"there’s some evidence that soft-left Labour MPs see the merits in arguing for a ‘Swiss-style’ deal." Argues James Nation in our latest blog, as he looks at Labour’s more pro-EU stance and the political thinking behind it. #brexit forefrontadvisers.com/2026/04/17/s...

Εδώ συζητάμε με τη Μαριάννα Σκυλακάκη για 80 λεπτά για την τεχνητή νοημοσύνη, τις προβλέψεις, τα δύο βασικά σενάρια, τους κινδύνους, τα βιβλία, την Anthropic και για το τι πρέπει να γίνει (αλλά δεν θα γίνει). youtu.be/GxceQbecvgc?...

So...have I got this right? Everyone's surprised that the "Prince of Darkness" proved to be a crooked political figure? #mendelson

Καλά τα είπε. youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...

Do we really need more growth? How realistic is it to even keep on pursuing it? What drives the low productivity across Europe and the UK? Answers and an interesting perspective offered here: theconversation.com/welcome-to-p...

Goodnight and good luck....

«η καλλιτεχνική πραγμάτευση θεμάτων που άπτονται της ανθρώπινης συνθήκης δεν έχει όρια, καθότι τα όρια της ανθρώπινης εμπειρίας δεν είναι εκ των προτέρων γνωστά.» Τρεις γραμμές που με εκφράζουν απόλυτα ως προς την γνώμη μου περί τέχνης. www.kathimerini.gr/society/5635...

Ο φοιτητής συνδιοργάνωσε συγκεντρώσεις διαμαρτυρίας στο πανεπιστήμιο Columbia για την Παλαιστίνη. Δεν έχει κατηγορηθεί για κανένα έγκλημα. Έχει πράσινη κάρτα, βρίσκεται νόμιμα στις ΗΠΑ. Μπήκαν στο σπίτι του και τον συνέλαβαν μπροστά στην (αμερικανίδα, έγκυο) σύζυγό του. Το πανεπιστήμιο, κιχ.

Goldman Sachs Research estimates that additional spending on defense will have a fiscal multiplier of 0.5 over two years. That means every €100 spent on defense would boost GDP by around €50. #europe www.goldmansachs.com/insights/art...

@tgeorgakopoulos.bsky.social αφού είπαμε...

"όταν το 3,5% ενός πληθυσμού συμμετέχει σε διαδηλώσεις και άλλες συστηματικές μη-βίαιες δράσεις, τότε πάντα επιτυγχάνουν τους στόχους τους" www.kathimerini.gr/opinion/5634...

A possible solution and a reasonable explanation to the phenomenon of Trump+Musk. youtu.be/K8QLgLfqh6s?...

Trump will likely use use trade negotiations and tariff threats as leverage for broader policy objectives but I believe his tariff threats might be primarily a negotiating tactic that can be resolved through deals.

I found the point around the potential impact of AI on political systems interesting...🤔 youtu.be/1T6BOsiKFh4?...

youtube.com/shorts/Wm3Be... Ouch...an interesting perspective here... coming from Jon Stewart really hurt...

The British electorate is as fragmented as ever. This is a huge challenge for Labour. If they can’t find a way to tackle this, it will cost them a majority at the next election. The biggest source of opportunity remains foreign, hence the aim of a major reset in UK/EU trading relations. #uk

what's in store for 2025?

It's going to be a long year for Starmer...

"The electricity used to train GPT-4 could have powered 5K American homes for a year; the equivalent figure for GPT-3, its predecessor, was 100. Meanwhile, there is a looming shortage of training data. the stock of high-quality textual data on the internet will have run out by 2028." The Economist

There has never been a time in modern British political history where a Chancellor hasn’t increased taxes. If you were to believe Reeves, there would be no point in holding further Budgets. Now why Reeves is boxing herself in isn’t clear. #UK #economy #tax #ukbudget

Fascinating! "COVID caused cancer tumours to shrink in mice – new study" theconversation.com/covid-caused...

so many policies, so little detail. www.gov.uk/government/n... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... However, many details of what the reforms will mean in practice have not been confirmed - details of the consultation will not be published until spring 2025.

www.linkedin.com/posts/apokre... #brexit