Paul Lynch

RT @alexhomer: Deadly synthetic opioid drugs found in fake medicines across the UK - my report with @NavtejJohal https://t.co/YEhVx5wG25 #n…

The synthetic opioid drugs have been connected to 278 deaths across the country in a year. Read more from SDU colleague @alexhomer here https://t.co/axkpPix4DC

Pretty extraordinary reaction to the Shared Data Unit's collaborative piece with the BBC climate and science team this week - it's important and it's getting people talking, which is what we are all about! https://t.co/nxOM2irDl6

Earlier in the week the Shared Data Unit released more details about the current financial woe being experienced by local councils...but how did we get here? I did a little explainer for @BBCSounds https://t.co/AzGQjmRLEd

If you missed this from yesterday - a hat tip to @pilartomas_ , @alexhomer, @lauren_zo and @AlixHattenstone for making it happen - we try to get people talking about important local stuff. https://t.co/kfY5RfGgYm

I haven't chaired a panel in a while so this was great to dust off my hosting (husting?) shoes. Thanks for having me #cijsummer

Lindsay Pantry @Lindsay_Pantry

Kicking off day two of #cijsummer with a panel on AI with @paulbradshaw @Paul_SDU @jayangbayi @KelseyFarish https://t.co/7SOEd6DwWm

Nice surprise to be shortlisted for the international Sigma Awards portfolio for 2024 alongside some incredible teams from around the world. Hat tip to my SDU colleagues last year @pilartomas_ @lauren_zo @alexhomer and @paulbradshaw https://t.co/y0jgeaEmBM

RT @Jgibbins: The unlikely stories that come from working the local council beat... Original report by #LDReporter @jshmellor

RT @Jgibbins: Disrepair in NHS buildings led to thousands of potentially-harmful incidents last year, joint report by BBC Shared Data Unit…

RT @Jgibbins: Councils in crisis:: Town Hall debt levels staggering, MPs warn. Shared Data Unit analysis shows UK councils owe a combined £…

Nearly 2 million people read this story online yesterday and 2,000 people commented... most of the readers were aged between 16 and 24. It's fair to say we are, as a nation, interested in the current plight of our town halls. https://t.co/o4H7CdyAE7

Thanks for having me! You can read the story in full here as well: https://t.co/o4H7Cdz8tF

BBC Kent @BBCRadioKent

How in debt are Kent's councils? Paul Lynch from the BBC's Data Unit examines the financial challenges facing councils. Tap below to hear more: https://t.co/tCuUzRG5yc

RT @paulbradshaw: @Paul_SDU The website was generated in R using a process called parameterisation — we've used it to create data-driven we…

Today we reveal the extraordinary difficulties faced by people who cannot leave hospital despite being classed as eligible. At some hospitals - only one-in-ten people a day manage to leave. "She was a shadow of her former self." https://t.co/0wXXiJj1S1

Fantastic work by @lauren_zo charting the rise in electricity thefts over the past decade - and the reasons behind it. "People living, working or playing in properties where there might be a theft of electricity are at a much higher risk." Full story: https://t.co/8Rl2XH9hwr

A couple of years old now but certainly worth a re-listen in light of recent events!

Helen Grady @Helen_Grady

This prog I made with @FelicityHannah & @Paul_SDU from the BBC's Shared Data Unit shows how pressures on local council budgets have been building for years now. The latest SDU research shows average council now faces a £33m predicted deficit by 2025/26. https://t.co/BFbx7PEiCU

RT @Jgibbins: The average council now faces a £33m predicted deficit by 2025-26 - a rise of 60% from two years ago, when our Shared Data Un…