Richard Tonkin

Tweets on #SDGs, h'hold income & wealth, #BeyondGDP & other stuff I find interesting. Ex @ONS @OECD_stat @mhclg @WorldBank etc. Views=own RT≠endorsement

[Gita Sabharwal @SabharwalGita]

Badan Pusat Statistik @bps_statistics adalah pusat regional PBB terkait big data dan ilmu data untuk Asia Pasifik, didukung oleh @UNESCAP & @UNDESA. Inisiatif One Rice Data dgn @FAO dan ESCAP memanfaatkan Data Besar Pengamatan Bumi dan AI untuk mengujicobakan produksi, distribusi, dan panen beras secara seketika. @UNinIndonesia berkomitmen untuk mendukung inisiatif ini dan menunjukkan manfaat big data di wilayah Asia Pasifik.

[Gita Sabharwal @SabharwalGita]

Indonesia National Statistics Office (BPS/@bps_statistics) is the UN regional hub on big data and data science for Asia Pacific, supported by @UNESCAP & @UNDESA. One rice data initiative with @FAO and ESCAP leverages Earth Observation (EO) Big Data and AI to pilot real-time rice production, distribution, and harvest. @UNinIndonesia is committed to supporting this initiative and showcasing big data's benefits across the region.

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@shotwithspirit @MegHunterKilmer Setting up the pun opportunity and then taking it away! We are indeed in Bangkok now (after a couple of years in NYC) - at a wonderful (and busy - 10 Masses each weekend!) parish, run by the Redemptorists

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@shotwithspirit @MegHunterKilmer Oh wow - I saw that photo and thought ‘that reminds me of Cardiff Celebrate’ - was extremely surprised to see it was! Thank you @MegHunterKilmer for the great talks in the adult & kids streams!

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

So happy to discover this thread! I feel there was some point where the media suddenly switched from using staycation correctly to instead mean a holiday in the UK - it annoys me a lot…

[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

My annual commitment to die on this hill:
A holiday in the UK is a holiday.
A staycation is staying in your home and doing nice day trips etc.
Always feels like a weird form of snobbery to say it's only a real holiday if it's abroad.

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@HaleyCarrots When we lived in NYC, my oldest daughter’s high school basically did this and it was wonderful! ‘This is our only fund raiser, pay now and never receive another fundraising email all year’ - by contrast for the other two the emails never stopped

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@youngvulgarian I still remember the trauma I felt seeing the price of my first weekly shop in NYC. Assume you already know, but at least among the supermarket chains in Manhattan, Trader Joes is by far the best value (in that their prices are only a bit more than M&S)

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

Great thread from @TorstenBell, sharing some very useful insights on young people, education and geographic mobility (drawing on excellent ONS tool!)

[Torsten Bell @TorstenBell]

This is a REALLY good tool, that busts the myth that the biggest problem facing deprived areas is that there talented young people leave. Let's take the case of Hartlepool... 🧵

[United Nations ESCAP @UNESCAP]

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[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@HBOMaxHelp Hi - I'd like to cancel my subscription as I no longer live in the US, but I can't login to cancel it as I'm not in the US! Can you help? thanks

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@AntoniaBonello @DollyDeighton I did successfully manage to open a Chase account without an SSN - but seemingly required just about everyone in the branch to get involved. Think many of their staff don’t realise it’s possible. Apparently branches near UN are better -more used to dealing with folk with no SSN

[UNStats @UNStats]

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[UNStats @UNStats]

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[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@dlknowles @TradingJeremy Had my first Amtrak journey the other day (NYC - DC) - operated to time & all seemed good… BUT… train was so shaky was near impossible to work - is that normal for Amtrak or was I unlucky with an old train? (Not Acela)

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@SophWarnes Doesn’t help when I forget the American words for things… ‘can I get a flu jab?’ ‘…?’ ‘Flu jab?’ ‘???’ ‘Vaccine… no not that one… for flu’

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@SophWarnes I was so disappointed to find that rather than New Yorkers finding my accent charming, they simply didn’t understand what I was saying…

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@dlknowles @ldsandford Took me a long time to get used to it. Like you, wanted to avoid reinforcing any stereotypes, but US friends have taught me when it’s appropriate to press that ‘No tip’ button

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

@SophWarnes They’re also misrepresenting European cheese 🧀

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

Mum: What’s up? You haven’t touched your Stripey Joe.

Me: …

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

Mum: What’s up? You haven’t touched your Stripey Joe.

Me: …

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

Who can forget getting home from school, putting CBBC on & grabbing a big chunk of Stripey Joe? #nostalgia

[Richard Tonkin @richt2]

Mum: What’s up? You haven’t touched your Stripey Joe.

Me: …