Paul Carroll

@supertrain.bsky.social

Deliberative and qualitative social researcher. Northerner in London. Gigs, Liverpool FC, Dulwich Hamlet, some other stuff

NEW: London has among the lowest violent crime rates in England & Wales, tops a ranking of best cities, and pays more in tax than it gets back – but the public overestimate crime risk, underestimate its standing, and don't know it's a net fiscal contributor. Our latest Mistaken Britain study ⬇️

London misperceptions: public often wrong on capital's crime, quality of life, contribution to public finances and Muslim population | King's College London

A third believe there are "no-go" areas ruled by Sharia law

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This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.

I remember doing an amazing tour of the Palace of Westminster as part of some public opinion work we were going to do about renovation and moving options back in 2015. We got to go on the roof and everything. Anyway, yeah, 2015. I won’t hold my breath

Institute for Government@instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 2d ago

The IfG was invited on a tour of the Palace of Westminster to learn more about the proposed multi-billion pound renovation programme. Our latest post from The Write-Round, the IfG’s new Substack, shares what we learned instituteforgov.substack.com/p/going-unde...

The thing with this dumb brewery, correct as it is to suggest single file queuing is annoying and just wrong, is that their bar area has loads of high bench tables which restrict bar access, thus forcing people into a single line queue. So it’s the brewery’s own fault people queue like that

YouGov@yougov.co.uk · 3w ago

With a London brewery reportedly begging customers to stop queuing in single file at the bar, our poll last year found Britons divided 40-39% on whether they prefer to form a line or a scrum at the bar yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Liverpool don’t male any obvious transfer moves. The fans: the is madness, we’re doomed Liverpool start making bids for players. The fans: this is madness, we’re doomed Making a show of ourselves once again. Well done lads