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Dr Dave McKenna

@drdavemckenna.bsky.social

Scrutiny geek. Local government fan. Freelance public servant. Occasional academic. 🕺💃

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Dr Dave McKenna@drdavemckenna.bsky.social · 6d ago

I did wonder if this was as straightforward forward as it was suggested on this podcast - so I'm grateful for the discussion here.

Prof Christina Pagel@chrischirp.bsky.social · 6d ago

🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12

Dr Dave McKenna@drdavemckenna.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wanted to broaden my reading so I've taken to picking books randomly (asking google for a random number) from the Guardian's recent '100 best novels of all time'. So far it's working and I'm reading books I definitely would not have chosen 😮 www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

The 100 best novels of all time

The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

theguardian.com

ADSO@adso-uk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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Dr Dave McKenna@drdavemckenna.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Agree with this and I found similar issues in my PhD research. I'm not really sure what the case is for elections by third. You wouldn't want it for national elections. Or would you?

Institute for Government@instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 3mo ago

In one week, local elections will be taking place across the country Ministers should take the opportunity of LGR to introduce all-out elections for all councils in place of elections by third, say @meganisaac.bsky.social and @akashpaun.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...

Dr Dave McKenna@drdavemckenna.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A couple of these made me smile. Nothing so English as the seaside windbreak, marmite and paddington bear 😊

Billy Bragg@billybragg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy St George’s Day! Here’s a poster of 50 objects telling the story of England, based on suggestions of over 3000 people compiled with the aim of creating an inclusive sense of Englishness against those who promote division Join the fun by listing your five objects at www.averyenglishchat.org.uk

Hannah White@drhannahwhite.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This really is the end of a fantastic era for @conunitucl.bsky.social - Meg Russell has led the Unit from strength to strength - brilliantly straddling the academic/practitioner landscapes - big shoes to fill (but glad to hear she will be continuing to contribute her expertise)!

UCL Constitution Unit@conunitucl.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are set to enter a new era on 13 May as @alanrenwick.bsky.social takes over from Meg Russell as our Director. Tom Fleming will become Deputy Director and a new lecturer will join us next year. We can also confirm that our annual conference will happen on 24 and 25 June. Read all about it 👇

LCC municipal@lccmunicipal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Here is a fascinating document from the the late 1940s. It was produced for the County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire by the Bureau of Current Affairs and is a digest of information and statistics about the Council. It picks up on a number of interesting themes... 🧵

The cover is bright red. A black and white photo of a family grouped together and looking rightwards (forwards to the future?) is superimposed over a yellow outline of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Wakefield, the County Town, is the only town marked on this map. The heading in a black lozenge-shaped box at the top is Meet Your County Council. Graphic design and image credits: Uncredited Taken from: Meet Your County Council - The West Riding of Yorkshire Published by: The Bureau of Current Affairs in association with the County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire Date: Undated, but appears to be c.1949 The coat of arms of the West Riding of Yorkshire on a black background. At the top is a golden crown. The shield as a red bar at the top with three white roses in a line. The rest of the shield below is white with a large white rose on a representation of the sun. Graphic design and image credits: Uncredited Taken from: Meet Your County Council - The West Riding of Yorkshire Published by: The Bureau of Current Affairs in association with the County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire Date: Undated, but appears to be c.1949Th rear cover of the book is red with a white rose in the middle. The text, either side of the rose says "The West Riding of Yorkshire" Graphic design and image credits: Uncredited Taken from: Meet Your County Council - The West Riding of Yorkshire Published by: The Bureau of Current Affairs in association with the County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire Date: Undated, but appears to be c.1949
Simon Parker@simonparker.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I've seen a couple of polls recently showing that public sector workers - or as Matt Goodwin has it, the new elite - have very different social attitudes to the rest of us. To which I say meh. Of course they do, and we should be very glad of it.

Dr Dave McKenna@drdavemckenna.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I've discovered a new non-extreme, slow-sport that involves hunting down Ordnance Survey Benchmarks. It's like a laid back Pokémon Go I guess. I case you don't know, OSBs are marks or plates placed on buildings, walls etc to show the elevation above sea level. They often look like this...

A horizontal line carved into a wall with three lines fanning out downwards from its centre.