Young people drying up like puddles on a sunny day: useful tools

November 18, 2009

There is a tool available to show graphically changes in population over time between 1992 and 2031.

The website provides an interactive map that graphically illustrates the extent to which age profile of the UK will change over the next few years. The mapping tool allows the user to select criteria for studying various age groups from UK level down to every local authority area. So, if you’d like to see what the age profile of your locality will look like in ten years’ time, this site can help. It is especially useful for local news bloggers.

To find out more, visithttp://www.statistics.gov.uk/ageingintheuk/agemap.html

If you set the age range to the 0-15’s, it’s like watching pools of water dry up on a sunny day, as the drought of young people spreads across the country. Or watch the progress of the over-65s (which I join just after the end of the period) as the map gradually darkens.

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Hat-tip: St Aidan to Abbey Moor.

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    Nutshell Updates coming soon

    November 10, 2009

    I’ve been receiving a steady stream of new sites asking to be included here, and others I have been hearing about.
    Updates due soon – watch this space.

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    Local Blog sinks Somerton Town Council

    November 4, 2009

    Local Bloggers are beginning to produce a few good examples of effective scrutiny of Local Councils. In this piece David Keen, who is a Vicar in Yeovil and writes regularly for my Wardman Wire political site, gives an account of a local controversy in the Somerset town of Somerton, which has lead to a number of resignations from the Town Council.

    Further, some national commentators are beginning to notice that local blogs have a place in building a better political culture in the UK.

    Over to David … (by the way, the inflammatory title is mine).