Thread by @Usherwood

Since it's obviously #REULDay, you probably need to check out the govt's own records on this

Mainly because they're less than ideal

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Since the middle of last year, the govt has been running a #REUL dashboard, notable mainly for the very infrequent updates it gets

gov.uk/government/pub…

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Regular readers will know I've been doing a monthly tracker here, with a full databook available to you good people

bit.ly/REULTrackerDat…

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Possibly totally coincidentally to today's #REULBill u-turn, we've had a major update, including a shift to a new platform for displaying the data

app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjo…

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This includes a new breakdown of govt bodies, with Net Zero, FSA and HSE getting a look in

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Headlines in the data are that there's still a big pile of #REUL that is unchanged

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And that there has been more progress in working through that pile, with 22% either amended, repealed, replaced or expired

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However, that pile has grown once again, to 4437 items, up from the original 2417 identified last year (and from 3745 listed in Feb, after the discovery of a new batch)

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Which rather proves the point about the #REULBill's shortcomings

https://twitter.com/Usherwood/status/1616006711042576384?s=20

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This new data isn't that reassuringly robust either

Repealed items have dropped from 292 to 245 since two weeks ago, and replaced items from 31 to 9

Best case this is about classification of changes, but it doesn't suggest sufficient fingers on pulses

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Nor does the maths on the Home Office

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Even if we accept some data errors, underlying figures still very much pont to today's #REULBill changes as right move for a govt that is facing an uncertain volume of law that necessarily takes time to review properly

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