Category: Reflections

How Exceptionally Hot is 2026 in the UK?

Examination of the longstanding Central England Temperature (CET) record suggests summer 2026, whilst the hottest to date, may not be

Is the hot, dry summer of 2026 a once in a half-century event, like 1976 but hotter because of global

Lucy Letby has been convicted of a series of murders and attempted murders that were clustered in time. If she

Lucy Letby may not be guilty after all. The case began with and relied on a dodgy statistical association between

Whereas 2023 was most notable for a record hot September in the Central England Temperature (CET) record and a unique

We could be seeing an unusual event in the UK this year. June could be the warmest month of the

Shortly after I hit “publish” yesterday, the Met Office did the same. Their analysis of the UK temperatures this June

Once again the Met Office jumped the gun and declared, with several days still to go, that the UK will

Productivity is a function not only of the qualities of individual workers but also of how they are organised. Subsidising

I compare summers in the Central England Temperature (CET) record in three ways: “High Summer” (July and August), Meteorological Summer