

The 2021 census in England and Wales asked about sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time. What do the first results tell us?

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 20

It feels like a very long time since I wrote the first edition of this, our briefing on preparations for the 2021 census in England and Wales.

Planning for a census starts years in advance, usually featuring a consultation on topics.

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Preparing for the 2021 census (England and Wales)

A population census takes place in the UK every ten years. This briefing paper explains the plans for the 2021 census in England and Wales.

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 20

Now that the 2031 census recommendation is here, it feels like I've done a full "census cycle" as a professional census nerd.

It's a brilliant part of my job, being paid to pay attention to something that's ever-changing and the setting for so many interesting debates about identity and society.

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man is saying it 's all the drama

Alt: A GIF from the TV series Gavin and Stacey. Pam, a middle-aged woman, announces excitedly to her husband: "It's all the drama, Mick. I just love it!"

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 19

A cool resource, literally❄️

Mike Brondbjerg @mikebrondbjerg.bsky.social · Jun 19

🥵 Hot in #London? Find cool spaces 🥶 and water fountains 💧near you, with our interactive map: apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/ 👍

A screenshot of an interactive map of London, show cool areas and locations of various cool spaces and drinking fountains.

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 13

And now I get an afternoon to explore Manchester 🐝

Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 13

Just had a v interesting couple of days at the @ukdataservice.bsky.social UK Census User Conference - hearing from ONS and others about future plans, and from researchers about how they're using 2021/2 census data.

Official recommendation on the 2031 census due next week, apparently 👀

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Patrick Brione @patrickbrione.bsky.social · Jun 12

Great opportunity for anyone with knowledge and experience of UK transport policy - a chance to work in the wonderful House of Commons Library, providing briefings to MPs.

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Senior Researcher (Transport) - Houses of Parliament

Title: Senior Researcher (Transport). Employer: House of Commons. Salary: £56,180 - £66,497 per annum - Pay on Promotion rules apply. Closes: 29/06/2025, 23:55

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Cassie Barton @cassierbarton.bsky.social · Jun 11

A bit of census news from the Spending Review:

Carl Baker @carlbaker.bsky.social · Jun 11

"Additional funding has been provided primarily to allow UKSA to start preparatory work for Census 2031, subject to the government’s decision on the census, expected this summer."
www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Georgina Sturge @georginasturge.bsky.social · Apr 14

Sum of US is out now!! Find it at all good bookshops and online 🙌

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John Curtis @johncurtis.bsky.social · Apr 11

Ahead of the recall of parliament my colleague Ilze has published a briefing on the UK steel industry.

Impressive work

commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

UK steel industry: statistics and policy

The UK steel industry: a statistical summary of the UK and international industry; analysis of current prospects and challenges; summary of government policy.

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Mark Sandford @marksandford.bsky.social · Apr 2

What do you think about double council tax for holiday homes and other empty property?
Here's some factual detail about how the new second home premium works in England: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/why-am-i-pay...
And....

Why am I paying a council tax premium on my second home?

From 1 April 2025, English councils will be able to charge a council tax premium on second homes. Some second homes will be exempt from the premium.

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