Senior data journalist at Sky News https://news.sky.com/author/daniel-dunford-825https://bsky.app/profile/danieljdunford.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danieljdunford.bsky.social/post/3msqek2lpyc2tUseful context around record high 230 people on one small boat today... The number of people per boat has been getting higher for a long time now - the average of 72 per boat in July was the highest we've seen. But at the same time, the number of boats and people arriving have been falling (1/3)10 Aug 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:cekrruwibm2h257wkeepg4yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqek2lpyc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/danieljdunford.bsky.social/post/3mldvahmigs2yFind the result from your ward, and lots more council election analysis from the Sky Data x Forensics team and @drjennings.bsky.social https://news.sky.com/story/english-council-elections-what-the-results-so-far-are-telling-us-in-maps-and-charts-1354134808 May 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:cekrruwibm2h257wkeepg4yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvahmigs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danieljdunford.bsky.social/post/3m277vtgfw22bThe ONS has updated its disposable income data, including a revision to older figures. It now reveals that living standards fell between Dec 2019 and Jun 2024 - the first time that disposable income has been lower at the end of a parliament than the start02 Oct 2025 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:cekrruwibm2h257wkeepg4yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m277vtgfw22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/danieljdunford.bsky.social/post/3lth4flchgk2bIt's still a bit early to assess in full, but we had a go at tracking how some of Labour's big pledges are going so far - to mark their first year in power. In short, perhaps surprisingly good news on certain economic measures, but not much to get excited about on the main policy targets (1/4) 🧵08 Jul 2025 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:cekrruwibm2h257wkeepg4yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lth4flchgk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/danieljdunford.bsky.social/post/3lqpd3z24pc24The government are trying to draw links between better weather this year and more small boat Channel crossings. The link is there, but it's not as simple as that. What they're not telling us is that there's also been a big rise in crossings on days when the weather is not good.03 Jun 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:cekrruwibm2h257wkeepg4yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpd3z24pc24https://bsky.app/profile/danieljdunford.bsky.social/post/3lihoa4yyms23Have there been more plane crashes this year? The short answer is no, but there is one big reason why you might think there have been… There have been almost 10m flights so far this year. That’s a lot, it’s 10% higher than had been recorded by this time in 2024 (1/6 🧵)18 Feb 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:cekrruwibm2h257wkeepg4yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihoa4yyms23https://bsky.app/profile/danieljdunford.bsky.social/post/3lg6qgmof6k2uWe're not in a post-truth world yet, so I had a look at some of Trump's recent claims about the size of his... election victory. 1. "We won all the swing states and by historic margins." Sweeping them was impressive, but 'historic margins' is a bit of a stretch. Many of Obama's were larger 🧵20 Jan 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:cekrruwibm2h257wkeepg4yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6qgmof6k2u