David Walker

3 weeks ago | hsj.co.uk | David Walker

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4 weeks ago | thehill.com | David Walker

Now that Elon Musk has announced his intention to leave the Department of Government Efficiency and return to his private-sector companies, it is appropriate to review what DOGE has and has not accomplished — and what needs to happen in the future. Contrary to assertions by some, DOGE has not conducted audits. Rather, it has performed targeted and tactical transaction reviews of selected government information systems using artificial intelligence capabilities.

1 month ago | insidehousing.co.uk | David Walker

Comment Our new report reveals the devastating impact that the predominantly market-based approach to housing development has had on Manchester, writes Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester and chair of the Manchester Social Housing Commission Sharelines Our new report reveals the devastating impact that the predominantly market-based approach to housing development has had on Manchester, writes Right Reverend Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester and chair of the Manchester Social Housing...

1 month ago | clubtroppo.com.au | David Walker

Peter Dutton’s Opposition has promised to cut Australian immigration by a quarter “to tackle the housing crisis“. Is migration is putting pressure on housing prices? And will a 25 per cent migration cut relieve that pressure? These seem to be points on which not just the parties but the community differs. So it seems worthwhile to look at whether Dutton’s stated position has any support in the literature.

1 month ago | clubtroppo.com.au | David Walker

Many people think that if Medicare works for getting sick, it must also work for dental and anxiety and ADHD and various other types of problems. That isn’t necessarily the case. One big problem for any sort of health intervention is the interested carer. They have an incentive to suggest you need treatment. In the case of classic sickness, overtreatment has been restrained through various mechanisms. There is reason to think that in many other fields, such restraint is less likely.