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Probably coveting your dog
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Sunday morning
over 1 year ago
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Andy Dudfield
4 days ago
One of the best jobs in civic tech has just been advertised Head of AI at the mighty
@fullfact.org
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Head of AI - Full Fact
Weāre hiring our next Head of AI. This is a rare and compelling opportunity, at a moment when our information environment is under significant strain.
https://fullfact.teamtailor.com/jobs/7822052-head-of-ai
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Brynley Heaven
1 day ago
In which the Councillor is told not to report Planning breaches because the hollowed out public service function can't cope
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Rural Somerset areas urged not to report planning breaches
Rural Somerset councillors are being urged not to report planning breaches - because the council does not have enough people to deal with them.
https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/26137799.rural-somerset-areas-told-not-report-planning-breaches/
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Running into football fans in town is usually nasty & threatening, but today the city has come out for Arsenal and it feels joyful, kind and inclusive and everything I love about the greatest city in the world.
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Mollie Goodfellow
5 days ago
We really need to fully bed in the idea that the default position of someone wearing the Meta camera glasses is that they are a pervert
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Henry Mance
12 days ago
How vulnerable children became a gold mine for investors This piece by Chris Smyth, Alan Smith and Jennifer Williams is worth your time
as.ft.com/r/b1fb6cb0-4...
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How Englandās vulnerable children became a gold mine for investors
The government spends Ā£3bn on childrenās homes a year and the profits existing players make have āpiqued peopleās interestā
https://as.ft.com/r/b1fb6cb0-41a9-4ad6-9dcf-7f58722e9e3a
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Hetan Shah
24 days ago
Good data is essential for policy. Today itās been a year since we had a permanent National Statistician. No news on what is happening with the current recruitment which began Oct 2025. This is an under the bonnet issue that points to state failure š§µ
uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/stateme...
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Statement: Sir Ian Diamond steps down as National Statistician
Today the UK Statistics Authority has announced the resignation of Sir Ian Diamond as the UKās National Statistician. Since joining the organisation more than five and a half years ago, Sir Ian has l...
https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/statement-sir-ian-diamond-steps-down-as-national-statistician/
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Terence Eden
16 days ago
New blog post: GDS weighs in on the NHS's decision to retreat from Open Source
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gds-weighs-in-on-the-nhss-decision-to-retreat-from-open-source/
Within the UK's Civil Service you occasionally hear the expression "being invited to a meeting without biscuits". It ā¦
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GDS weighs in on the NHS's decision to retreat from Open Source
Within the UK's Civil Service you occasionally hear the expression "being invited to a meeting without biscuits". It implies a rather frosty discussion without any of the polite niceties of a normal meeting. In general though, even when people have severe disagreements, it is rare for tempers to fray. It is even rarer for those internal disagreements to spill over into public. Which is whatā¦
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gds-weighs-in-on-the-nhss-decision-to-retreat-from-open-source/
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I love Middlemarch.
17 days ago
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Dr Jo Kershaw
27 days ago
If, like me, you are a muppet who managed to lose her polling card and want to check where to vote, this website is useful. (Remember: while you need ID to vote in England, you DONāT need to bring your polling card, thatās purely for convenience).
wheredoivote.co.uk
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Where Do I Vote?
We build digital tools to support everyoneās participation in UK democracy.
https://wheredoivote.co.uk/
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David Ibitson
about 1 month ago
Anyone who hasn't really should get themselves into the Pleasant Green-iverse. The best horror/drama/comedy/mysteries that you feel *should* be prestige tv, but you're sort of glad they're not because the pictures are better this way.
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Ethan Mollick
about 1 month ago
Every system that was regulated, either explicitly or implicitly, by the fact that they were effortful for humans (letters of recommendation, government filings, essays, or, as this paper finds, lawsuits) will break under a wave of AI.
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Social Mobility Commission
about 2 months ago
Our annual State of the Nation report contains the most comprehensive summary of social mobility data in the UK. It allows policy makers to understand what is diving and what is blocking social mobility at a national and a local level. Explore more:
https://bit.ly/47V1cOb
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Alex von Tunzelmann
2 months ago
The opinion I have held since I first heard anything about Bob Dylan, which is that Bob Dylan is a wanker, remains unchallenged
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steve
2 months ago
Iāve shared this report with plenty of people over the years, but sharing it again as I had a reason to point someone at it today. Learn how posh people level up:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Navigating the labyrinth: socio-economic background and career progression in the Civil Service
A report highlighting how socio-economic background shapes career progression within the Civil Service, and an action plan outlining recommendations to improve.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/navigating-the-labyrinth
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Jill Rutter
2 months ago
we found that internal party divisiveness seems to be a feature of many of the most successful policies. Lots of case studies from
@instituteforgovernment.org.uk
- smoking ban, climate change act and devo and the minimum wage in this from 2012
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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Leigh Jones
2 months ago
NEW: Ben Houchen's Tees Valley Combined Authority intends to redirect £100m of transport funding it received from the government to the highly-indebted development corporation which leads regeneration of the Teesworks site.
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Ā£100m of Tees Valley transport spending to be given to Teesworks regeneration
A report will be given to TVCAās cabinet at their next meeting in June and it is expected the plans will be approved.
https://teesside.thelead.uk/p/100m-of-tees-valley-transport-spending
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June Lewins
3 months ago
When your cat has watched Die Hard too many times.
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Jim Waterson
3 months ago
Londonās āworst mass eviction in recent historyā is underway; hundreds of households across London told to get out of their homes this week by the same landlord, ahead of the renters rights act. The landlord? Billionaire Asif Azizās Criterion Capital.
www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...
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Who's the billionaire behind Londonās biggest mass eviction?
He's the London philanthropist who says he's committed to solving homelessness. So why is Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital rushing to make hundreds of Londoners homeless in the coming weeks?
https://www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-mass-eviction-billionaire-landlord-criterion-capital
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Matthew Hamlyn
4 months ago
Very good thread. Depressing quote: "... my team has to spend a reasonable part of their week trying to make sure none of us get murdered".
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Connected by Data
4 months ago
The funding for this work ends in March so we're considering what happens next to the community of practice. We ask you to take a little time to complete a survey on your thoughts. MS form:
forms.office.com/r/gPvfrr2eAW
Google form:
forms.gle/tcwEY28KG5q...
(2/2)
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Future of the Data and AI Public Engagement Community
Connected by Data has been running the Data and AI Public Engagement Community of Practice since July 2024, to allow people to share their work and learn from others on engaging the public around data and AI, work through common challenges, and bring together practitioners from different sectors. The 15 events to date ā monthly online meetings for around one hour, 2pm on a Wednesday ā have largely consisted of two presentations, but we have also run an online workshop and a panel discussion. There are further events scheduled for February and March 2026. The Community of Practice is part of a wider project, Giving communities a powerful say in public sector data and AI projects. The funding for that project ends in March 2026, while Connected by Data ā always intended to be a five-year campaign ā is due to come to an end in March 2027. That means we are considering what happens next to the community of practice ā in terms of maintaining the archive of presentations to date, and how and
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUSlUtfBWxU2a6ugUqLpdDIGtGjI-v3ITRjc4bCNet-qy2dw/viewform?usp=send_form&usp=embed_facebook
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Dani Garavelli
4 months ago
Ditto Pisa
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ai@cam
4 months ago
What could
#AI
do for public services if we built it around real challenges, led by those closest to the problem? š° We're offering up to Ā£25k for new projects between researchers & local authorities. ā”ļø
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/local-...
Watch our challenge fair š
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSZ0...
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Local Government AI Accelerator
ai@cam project
https://www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/local-government-ai-accelerator/
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Started following the Radio 3 now playing bot for the pictures. Love Vivaldi being proud as punch.
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4 months ago
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Never invite a linguist to do a political theoristās job
4 months ago
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Arthur C. Clerk
4 months ago
Now might be a good time to follow
@written-statements.bsky.social
, if you donāt already
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Cat Neilan
5 months ago
So often with these stories, people see the big numbers - hundreds of kids in illegal settings - and not connect with the personal story. That's why I spoke to Lucy*, who has been in 18 placements since she was 11, five of which were illegal
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Hundreds of children in illegal care homes is āwhat failu...
New data obtained by Rachel de Souza, the childrenās commissioner for England, reveals many youngsters are being housed in unregistered and unsuitable premises
https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/rise-in-illegal-care-homes-is-what-failure-looks-like-says-rachel-de-souza
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Heather Burns
5 months ago
Solid Eurovision bop, douze points
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If this is the weekend to watch Nazis being killed in the arctic circle, I recommend the excellent Sisu
m.imdb.com/title/tt1484...
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Sisu (2022) ā 6.9 | Action, Thriller, War
1h 31m | R
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14846026/
5 months ago
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In May alone, [China] added enough renewable energy to power Poland (We might be ok?)
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5 months ago
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Jonty Wareing
5 months ago
I wish to be friends with whoever organised these drawers in the Ashmolean Museum
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Rhodri Marsden
5 months ago
Unbelievably,
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link:
www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
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Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig⦠Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
https://www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know-its-christmas-2025
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Rhodri Marsden
5 months ago
This is the 15th year of
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
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dr emer mchugh
5 months ago
Happy
#NewgrangeSolstice
livestream day! I love watching it with
@heliolithic.bsky.social
and
@sgthowie.bsky.social
every year ā¤ļø
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Tom Pullin
6 months ago
Nuts in May is being repeated on BBC4 on Sat 10th Jan at 21:50.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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BBC One - Play for Today, Series 6, Nuts in May
A couple's exhausting battle to enjoy an idyllic camping holiday in Dorset.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jzj72
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KentOnline
6 months ago
Complaints came from a nearby Travelodge, as well as their own landlord Full story:
www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourn...
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Worth a read. AI will save us all when the focus is on replacing dangerous jobs and precision tech to avoid overexploitation.
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6 months ago
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Hannah Booth
6 months ago
Not stars in the night sky but rather clusters of offshore wind turbines in the Southern North Sea, and the ships steering their course around them. Yesterday's image of the day from Copernicus, acquired by a Sentinel-1 satellite on 15 October 2025.
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Alexandra Meakin
8 months ago
Thanks to
@ringwiss.bsky.social
for the heads up that this year's Parliament Christmas jumper is an absolute stunner š
www.shop.parliament.uk/products/big...
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Flint Dibble
8 months ago
"Scientists targeted by dark PR tactics" Good coverage of the coordinated, anonymous attacks that have hit scientists who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences (me included)
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Scientists targeted by dark PR tactics: Several academic scientists critical of de-extinction projects have become the targets of anonymous smear articles and weaponized copyright infringement claims:...
EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44319-025-00579-2
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Naomi Alderman
9 months ago
I just want the good stuff. I want to be able to define the good stuff for myself and for my phone to be on my side in getting what I want not constantly trying to trip me into compulsive loops of self-loathing to get me to buy more stuff. I want the objects I own to support the way I want to live.
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Involve
10 months ago
šØ Today is the day! Applications close at midnight today! š± Want to make real change in your community, but not sure where to start? š Then The School for Everyday Democracy could be the programme for you. š§µ š
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James Ball
10 months ago
This claim is starting to REALLY irritate me. Itās endlessly made by people who know lots about AI and very little about cancer research. Iāve never heard it from people who actually research cancer drugs. We also havenāt had any significant drug developments yet through it, let alone massive ones.
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James Ball
10 months ago
One of the unintentionally impressive things about LLMs is that by dint of huge technical innovation, massive compute costs, and quite a lot of stolen data, theyāve managed to make computers bad at maths.
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Naomi Alderman
12 months ago
Also more seriously: I had to read a book in Italian to learn that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any comparable-size city in the world. Multiculturalism works. (Deleted and reposted to correct stupid late night mistake.)
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If you like gossip and messy bitches you should watch the Watergate documentary on iplayer
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This about parks reminded me that not enough is written about how the all bar one chain became successful by designing for women - big glass windows, long bar and open plan space.
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12 months ago
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Susannah Walker
12 months ago
This comes from engagement work with teenage girls in a park in York. And you see all those things with two dots by them. Those make up 90%+ of what we currently provide for young people in public space. Whereas the things that girls want - they just aren't there. Let's do better.
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The Times and Sunday Times
12 months ago
MPs have accused Apple and Google of ādragging their feetā in combating mobile phone theft for commercial gain. The Metropolitan Police asked both companies 18 months ago to carry out a key change that they believe will reduce phone crime, but it has not been implemented, MPs were told
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Google and Apple ādragging feetā over mobile phone theft
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/google-and-apple-dragging-feet-over-mobile-phone-theft-tjw6vw93j?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1748983481-2
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