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UK Weather Tracker #77 – June 2023

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June 2023 was the hottest on record in the UK.  It was also the 4th sunniest & 7th widest temperature range but rainfall was normal so my abnormality index did not exceed my threshold to be marked as an unusual month.  When you look back at the historical temperature range,  one could say that a June as hot as this was overdue which leaves May as the only month overdue for a new record.
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Pay Gaps #29 – Government Guidance on Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting – My thoughts

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Two months ago, the Department for Business & Trade (DfB&T) in collaboration with the Equality Hub (EqHub) and Race Disparity Unit (RDU) published Ethnicity pay reporting: guidance for employers.  This is “guidance for employers on how to measure, report on and address any ethnicity pay differences within their workforce” and fulfills Action 16 of the government’s Inclusive Britain action plan.  I was asked to write the draft version of this guidance and I have to confess to being disappointed with the final version published.  I will explain why I am disappointed and why I have decided to publish an edited version of my draft as well.

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Cricket #1 – Sir Donald Bradman, the 9 Sigma GOAT

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Sir Donald Bradman is the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of sporting GOATs.  All cricket lovers accept the great Australian is the greatest batsman of all time but how many are aware he was 9 standard deviations better than the next best 166 batsmen of all time? I can’t think any other sports person who comes close to this standard which is why I say this 9 Sigma GOAT is the greatest sports person of all time.

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Sporting GOATs #2 – Are Man City now a Dynasty?

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Manchester City have won the Champions League at long last after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul.  They become the 6th English club to reach the summit of the European club landscape and it their 17th trophy in 13 years.  Does that mean we can now call Man City a Dynasty comparable to the two undisputed dynasties of Liverpool in the 70s & 80s and Manchester United in the 90s & 00s?  I am sure Man City fans will say yes but I say not yet.

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Pay Gap Trends #6 – Are we there yet?

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Has 6 years of mandatory gender pay gap reporting (GPGR) made a dent in the UK’s gender pay gap?  According to a recent BBC article, not one bit at all.  Unfortunately, too many people on social media have been taken in by this misleading article and I will be submitting a formal complaint to the BBC soon to get it amended.  I rebutted this at the time with this LinkedIn post and I will now expand on that here to show what the true trend is and whether or not mandatory pay gap reporting has had an impact.

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