Nick Tordoff
@briandrian.bsky.social
A probably retired Health Informatician (bless you!). Hand holder of a community hydro energy scheme. Late on set sailor. My opinions are usually someone elses passed off as my own
This has gone on to my reading list for a soon as I can get to a sufficiently sized screen.
My immediate response though is that “well designed” is the kicker here. I know of several badly designed installations. Do we have the appropriately skilled workforce to design effective installations
My immediate response though is that “well designed” is the kicker here. I know of several badly designed installations. Do we have the appropriately skilled workforce to design effective installations
December 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This has gone on to my reading list for a soon as I can get to a sufficiently sized screen.
My immediate response though is that “well designed” is the kicker here. I know of several badly designed installations. Do we have the appropriately skilled workforce to design effective installations
My immediate response though is that “well designed” is the kicker here. I know of several badly designed installations. Do we have the appropriately skilled workforce to design effective installations
It looks to me as if it is a mis-read of something like “ almost 40% of attendees waited more than **4** hours”. That is credibly terrible performance. 40% waiting more than 24 hours would be astoundingly, gob-smackingly front page of every Tory newspaper dreadful.
December 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It looks to me as if it is a mis-read of something like “ almost 40% of attendees waited more than **4** hours”. That is credibly terrible performance. 40% waiting more than 24 hours would be astoundingly, gob-smackingly front page of every Tory newspaper dreadful.
Sorry but that isn’t true. 65% of A&E attendances were seen with 4 hours. That’s a pretty terrible performance but not the terrifying one you reported. www.gov.wales/nhs-activity...
NHS Activity and Performance Summary: August and September 2025 [HTML] | GOV.WALES
Report summarising data on activity and performance in the Welsh NHS for August and September 2025.
www.gov.wales
December 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Sorry but that isn’t true. 65% of A&E attendances were seen with 4 hours. That’s a pretty terrible performance but not the terrifying one you reported. www.gov.wales/nhs-activity...
Is that as distinct from mitochondrial genealogy?
December 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Is that as distinct from mitochondrial genealogy?
Interesting how LibDem visibility starts to climb after Ed Davey calls them out on ghosting them. There in lies a lesson.
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Interesting how LibDem visibility starts to climb after Ed Davey calls them out on ghosting them. There in lies a lesson.
I’m not sure how she would code wearing that dress. If she sat down her laptop would just slide of the satin.
December 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I’m not sure how she would code wearing that dress. If she sat down her laptop would just slide of the satin.
I’m sure it will be buried in the Today’s Birthday section deep in one of the papers when it happens
December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I’m sure it will be buried in the Today’s Birthday section deep in one of the papers when it happens
Saw this thread just after this one.
It asks a real question about what economists define as GDP and productivity.
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It asks a real question about what economists define as GDP and productivity.
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So where does this leave us?
Worryingly, GDP per capita continues to drift away from our pre-pandemic growth path. Output per person in October would have been nearly 8% higher if we’d remained on that path
Worryingly, GDP per capita continues to drift away from our pre-pandemic growth path. Output per person in October would have been nearly 8% higher if we’d remained on that path
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Saw this thread just after this one.
It asks a real question about what economists define as GDP and productivity.
bsky.app/profile/reso...
It asks a real question about what economists define as GDP and productivity.
bsky.app/profile/reso...
Ive never read it and I’ve just checked. There is no such book. 😏
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Ive never read it and I’ve just checked. There is no such book. 😏
I’d never seen this before. It puts the UK supreme decision on transgender in a different light. The combination of bad science (biological sex is binary) and we will know it when we see it (trans men are biologically female but they can’t use women’s facilities) packed into a single judgement
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I’d never seen this before. It puts the UK supreme decision on transgender in a different light. The combination of bad science (biological sex is binary) and we will know it when we see it (trans men are biologically female but they can’t use women’s facilities) packed into a single judgement
To really be that guy, it was Ipsos and it was MORI and then it was Ipsos MORI
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
To really be that guy, it was Ipsos and it was MORI and then it was Ipsos MORI
Southern softee 😊. Powers off again here in Morvern
December 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Southern softee 😊. Powers off again here in Morvern
Sorry by what does the Spean Bridge to Kingussie road have to do with Paris?
December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sorry by what does the Spean Bridge to Kingussie road have to do with Paris?
This sounds like prototypical reactionary centrism. (See Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social) Do you honestly believe that the stupidity is caused by the left “taking a sentence out of context” rather than the Tories proroguing parliament, Henry VIII clauses and attacking “activist” judges.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This sounds like prototypical reactionary centrism. (See Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social) Do you honestly believe that the stupidity is caused by the left “taking a sentence out of context” rather than the Tories proroguing parliament, Henry VIII clauses and attacking “activist” judges.
Is there a simple principle here. No representation without taxation. Individuals can only make donations from UK taxable income. Companies can only make donations from post tax UK profits
December 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Is there a simple principle here. No representation without taxation. Individuals can only make donations from UK taxable income. Companies can only make donations from post tax UK profits
Outside my window there is a squirrel tree.
Soon come winter they’ll hide inside their tree
Nuts to you and nuts to me and nuts inside the squirrel tree.
Soon come winter they’ll hide inside their tree
Nuts to you and nuts to me and nuts inside the squirrel tree.
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Outside my window there is a squirrel tree.
Soon come winter they’ll hide inside their tree
Nuts to you and nuts to me and nuts inside the squirrel tree.
Soon come winter they’ll hide inside their tree
Nuts to you and nuts to me and nuts inside the squirrel tree.
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
And all at once I saw a crowd
A host of golden daffodil
I might have mis-remembered slightly
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
And all at once I saw a crowd
A host of golden daffodil
I might have mis-remembered slightly
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
And all at once I saw a crowd
A host of golden daffodil
I might have mis-remembered slightly
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
And all at once I saw a crowd
A host of golden daffodil
I might have mis-remembered slightly
Is there a simple principle here. No representation without taxation. Individuals can only make donations from UK taxable income. Companies can only make donations from post tax UK profits
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Is there a simple principle here. No representation without taxation. Individuals can only make donations from UK taxable income. Companies can only make donations from post tax UK profits
I’m struggling to see evidence of soaring demand as a driver here. This represents 7% over 6 years. That is standard and completely foreseeable demographic growth. Am I misreading or missing something?
December 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I’m struggling to see evidence of soaring demand as a driver here. This represents 7% over 6 years. That is standard and completely foreseeable demographic growth. Am I misreading or missing something?
But that would only mean seizing those who post productively, a much smaller number.
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
But that would only mean seizing those who post productively, a much smaller number.
We threw Beatles of Liverpool are
George in a taxi John in a car
Paul on his scooter bibbing his hooter
Following Ringo Star.
Primary school playground circa 1965
George in a taxi John in a car
Paul on his scooter bibbing his hooter
Following Ringo Star.
Primary school playground circa 1965
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We threw Beatles of Liverpool are
George in a taxi John in a car
Paul on his scooter bibbing his hooter
Following Ringo Star.
Primary school playground circa 1965
George in a taxi John in a car
Paul on his scooter bibbing his hooter
Following Ringo Star.
Primary school playground circa 1965
If they have this level of cyber security on their most public facing system, what is the rest like. Early capture of any of their analyses is worth millions.
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If they have this level of cyber security on their most public facing system, what is the rest like. Early capture of any of their analyses is worth millions.
On the other hand lack of protection makes job applicants risk averse. Do you give up your current job you have in the knowledge that , however hard you work, you can be fired at short notice if your new employer changes their mind. We have a skilled employee recruitment crisis. I wonder why
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
On the other hand lack of protection makes job applicants risk averse. Do you give up your current job you have in the knowledge that , however hard you work, you can be fired at short notice if your new employer changes their mind. We have a skilled employee recruitment crisis. I wonder why
You beat me to this. I would go as far as to ask @ippr.org to take this post down and reframe it. It is a huge error which distracts from a really useful analysis.
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
You beat me to this. I would go as far as to ask @ippr.org to take this post down and reframe it. It is a huge error which distracts from a really useful analysis.
Interesting that Switzerland and Ireland are both big pharma centres and presumably major competitors for recruits with the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Interesting that Switzerland and Ireland are both big pharma centres and presumably major competitors for recruits with the UK.