Niall Litchfield
@nlitchfield.bsky.social
Data Guy. OakTable member and cricket fan. Loves interesting problems and thinking. Niall sounds like the river. All views are my own. "Chris Bryant dressed as a scarecrow"
He's going to want a gold statue of himself isn't he.
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
He's going to want a gold statue of himself isn't he.
Nothing says "Britain's most festive man" like his face.
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Nothing says "Britain's most festive man" like his face.
They really need to be joined in the action by the Locals Against Carbon Emissions Yoke group.
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
They really need to be joined in the action by the Locals Against Carbon Emissions Yoke group.
I didn't have the head of the IEA reversing Brexit on my bingo card - but here he is on Twitter suggesting all post-1997 legislation should be repealed. Also on his list
* Equal Marriage and Civil Partnerships
* The various Terrorism acts
* The sex offenders register
* Equal Marriage and Civil Partnerships
* The various Terrorism acts
* The sex offenders register
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I didn't have the head of the IEA reversing Brexit on my bingo card - but here he is on Twitter suggesting all post-1997 legislation should be repealed. Also on his list
* Equal Marriage and Civil Partnerships
* The various Terrorism acts
* The sex offenders register
* Equal Marriage and Civil Partnerships
* The various Terrorism acts
* The sex offenders register
A lot is going on in this post (whole post, but identifying material has been removed to avoid a pile-on).
December 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A lot is going on in this post (whole post, but identifying material has been removed to avoid a pile-on).
Apparently our '80s extension is insufficiently warm.
December 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Apparently our '80s extension is insufficiently warm.
The advantage of allowing your daughter Spotify access.
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The advantage of allowing your daughter Spotify access.
And in case people think that actions count rather than words, here is the excess mortality for the two really quite similar countries.
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
And in case people think that actions count rather than words, here is the excess mortality for the two really quite similar countries.
This is a very odd Tweet from Sadiq Khan's office. 100 million free school meals being needed feels like an indictment not a cause for celebration.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is a very odd Tweet from Sadiq Khan's office. 100 million free school meals being needed feels like an indictment not a cause for celebration.
That looks remarkably similar to the use of transgender in British English as a whole. I don't disagree about media coverage being overwhelmingly negative but it is also true that this is a 21st century 'debate'
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
That looks remarkably similar to the use of transgender in British English as a whole. I don't disagree about media coverage being overwhelmingly negative but it is also true that this is a 21st century 'debate'
God, I wish I'd said that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
God, I wish I'd said that.
Heads up that there will be a *lot* of this coming your way from me soon.
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Heads up that there will be a *lot* of this coming your way from me soon.
What on earth happened to Noah Smith? I'm sure that 5 years ago he would not have written such tendentious tosh as this.
Sidebar 1: There are multiple direct flights a day from Dublin to Paris.
Sidebar 2: When he eventually asked for help, he got it.
Sidebar 1: There are multiple direct flights a day from Dublin to Paris.
Sidebar 2: When he eventually asked for help, he got it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
What on earth happened to Noah Smith? I'm sure that 5 years ago he would not have written such tendentious tosh as this.
Sidebar 1: There are multiple direct flights a day from Dublin to Paris.
Sidebar 2: When he eventually asked for help, he got it.
Sidebar 1: There are multiple direct flights a day from Dublin to Paris.
Sidebar 2: When he eventually asked for help, he got it.
I do like this one.
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I do like this one.
I'd say that title goes to, of all publications, the Daily Mail.
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'd say that title goes to, of all publications, the Daily Mail.
The UK *was* different from the U.S. That said, they did merge my boys' secondary school with the nearby girls' school whilst I was at it, in significant part because of the falling birth rate.
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The UK *was* different from the U.S. That said, they did merge my boys' secondary school with the nearby girls' school whilst I was at it, in significant part because of the falling birth rate.
And people say professional sports players complain about a crowded schedule.
November 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
And people say professional sports players complain about a crowded schedule.
Luna regrets to inform Daphne that his human has failed to provide the requested second breakfast as yet.
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Luna regrets to inform Daphne that his human has failed to provide the requested second breakfast as yet.
It is also striking that the data for the school singled out by the Mail shows that 76% of EAL pupils reach the expected standard in English & Maths. This is 1/4 (15% points) *higher* than the England average of 61%. Source www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/10094...
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It is also striking that the data for the school singled out by the Mail shows that 76% of EAL pupils reach the expected standard in English & Maths. This is 1/4 (15% points) *higher* than the England average of 61%. Source www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/10094...
If it isn't one Cloud Hyper Scaler with DNS issues it is another. azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status
October 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If it isn't one Cloud Hyper Scaler with DNS issues it is another. azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status
Something of Mrs Cohen about it.
October 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Something of Mrs Cohen about it.
Scarily $200 is not far off.
October 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Scarily $200 is not far off.
It appears that he is at least an expert on looking stupid.
October 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It appears that he is at least an expert on looking stupid.