Since 1990 the number of people living in extreme poverty (>$1.90pd) has fallen from 36% to 10% of the world population. Way further to go, but pretty staggering. worldbank.org/en/news/press-…

This seems of a different age

Ewan Birney Neil Hall Office for National Statistics (ONS) The University of Manchester University of Oxford @PHE_uk dhafer ben khalifa And on the complementary and superb REACT survey Imperial College London imperial.ac.uk/medicine/resea…

Was grateful to have a chance to pay tribute to my hero, friend & co-conspirator Vartan Gregorian. A man who arrived to the US w/ little money or English went on to change American civic life—& countless individual lives—forever. My full remarks: usaid.gov/news-informati…

Tom Fletcher justin webb Here’s a former Perm Sec up for the challenge. Boardman failed the natural justice test (cf other inquiries when a key player is no longer with us), took no account of Govt policy context on supply chain finance at the time, and said nothing about improving rules on lobbying.

My All-Party Genocide Determination Bill given a 2nd Reading in Parliament Today as Peers Agree To Commit It To A Committee Of The Whole House. References to Uyghurs,Yazidis,Hazaras, Tigrayans,Ukrainians, Rohingya,Armenians, & Others. Read Full debate here:davidalton.net/2022/10/28/gen…

A brief thread to explain why the bitter conflict over Nagorno Karabakh may be entering a dangerous new phase, based on a phone call I received tonight from Stepanakert from Ruben Vardanyan, the state minister for Artsakh, as #Armenians call the disputed territory.

"International humanitarian airlift should be organized in #Artsakh immediately, delivering food & other essentials to the local population & evacuating those whose life is endangered to safety." Read the full message of global humanitarian leaders here․ bit.ly/3v9LhHH

In Defense of Britain's Health System - http://bit.ly/qMh6D

In london with #darzifa

London Gatwick LGW very busy but super efficient and friendly helpful staff 😎

Dear British Airways why are you keeping us prisoner on BA385? We are 100 yards from terminal. You could open emergency slide and let us off. We could all walk. Its not as if any planes are moving out there to run anyone over BBC News (UK)

Interesting interview. CEO Demis Hassabis of DeepMind discussing their work in AI. Getting ready for evaluation of AI interventions in healthcare. x.com/BBCr4today/sta…

Delighted and honoured that DeepMindAI CEO @DemisHassabis has been awarded a CBE in the #NewYearsHonours list! gov.uk/government/pub…

'You go to NHS England all-staff briefings and three different men with identical beards present at you.' - who could this HSJ reader be talking about? hsj.co.uk/workforce/gend…