A quick summary of my first year as a PhD student at University of Bristol of interest to Public Policy Center Investigating fairness in local government. sageandonion.substack.com/p/ca612982-245…

Clive Stevens reflects on fairness in local government after the first year of his PhD inlogov.com/2023/09/13/is-…

Fairness is not just about distribution. Fairness of process of reaching that distribution is also important. In fact, I read, that often if people think the process is fair then they assume the results is fair. That's a common view from "fast, intuitive thinking".

We’re not playing characters in a pantomime, planning decisions have long lasting and wide reaching impacts. Me on taking our role as councillors seriously. bristol247.com/opinion/your-s…

Sounds really good brh.org.uk/site/event-ser…

Thomas House 热爱科学 ORDraper Michael Absoud Tom Whipple I think you might like this book by Clive Stevens which addresses this point and has a good section on the mathematics of power! (Clive just to let you know I started this on holiday last week and have made good inroads! V good read)

What a story… ❤️❤️❤️ Gloucestershire foster mum encourages others to 'give it a go' - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/…

Housing is so fundamental to anyone's well-being it should take precedence over almost all else. Good idea. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

The death and life of city trees: What's gone wrong? thedeveloper.live/podcasts/podca…

Proportional Representation to help improve trust in national politics. bristol247.com/opinion/your-s…

Another group of "little people" also miss out because we have a first-past-the-post voting system, "what's the point of voting here they say" and they re right...theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"In the last 100 years, 3 of the 27 elections resulted in the winner not even getting the most votes. Many argue that [FPTP] is unfair, but I’d go even further to argue that it encourages corruption and lies." — Clive Stevens in Bristol24/7 buff.ly/3vB7DFH

Sad to hear this. I worked with Peter on a couple of things at the Council, he was always helpful and patient. Goodbye . bristol247.com/news-and-featu…

Sad to read of Peter Abraham's final departure. I worked with him on a couple of committees back in 2018-19. He argued his points well, with a lot of experience of course, and crucially he listened. Bye Peter. bristol247.com/news-and-featu…

I agree with Mr Shapps about the dangers of (any) party getting a super majority. The reality is that 65 seat can do that. One solution is to implement Proportional Representation. Mr Shapps are you suggesting that? I hope you are 🤔 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The support workers for the asylum seekers targeted in Bristol have this fundraiser now live, please share widely #Bristol #HopeNotHate fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/supp…

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I do my best 🙂 I hope the new WECA mayor can stamp her authority on this poorly performing Authority.