Head of Data Science at Frontier Economics. Ex HMPPS, CMA & Deloitte. All things numbers, sport and food. Views = my own. Retweets not endorsement.
Kent, UK
Joined March 2018
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David Dorrell retweeted
I wondered why my phone started beeping, had no idea why.
And to return the unexpected compliment "At my club, there's a guy called Ivan Toney (a centre forward) and he talks a lot about scoring goals, creating chances for others, proving people wrong, and smiling at the doubters
David Dorrell retweeted
Imagine at this time someone confidently predicting that 16 years later the next 4 home games would be
1⃣ Manchester City
2⃣ Liverpool
3⃣ Chelsea
4⃣ Manchester United
with a visit to Arsenal squeezed in too
(12 home points for the taking too😇)
David Dorrell retweeted
Frontier’s analysis for The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) features on today’s front page of @thetimes providing a comprehensive overview of the cost of adults with obesity in the UK. Read more on the post below.
xitter.cf/thetimes/status/173156…
Britain’s weight problem is costing almost £100 billion a year and will scupper Rishi Sunak’s plans to get the sick back to work, analysis suggests ⬇️ thetimes.co.uk/article/obesi…
David Dorrell retweeted
Fantastic lineup including among others @TomValletti, @ameliafletecon, @Caffar3Cristina, @DavidDorrell1, @DianeCoyle1859, @stefanhunt and @ershov_daniel.
Programme and registration at the link below:
sites.google.com/view/anikan…
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David Dorrell retweeted
We’ve launched an initial review of artificial intelligence models: gov.uk/government/news/cma-l…
ALT Initial review of artificial intelligence models.
David Dorrell retweeted
📉 Our #Data and #TechnoIogy Insight team is expanding and recruiting for:
1️⃣ Assistant Director
2️⃣ Senior Data & Technology Insight Advisers
3️⃣ Data & Technology Advisers
2️⃣ Interns
Read our blog post to find out more: competitionandmarkets.blog.g…
David Dorrell retweeted
The @CMAgovUK economic research strategy is out! It explains:
- Why it is important for the @CMAgovUK to do research
- How we plan to do transparent, policy-relevant work
- Topics of research interest, from productivity to merger evaluations
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gov.uk/government/publicatio…
David Dorrell retweeted
every american president, but they're all cool and they all sport a mullet
46. Joe Biden
David Dorrell retweeted
How can we tackle the new regulatory challenges posed by Web3?
Find out what the DRCF’s next steps in this field are: gov.uk/government/publicatio…
@ICOnews @Ofcom @TheFCA
ALT Insight paper: Web3
David Dorrell retweeted
New blog: SQL should be your default choice for data engineering pipelines
robinlinacre.com/recommend_s…
Discuss: news.ycombinator.com/item?id…
Interested in comments/opinions!
David Dorrell retweeted
⏱️ There's still time to register for the Shaping the Digital Future - a careers event, where you can hear more about the exciting opportunities in #digital regulation: app.swapcard.com/event/drcf2…
@ICOnews @Ofcom @TheFCA
#Tech
ALT Event: Digital Regulation Careers Event. Date and time: Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 6:00pm GMT.
David Dorrell retweeted
🏡 Our next market study will focus on the #homebuilding sector.
📝 We’ve written to @luhc to outline our next steps as we now work to consider the scope of our study 👉 gov.uk/government/publicatio…
ALT CMA plans homebuilding market study
David Dorrell retweeted
The Brentford's starting XI tonight had 8 players who finished 3rd in the Championship, before winning the play-offs, 18 months ago.
Zanka & Mee were free transfers.
Wissa cost less than £10m.
David Dorrell retweeted
This by Fraser Nelson is worth reading.
"The Covid data team ... had the right remit and an emergency mandate: a licence to move fast (across departments) and innovate."
With the right tailwind, the Civil Service can be hugely innovative & empower data-driven decisions.
The architect of the Covid dashboard has just won an MBE.
It was a revolution in open data, ending Sage’s monopoly. So why was the project disbanded, rather than rolled out across the NHS and government?
My blog:- spectator.co.uk/article/pour…
David Dorrell retweeted
I've written a piece about my great grandfather, Lance Corporal John Henry Whiting Dorrell, killed on the Western Front in 1918.
And why I'm guaranteed to be buying and wearing a poppy at this time of year.
independent.co.uk/independen…
David Dorrell retweeted
A great opportunity to join my team and get involved in delivering interesting work in the DaTA Unit at the Competition and Markets Authority. CMA1727 Senior Operations and Project Support Officer civilservicejobs.service.gov…