Nigel Marriott's Blog

An independent statistician using data to understand our world and to predict the future

You are here: Home / Nigel Marriott

UK Economy Tracker #10 – 2022 Q3

By

UK Inflation has risen sharply since the start of 2022 and dominates the media and politics today.  It is now having knock on effects, most notably on wage rises which are lagging behind inflation.  The aftermath of the COVID19 induced recession continues to be considerable economic uncertainty.

[Read more…] about UK Economy Tracker #10 – 2022 Q3

Pay Gap Case Study #6 – How Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister

By

Rishi Sunak is the UK’s first Prime Minister from a non-white ethnic minority. Did this happen by accident or were the Tories working towards this day over the last 20 years?

A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald by an Australian journalist Latika Burke argues it was the latter. This is well worth reading because it goes into some depth about what the Conservatives did to get to this position.  When I combine this article with what I have said before about closing pay and representation gaps, I consider the Conservative party to be a valuable case study for any employer who wishes to close their gaps.

[Read more…] about Pay Gap Case Study #6 – How Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister

UK Weather Trends #22 – Summer 2022

By

The 2022 UK summer was the 4th warmest & 9th driest on record.  When looked at using principal components, the summer was definitely a good one and showed up yet again my inability to predict good summers!

[Read more…] about UK Weather Trends #22 – Summer 2022

UK Weather Tracker #67 – August 2022

By

August 2022 was the 4th warmest, 4th sunniest & 10th driest on record.  When looking at average daily maximum temperatures, it was the 2nd warmest (after 1995) but the average daily minimums (at night) was only the 10th warmest.  I certainly noticed myself that nightime temperatures were not as bad as I’ve experienced in recent years and the wide temperature range was certainly welcome.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #67 – August 2022

UK Economy Tracker #9 – 2022 Q2

By

UK Inflation has risen sharply since the start of 2022 and dominates the media and politics today.  It is now having knock on effects, most notably on wage rises which are lagging behind inflation.  The aftermath of the COVID19 induced recession continues to be considerable economic uncertainty.

[Read more…] about UK Economy Tracker #9 – 2022 Q2