WenAn interesting chart (from the Joseph Rowntree foundation and reproduced in The Times).
And still people vote for the Tories….
#ChildPoverty #EnglandAndWales #UkPol #Tories #Labior #JosephRowntree
novaTopFlexHype for the Future 50X: From Wales to America…
Introduction Numerous Welsh settlers, including Welsh Quakers in particular, have been significant in the colonial history of Pennsylvania, and especially within the inner Philadelphia area, for the religious tolerance associated with the Mid-Atlantic as well as economic similarities. While Welsh settlers were also occasionally associated with Maryland and even New Jersey, the Welsh influence in Pennsylvania is quite widespread within just the minimal area of Philadelphia and the surrounding […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/hype-for-the-future-50x-from-wales-to-america/
Hype for the Future 47F: Welsh Features
Welsh names are often associated with the Celtic roots of Wales, with pronunciations largely attached to the Welsh orthographic system, which often results in names apparently lacking vowels or having a lack of vowels, as in Bryn Mawr, Gwynedd, Bala Cynwyd, Merion (from Merioneth), Carmarthen, Caernarfon, Gwent (formerly known by the English name of Monmouth), and Glamorgan. While Cardiff is the English 🏴 spelling of the capital city of Wales, the Welsh 🏴 spelling is “Caerdydd.”https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/hype-for-the-future-47f-welsh-features/
cubonedionysus at KillBaitReligious hate crimes reach highest recorded level in England and Wales
Recent data from the Home Office reveals a record high number of religiously motivated hate crimes in England and Wales, with 7,164 offences recorded by police forces excluding the Metropolitan Police in the year ending March 2025. Hate crimes targeted at Muslims increased by nearly 20%, showing a s... [More info]
Donald RoyThe changing composition of crime in #englandandwales fits a pattern identified by #economists in the #homeoffice more than thirty years ago relating to the business cycle. Property crime is counter-cyclical while violent crime is pro-cyclical. This analysis upset #conservative ministers but was still published.
NewspilerMuhammad Becomes Top Baby Boy Name in England and Wales, Outranking Noah in Popularity Charts 2024 #Muhammad #BabyNames #EnglandAndWales #CulturalTrends #BreakingNews #GlobalNews
https://newspiler.in/muhammad-becomes-top-baby-boy-name-in-england-and/
Done properly with respect for the local environment 'pumped storage' has a lot to contribute - it was a feature of my years in #electricitysupply in #englandandwales in the 1970s and 1980s.
Anna NicholsonAccessible rail travel and people faking disability:
You’ve probably heard of mystery shoppers – people who act as customers on behalf of consumer organisations etc.
And one way for the Department for Transport in England and Wales to monitor rail accessibility would be to use disabled mystery shoppers
You might think so anyway
But no, they (or at least the market research company acting on their behalf) have been using non-disabled mystery shoppers *pretending* to be disabled: https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/rail-companies-are-using-access-stats-from-mystery-shoppers-who-pretend-to-be-disabled/
WTAF?! 😳
#FakingDisability #disabled #rail #UKPolitics #EnglandAndWales #DepartmentOfTransport
Rail companies are using access stats from mystery shoppers who pretend to be disabled
Rail companies are using evidence on the accessibility of their rail services that has come from “mystery shopping” exercises carried out by freelance workers pretending to be disabled, Disability …
Jose Pina-SánchezIn #EnglandAndWales the average custodial sentence length has officially doubled(!) since 2000.
Why is this not being discussed more widely?
And what are the main drivers of this process of sentence inflation?
There is a really exciting article/thesis to be written about this.
John ChapmanSo the current state of religion in England and Wales is:
Christian 46.2%
No religion 37.2%
Muslim 6.5%
Didn't answer the question 6%
Hindu 1.7%
Sikh 0.9%
Jewish 0.5%
Other 0.6%
#EnglandAndWales #2021Census #Religion #Atheist
Christian 46.2%
No religion 37.2%
Muslim 6.5%
Didn't answer the question 6%
Hindu 1.7%
Sikh 0.9%
Jewish 0.5%
Other 0.6%
#EnglandAndWales #2021Census #Religion #Atheist