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Is there an equivalent data series in the UK? I keep hearing that the over 50s have left the labour force post lockdown and aren’t coming back. Allison Pearson at the DT thinks it’s because of work wokery but I smell something more sinister.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2023/01/11/over-50s-driven-work-wokery/

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I've been wondering this. I need to have dinner and a drinky (or two) then have a scour tomorrow.

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I better get the kettle on!

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That PIP data resource is fabulous - have I got some juicy results rolling out or what? Fingers going as fast as they can to produce an analysis for the UK every bit as alarming as the US.

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UK analysis coming out the oven at 06:00UTC!

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UK analysis coming out the oven at 06:00UTC!

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I’ll set my alarm

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Cheers!

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Thanks very much.

Not sure if you saw, but the authors made this very reasonable point back to me:

As the adverse effects occur over a wide and variable period after dosing, a cumulative series is more informative.

https://twitter.com/jengleruk/status/1614033878506930176?s=20&t=SUs8awZM-Te8M1lcihz2Zg

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I couldn't resist! It's a wonderfully imaginative approach and I might try doing the same for the UK if I can find the data. Yes, I saw that point and it's a good one for we are not looking at a rigid time series. Sometimes experts disappear up their own brain!

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