I just watched this intriguing and thought-provoking interview with Meredith Whittaker, head of the Signal Foundation. Trained in the humanities before she entered and became incredibly successful in the tech world. Worth listening and thinking about if you have 30 minutes. youtu.be/Y7lEm-sq64Q?...

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This episode of @lordspeaker.parliament.uk's Corner with @qmulsse.bsky.social's Peter Hennessy is delightful. As the King said of the Queen Mother, one of Peter's great heroes, him and Enid are "life enhancers". Their stoicism and good cheer in the face of Parkinson's should be a model to us all.

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A good thing about Burnham reopening the Brexit debate is that we’re starting to see some more detailed and higher quality polling and research — this is much needed and very appreciated.

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I didn’t know much about about Abdul El-Sayed before watching this but I knew as soon as I’d seen it that he’d worked as a teacher — and sure enough he was an assistant professor in epidemiology. This is how you walk a student through a dumb take.

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Thames Water asks creditors for another £2.4bn. Up to 30% of TW revenue covers financial costs. Debt spiral deepens problems, it borrowed to pay dividends. Hedge funds funding TW, hoping to asset-strip, hike bills, govt bailout. Let it go bust. Nationalise permanently.

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