Ben Barr
@benjaminbarr.bsky.social
Professor in Applied Public Health Research. Head WHO collaborating centre for policy research on the determinants of health equity.
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/population-health/staff/benjamin-barr/ . Was once an anthropologist, maybe I still am.
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/population-health/staff/benjamin-barr/ . Was once an anthropologist, maybe I still am.
How long a death is delayed is what is important.
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
How long a death is delayed is what is important.
The reporting of this figure from the enquiry seems ambiguous. Most saying 23000 deaths would have been prevented by earlier first lockdown. Some saying 23000 deaths would have been prevented *in the first wave* (potentially just postponed to subsequent waves). These are very different.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The reporting of this figure from the enquiry seems ambiguous. Most saying 23000 deaths would have been prevented by earlier first lockdown. Some saying 23000 deaths would have been prevented *in the first wave* (potentially just postponed to subsequent waves). These are very different.
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You can read more about the revised estimates here: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Improving long-term international migration statistics, updating our methods and estimates - Office for National Statistics
Headline findings and revised estimates from updated data and new methods to estimate long-term international migration of British and EU+ nationals. These are official statistics in development.
www.ons.gov.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
You can read more about the revised estimates here: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
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Does this mean more Brits are leaving the UK now than before the pandemic?
In short, we don't know. That's because British migration estimates using the new method only go back to 2021, and aren't comparable with pre-pandemic estimates based on the old method.
In short, we don't know. That's because British migration estimates using the new method only go back to 2021, and aren't comparable with pre-pandemic estimates based on the old method.
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Does this mean more Brits are leaving the UK now than before the pandemic?
In short, we don't know. That's because British migration estimates using the new method only go back to 2021, and aren't comparable with pre-pandemic estimates based on the old method.
In short, we don't know. That's because British migration estimates using the new method only go back to 2021, and aren't comparable with pre-pandemic estimates based on the old method.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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I like how they think that if we abolish white collar labor with AI and everyone starts working with their hands, it’s gonna be hammering shit at the masculinity factory and not wiping butt in hospitals, especially if immigration becomes more restrictive
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I like how they think that if we abolish white collar labor with AI and everyone starts working with their hands, it’s gonna be hammering shit at the masculinity factory and not wiping butt in hospitals, especially if immigration becomes more restrictive
Not sure where you are based - but this might just be a Canadian / North American thing. Every year when visiting family in Canada I have to reacquaint myself with a can opener (no longer needed for most cans in Europe)
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Not sure where you are based - but this might just be a Canadian / North American thing. Every year when visiting family in Canada I have to reacquaint myself with a can opener (no longer needed for most cans in Europe)