Yet another reason for me to cite Stewart Lee in everyday conversation, though this time it's a thinkpiece and not a comedy set I know off by heart. www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Very pleased to announce Kate Jones and I have been elected onto the Green Party Executive as the Trade Union Liaison! @greenparty.org.uk @kate-jones.bsky.social #GreenParty #GreenPartyExecutive greenparty.org.uk/members/inte...

"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more-punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white" www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/a...

The fact that the first people big tech want to chew up and spit out are the people who work for them - and how disempowered those people are about resisting their own demise - should be a signal warning.

Former Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds has even said Starmer and Reeves should consider a wealth tax. They can only bury their heads in the sand for so long. Now is the time to tax the super-rich properly and close the inequality gap.

🗳️Green Party Internal Elections🗳️ @kate-jones.bsky.social & I are standing for Trade Union Liaison Officer! Find out more about us here - greenparty.org.uk/members/inte... #GreenParty #InternalElections #TradeUnionLiaison

The 2025 @unison.org.uk U magazine should be landing with members soon and features an interview with me about AI, unions, workers and our public services. Bottom line? It is absolutely vital that we organise and campaign on tech in public sector workplaces NOW ✊ More info at unison.org.uk/aihub

Who's really in control of AI? AI is changing the workplace fast and your rights matter. 📲 Know your rights unsn.uk/4isPBcd

THE GUARDIAN: Labour MP calls for swift AI regulation to ensure safety and maintain international credibility amid delays and rising tech concerns, including potential copyright violations linked to Trump's administration. - by Kiran Staceyand Dan Milmo

Representing @unison.org.uk members at the AI Standards Hub Global Summit today and tomorrow 🌍

The suit exchange should go down in history showing how brilliantly sharp and funny Zelensky is and how he put Vance down (all in his second language). Vance: Why don’t you wear a suit? You never wear a suit. Zelensky: When the war is over I’ll wear one. Maybe one like yours or maybe a better one.

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

I’m just going to say it - it’s been pretty distasteful to me that other than oblique references there’s not been clear discussion at this Paris AI summit about the impact of Trump and Musk on the US. Why are people acting like shit is normal? 1/

Everyone is talking about how #ArtificialIntelligence will transform #teaching & #learning, but perhaps the biggest potential for impact will be on school administrative functions & support staff, writes @kate-jones.bsky.social from @unison.org.uk in SecEd: buff.ly/4hPdNVv #edtech

This plan is long on ideas for Big Tech & short on how to help people transition to the AI economy. It's a missed opportunity to address the things that people are really worried about AI: jobs, trust, power. Instead it's 50 points of ✨: like data centres = growth. Politically, it seems tone-deaf.

“If AI is to play a positive role in public services, it must be managed carefully and responsibly. That means proper input from workers and all parts of society to ensure it’s not only the voice of big tech being heard.” www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/01...

Reading this from the PM, I think my assessment is right. This isn't so much a technology plan or a delivery strategy but a shop window for investment. on.ft.com/4gNko2L

Hearing about a public body that's just bought Microsoft Copilot licenses – because a senior leader thinks everyone should be using AI! – and told their staff to tell them what they could be used for. No policies, no training, no method of assessment about impact or for learning about what works.

Be a gem and welcome our tech research and policy centre @mctd.bsky.social to the Bluesky party. Follow us for new thinking about AI, social media, online platforms and their impact on work, trust and the environment.

Got to run a session at @unisontheunion.bsky.social's energy branch seminar today in Birmingham, talking to union activists about AI in workplaces and implications for workers (see: photo of me dramatically pointing at headlines)

Odd first post, but does anyone know of a feed for the budget that has live captioning? The roaring of the chamber is a bit overstimulating but can't find a stream online with subtitles or a transcript etc.