www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros... is it good to build an entire economy and software infrastructure on this

Finally got round to reading @garethdennis.uk excellent book How the Railways will Fix the Future

This (and every other post and letter like it) has aged like milk

It's nice to be learning about the sport of curling alongside Steve Cram

BBC reporting on Earth (presumably): "Strongly contradicting narratives emerging on the Earth's shape today. Video from space appears to show the planet is round, but this is strongly disputed by many who insist on its flat nature. Whatever the truth, this debate is likely to remain divisive"

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Today we’ll get latest net immigration figures - They’ll show immigration for work is plummeting. Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth? For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today

Taking almost half a million children out of poverty is a very good thing, and it's ridiculous that Labour had to be dragged kicking and screaming to actually do it

Frustrating to see the fuel duty cut extended again. This is a policy that benefits the richest households much more than the poorest as they spend more on petrol. That's without even accounting for the environmental impact.

IMT recruitment even more competitve than last year. The Gov and NHS should hang their heads in shame at how they treat doctors.

Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people. How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?

Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tonight's traitors voting is probably a good prediction of the chaos we'll see in the 2029 election

Shortly after accusing all other political party leaders of believing in "the magic money tree", Kemi Badenoch announces her plan to completely scrap stamp duty, without any word on how she plans to pay for it

Feel like he's potentially not the *most* objective guy to ask on this one

As Yvette Cooper pushes forward new laws to make it harder for child refugees to get safe passage to join their parents in the UK, here's a picture of her from 2020 campaigning for the complete opposite.

They're really just saying the quiet bit out loud now

make people’s lives worse, lose seats

Labour losing Runcorn was avoidable and as much a result of our party’s failures as Reform’s rise. Now, we need to learn the right lessons, not double down on the same mistakes. Cutting disability benefits and scrapping the Winter Fuel Allowance made voters abandon us. [1/3]

These local election results should kick Labour to be much bolder, much quicker, and tack away from Reform's agenda or risk much worse results in years to come incl GE2029

Time to call out that this distressing farce has been completely normalised. So-called 'placeholder' jobs which are part and parcel of this process every year now, are completely unacceptable to hard-working individuals who deserve much better.

Good article that completely dismantles Kemi Badenoch's claim

A return to austerity is literally the opposite of what we should be doing

This is a new level of madness. I don't know how it can be stopped

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

Concerning (although not entirely surprising) that the public accounts committee described NHS leaders as "out of ideas and remarkably complacent" NHS desperately needs strong and dynamic leadership right now