Well worth following David Spiegelhalter

excellent article on Covid deaths by Nick Triggle, bbc.co.uk/news/health-51… -more on ’normal’ risk in my blog medium.com/wintoncentre/h…

It was a pleasure to welcome Air Marshal Sir Rich Knighton KCB, Deputy Commander Capability, to show off all the good work happening here at RAF Leeming.

Thank you to everyone at RAF Leeming for a great first solo station visit in the new job. Loved the town hall session and seeing really inspiring people doing innovative things. Thank you!

They did!

Proud to be part of Pride in London 50 today!

Fascinating discussion with the team at Farnborough Airshow earlier in the week. Method takes CO2 out of the air, mixes it with green hydrogen in a catalyser to make fuel. Needs lots of energy but can be genuinely carbon neutral.

With thanks to Arthur Edwards a few more photos from last Friday. The picture of ‘Paddy’ Hemingway’s logbook is well worth a look. Incredible days in August 1940. Thank you again Irish Air Corps for a brilliant day.

What a great day. Many congratulations to all those who graduated today. Thank you to all those who made it possible. There’s an exciting future ahead. Good luck!

RAF Atlas A400M opened Edinburgh Tattoo last night. Great show and great to be there. Organisers wanted a bit of an edgier feel after a 3 year gap - nailed it - but still plenty of brilliant more traditional pipes and tartan.

🔥 Our next fireside chat sees us welcome Air Marshal Sir Rich Knighton KCB FREng. AM Richard Knighton's presentation will cover Royal Air Force capability, current challenges, future opportunities and what is required from industry. Sign up: adsgroup.org.uk/events-list/fi…

Flying out of Heathrow today. The progress humankind has made in aviation over the past 100+ years is remarkable. Thank to all those pioneers and engineers on #NationalEngineeringDay.

Autumnal feel to Green Park this morning. On my way to MOD ahead of HCDC hearing on Women in the Armed Forces today.

Huge congratulations to RAF Hockey teams. Brilliant performance!

Thank you to RAF Odiham for an excellent visit. Great to see the brilliant work the people there are doing - particularly enjoyed informing one of the crewman about his promotion. Invaluable to hear about the challenges you face too. Thank you!

Congratulations to all those who have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list. Enjoy the celebrations when you can.

Started the next round of discussions about the future for various professions yesterday. This podcast is a really good intro to the whole topic. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ins…

Really good, straightforward statement from Virgin Orbit.Developing new technology and driving innovation sometimes presents setbacks. They can be necessary for progress. I’m sure this highly professional team will learn from this one.

Hitched a ride back to brize with the Voyager tanker trailing 12 Squadron back from Cyprus.