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Stuart Astill (VfM training new dates : see link)

Stuart Astill (VfM training new dates : see link)

@StuartAstill

Curious consulting on strategy *and* evidence. I do difficult equations - but avoid if working with humans. Training on VfM,etc.

Sheffield, North West Europe. Grenoble, West-Alpine Europe. Sometimes elsewhere. Katılım Kasım 2013
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Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson@tonywilsonIES·
Mixed feelings about leaving IES which I have absolutely loved and has given me the opportunity to do work I've really enjoyed and with some great people. But I am also really looking forward to the new role in DWP - can't wait to get started!
Institute for Employment Studies@EmploymtStudies

IES News: Tony Wilson will be stepping down as IES Director on 11 October, in order to take up a new post at @DWPgovuk as an Expert Adviser. Tony has been instrumental in the growth, success and impact of IES over the last six years, learn more here: bit.ly/3N6X0jk

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mike bird
mike bird@mikebirdy·
Need to take the grandkids to an event in Bournemouth in June from the North West . Bit of a schlepp in the car so decided to give the train a whirl. A weekend return for two adults and two kids - £928. Nine hundred and twenty eight of your English pounds..
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Stuart Astill (VfM training new dates : see link)
Stuart Astill (VfM training new dates : see link)@StuartAstill·
Hoping to find the time to get excited about this new thing from @QuadraticHQ It's like excel but lets you code in python in the sheet and outputs results cleanly into the sheet. Also lets you do cool python charts from your sheet data. Amazing for engineers and stattos!
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FDA union@FDA_union·
Ministers must ensure civil servants aren’t conflicted between Civil Service Code obligations & ministerial instructions, yet this is where the Rwanda Bill puts civil servants. @FDAGenSec writes to the Home Secretary & Minister for the Cabinet Office stating this must be resolved
Pippa Crerar@PippaCrerar

EXCL: Civil servants threaten ministers with legal action over concerns that senior Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement Rwanda deportation bill - with @syalrajeev theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

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Possible@_wearepossible·
🧊Fuel duty has been frozen for 14 years in a row. 📈Three days ago, rail fares went up by nearly 5% 🚗Private cars get a free ride, while the price of public transport goes up and up.
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Stuart Astill (VfM training new dates : see link)
Stuart Astill (VfM training new dates : see link)@StuartAstill·
Find my event of "What's better than Value for Money" and loads of other interesting things to book early in the pdf online and in physical programmes somewhere near you in #Sheffieldissuper
Festival of Debate 2026@FestOfDebate

🎉 PROGRAMME LAUNCH - Festival of Debate returns to #Sheffield from 16 April - 25 May! Featuring @Sathnam Sanghera, @holliepoetry, @mrjamesob, @graceblakeley, @mariannaspring, @JackieKayPoet, @GeorgeMonbiot, @natalieben & more. See the full programme at festivalofdebate.com

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Stuart Astill (VfM training new dates : see link)@StuartAstill·
not better. And the problem still exists: people are idiots and think the answer from a mathematical model is _the_ answer, not just the answer that comes out of the mathematical model!
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Stuart Astill (VfM training new dates : see link)@StuartAstill·
more like very general "AI". They are not really AI they are complicated human written algorithms based on big data. This technology has always been available and only as good as it is .. the only difference now is that the data and the computing power are much bigger...
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Stuart Astill (VfM training new dates : see link)@StuartAstill·
Similarly, medical diagnosis from scans is good because, in time, the algorithm is told if the person did or didn't have the condition that the algorithm was checking for. In my line of work, most of the things people ask to "do AI" for are like more this story...
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The University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield@sheffielduni·
Sheffield is the real ale capital of the world according to a new report! Here’s what you need to know in four graphics. #TopoftheHops
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Sean Magee
Sean Magee@SeanMagee·
@katyenka @BenAndo For inequality to make us poorer, the economy would need to be a "zero sum game". That's not the case. Inequality makes us all richer, not poorer.
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Ben Ando
Ben Ando@BenAndo·
We’re one of the world’s richest nations and part of the G8. But our aircraft carriers don’t work, we can’t build a train line, our roads are full of potholes, we can’t pay our doctors and young people can’t afford homes. Where the fuck is all the money?
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Richard Price
Richard Price@richardprice101·
Beyond Ian Lavender’s famous role, he’s also the only person to have played a @GES_UK govt economist in a film or TV drama. A single appearance in ‘Yes Minister’. Officials were so appalled that an economist had spoken to a minister that he never appeared again. How times change!
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