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On my high horse tilting at windmills and falling off.
The inheritance facing Labour’s new General Secretary
labourlist.org/2026/09/shif...
— Karin Christiansen
labourlist.org/2026/09/shif...
— Karin Christiansen
Shifting ground - the inheritance facing Labour’s new General Secretary - LabourList
The new General Secretary faces a tough challenge. But by being open to progressive organisations and campaigners there is also huge opportunity.
labourlist.org
September 18, 2026 at 6:12 AM
The inheritance facing Labour’s new General Secretary
labourlist.org/2026/09/shif...
— Karin Christiansen
labourlist.org/2026/09/shif...
— Karin Christiansen
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No idea why Farage pal and former Reform mayoral candidate deleted this.
September 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
No idea why Farage pal and former Reform mayoral candidate deleted this.
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Remember when web crawlers were called "spiders"? Bots were stitching the internet together from the beginning.
Now the fabric is worn and we're all restitching it. AI tools will help. Humans decide the pattern.
https://link.testdouble.com/141dd6
Now the fabric is worn and we're all restitching it. AI tools will help. Humans decide the pattern.
https://link.testdouble.com/141dd6
September 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Remember when web crawlers were called "spiders"? Bots were stitching the internet together from the beginning.
Now the fabric is worn and we're all restitching it. AI tools will help. Humans decide the pattern.
https://link.testdouble.com/141dd6
Now the fabric is worn and we're all restitching it. AI tools will help. Humans decide the pattern.
https://link.testdouble.com/141dd6
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I continue to be astonished that @ddcms-answers.bsky.social only managed to garner 16 followers. One would have thought that if UK Bluesky folks were interested in anything, some combination of the "Westminster bubble", matters "digital" (computers), culture, meeja and, erm, sport would fit the bill
September 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I continue to be astonished that @ddcms-answers.bsky.social only managed to garner 16 followers. One would have thought that if UK Bluesky folks were interested in anything, some combination of the "Westminster bubble", matters "digital" (computers), culture, meeja and, erm, sport would fit the bill
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@
stephenkb.bsky.social hitting the nail on the head of course.
"the Labour Party has now produced two governments whose response to acts of thuggery and intimidation is to reiterate that perhaps the thugs have a point"
- as.ft.com/r/97d33f08-a...
stephenkb.bsky.social hitting the nail on the head of course.
"the Labour Party has now produced two governments whose response to acts of thuggery and intimidation is to reiterate that perhaps the thugs have a point"
- as.ft.com/r/97d33f08-a...
Labour’s muddled migration policy won’t stop thuggery
A government that can’t distinguish between ‘legitimate concerns’ and open racism is only making things worse
as.ft.com
September 8, 2026 at 5:49 AM
@
stephenkb.bsky.social hitting the nail on the head of course.
"the Labour Party has now produced two governments whose response to acts of thuggery and intimidation is to reiterate that perhaps the thugs have a point"
- as.ft.com/r/97d33f08-a...
stephenkb.bsky.social hitting the nail on the head of course.
"the Labour Party has now produced two governments whose response to acts of thuggery and intimidation is to reiterate that perhaps the thugs have a point"
- as.ft.com/r/97d33f08-a...
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2014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits.
2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 2, 2026 at 6:23 AM
2014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits.
2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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McMillan is a highly regarded “eminent historian“, but this piece at least suggests History isn’t much of a guide to our future. We only know what is going to happen after it’s happened. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/o...
Opinion | A New World Order Is Coming. We Aren’t Ready. (Gift Article)
We must be honest about the seriousness of the situation we’re in.
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:59 AM
McMillan is a highly regarded “eminent historian“, but this piece at least suggests History isn’t much of a guide to our future. We only know what is going to happen after it’s happened. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/o...
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How Place-Based Policy Could Counter Populist Discontent
New article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social with Gerry Stoker, @daisyblackburn.bsky.social and @drjennings.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social with Gerry Stoker, @daisyblackburn.bsky.social and @drjennings.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How Place‐Based Policy Could Counter Populist Discontent
Resentment felt by people in areas that have suffered from social and economic decline is a significant driver of populist backlash—‘the revenge of the places that don't matter’. An effective place-b...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 17, 2026 at 10:22 AM
How Place-Based Policy Could Counter Populist Discontent
New article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social with Gerry Stoker, @daisyblackburn.bsky.social and @drjennings.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social with Gerry Stoker, @daisyblackburn.bsky.social and @drjennings.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
There's something about a ubiquitous management culture that has bound itself to the long march of upward promotion at the expense of all other criteria.
i do think it reveals something (bad) about ex-PMs characters when they can’t countenance being in parliament without the big job
September 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
There's something about a ubiquitous management culture that has bound itself to the long march of upward promotion at the expense of all other criteria.
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London-based client's looking for a snr software engineer with Extreme Programming experience on the JVM - ideally Kotlin.
Open Source start-up with US backing, working on dev tools.
Salary range: £90K-£120K.
Hybrid, 2 days/week on site in central London.
You must be eligible to work in the UK.
Open Source start-up with US backing, working on dev tools.
Salary range: £90K-£120K.
Hybrid, 2 days/week on site in central London.
You must be eligible to work in the UK.
August 28, 2026 at 4:22 PM
London-based client's looking for a snr software engineer with Extreme Programming experience on the JVM - ideally Kotlin.
Open Source start-up with US backing, working on dev tools.
Salary range: £90K-£120K.
Hybrid, 2 days/week on site in central London.
You must be eligible to work in the UK.
Open Source start-up with US backing, working on dev tools.
Salary range: £90K-£120K.
Hybrid, 2 days/week on site in central London.
You must be eligible to work in the UK.
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Good automation does not remove judgement. It saves judgement for the places where it can actually do something.
https://www.chrismdp.com/ai-guardrails-do-not-work-yet/
https://www.chrismdp.com/ai-guardrails-do-not-work-yet/
AI Guardrails Do Not Work (Yet)
Would you cross a bridge that was 99.7% safe? The answer is not necessarily simple. It depends on how many times you need to cross it (once, or every day for...
www.chrismdp.com
August 29, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Good automation does not remove judgement. It saves judgement for the places where it can actually do something.
https://www.chrismdp.com/ai-guardrails-do-not-work-yet/
https://www.chrismdp.com/ai-guardrails-do-not-work-yet/
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The Independent asked me to write about what's been happening in Middlesbrough and Teesside this week.
The Middlesbrough I know has become a nightmare
For communities that feel left behind and abandoned, the deafening silence from those at the top won’t change any minds about whether or not politicians care about their fate, says Leigh Jones
www.independent.co.uk
August 29, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The Independent asked me to write about what's been happening in Middlesbrough and Teesside this week.
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A year ago I wrote one of my most popular posts: "the financial crisis theory of everything".
It looks at how the 2008 crash led to Trump, the rise of the radical right, Brexit, the war in Ukraine etc...
I've taken off the paywall so it's now free to read.
samf.substack.com/p/the-financ...
It looks at how the 2008 crash led to Trump, the rise of the radical right, Brexit, the war in Ukraine etc...
I've taken off the paywall so it's now free to read.
samf.substack.com/p/the-financ...
The financial crisis theory of everything
Last month there was a fascinating poll from More in Common asking people to pick the main reason Britain is “on the wrong track”.
samf.substack.com
August 23, 2026 at 8:30 AM
A year ago I wrote one of my most popular posts: "the financial crisis theory of everything".
It looks at how the 2008 crash led to Trump, the rise of the radical right, Brexit, the war in Ukraine etc...
I've taken off the paywall so it's now free to read.
samf.substack.com/p/the-financ...
It looks at how the 2008 crash led to Trump, the rise of the radical right, Brexit, the war in Ukraine etc...
I've taken off the paywall so it's now free to read.
samf.substack.com/p/the-financ...
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I had a bunch of @jwz's handy-dandy cards printed up.
If you'd like some, and are *in the UK*, send me a fiver using https://buymeacoffee.com/chrislowis (put your address in a private message on there) and I'll put 50 in the post for you.
If that doesn't work […]
[Original post on ruby.social]
If you'd like some, and are *in the UK*, send me a fiver using https://buymeacoffee.com/chrislowis (put your address in a private message on there) and I'll put 50 in the post for you.
If that doesn't work […]
[Original post on ruby.social]
August 21, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I had a bunch of @jwz's handy-dandy cards printed up.
If you'd like some, and are *in the UK*, send me a fiver using https://buymeacoffee.com/chrislowis (put your address in a private message on there) and I'll put 50 in the post for you.
If that doesn't work […]
[Original post on ruby.social]
If you'd like some, and are *in the UK*, send me a fiver using https://buymeacoffee.com/chrislowis (put your address in a private message on there) and I'll put 50 in the post for you.
If that doesn't work […]
[Original post on ruby.social]
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Four weekends in and the Weekend Hopper has made a real difference 🐸
So far, 4.2 million Londoners have saved around £9 million in total, with around half of all bus and tram users benefitting.
Just two weekends to go. Don’t miss your chance to hop on board.
So far, 4.2 million Londoners have saved around £9 million in total, with around half of all bus and tram users benefitting.
Just two weekends to go. Don’t miss your chance to hop on board.
August 22, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Four weekends in and the Weekend Hopper has made a real difference 🐸
So far, 4.2 million Londoners have saved around £9 million in total, with around half of all bus and tram users benefitting.
Just two weekends to go. Don’t miss your chance to hop on board.
So far, 4.2 million Londoners have saved around £9 million in total, with around half of all bus and tram users benefitting.
Just two weekends to go. Don’t miss your chance to hop on board.
WTW?
Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.?
Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
August 22, 2026 at 5:58 AM
WTW?
"they appeared to think that, ultimately, widespread recognition of Conservative and capitalist injustice and inequity would strip away the 'false consciousness' of the electorate and bring voters to 'authentic', daring socialism."
labourlist.org/2026/08/a-so...
labourlist.org/2026/08/a-so...
'A socialism of utility – not posturing' - LabourList
A recent FT piece by Janan Ganesh asked “Why must a socialist also be woke?” He was right…
labourlist.org
August 22, 2026 at 1:33 AM
"they appeared to think that, ultimately, widespread recognition of Conservative and capitalist injustice and inequity would strip away the 'false consciousness' of the electorate and bring voters to 'authentic', daring socialism."
labourlist.org/2026/08/a-so...
labourlist.org/2026/08/a-so...
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the first in a 3-part series on @honeycomb.io's AI norms and values is up. this one is called "How We Do Business at Honeycomb." www.honeycomb.io/blog/ai-norm...
values are not supposed to be aspirational slogans. values should codify how things actually work.
this is how it works at ours.
values are not supposed to be aspirational slogans. values should codify how things actually work.
this is how it works at ours.
AI Norms & Values, Part 1 of 3: How We Do Business
AI amplifies what's already there, it doesn't fix or ruin you. Charity Majors on a year of Honeycomb's AI mandate and the values behind how we do business.
www.honeycomb.io
August 20, 2026 at 9:41 PM
the first in a 3-part series on @honeycomb.io's AI norms and values is up. this one is called "How We Do Business at Honeycomb." www.honeycomb.io/blog/ai-norm...
values are not supposed to be aspirational slogans. values should codify how things actually work.
this is how it works at ours.
values are not supposed to be aspirational slogans. values should codify how things actually work.
this is how it works at ours.
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The on-demand replay is up, and the next masterclass is Wednesday, Aug 19, on feedback loops. One signup gets you the past videos and access to every upcoming session: go.hny.co/3TY4Imq
O11y Masters: Observability Engineering Masterclass with Liz Fong-Jones
A six-session live masterclass with Liz Fong-Jones, turning Observability Engineering into practice. Aug 3 – Oct 14, 2026.
go.hny.co
August 13, 2026 at 8:41 AM
The on-demand replay is up, and the next masterclass is Wednesday, Aug 19, on feedback loops. One signup gets you the past videos and access to every upcoming session: go.hny.co/3TY4Imq
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Are the polls over-estimating support for Reform? theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/are-the-po...
Are the polls over-estimating support for Reform?
There's a pattern from by-election polls and even the last general election about how Reform's actual election results match up against what polls say in advance of polling day.
theweekinpolls.substack.com
August 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Are the polls over-estimating support for Reform? theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/are-the-po...
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I wrote this for @theobserveruk.bsky.social last October. The argument is even stronger today. It's also extremely easy now to tell which commentators have remained signed up to Musk's echo chamber.
‘Elon Musk won’t stop. It’s time the British government g...
The platform has become a swamp of disinformation. Politicians should lead the way out of it
observer.co.uk
August 15, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I wrote this for @theobserveruk.bsky.social last October. The argument is even stronger today. It's also extremely easy now to tell which commentators have remained signed up to Musk's echo chamber.
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💬 ‘To learn from the flag debate we have to understand values’
Read now 👇
labourlist.org/2026/08/to-l...
Read now 👇
labourlist.org/2026/08/to-l...
‘To learn from the flag debate we have to understand values’ – LabourList
Recent events in Birmingham illustrate the political trap that disputes over flags can create for Labour councils. The Guardian reported that the council’s failure to…
labourlist.org
August 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
💬 ‘To learn from the flag debate we have to understand values’
Read now 👇
labourlist.org/2026/08/to-l...
Read now 👇
labourlist.org/2026/08/to-l...
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📨 Our first Weekly Roundup in partnership with @electionmaps.uk is now out...
... bringing you the GAIL's Index, along with your usual roundup of all the announcements, movements, stats and best face-palm moments in UK politics this week.
Sign up to receive the Weekly Roundup via our website.
... bringing you the GAIL's Index, along with your usual roundup of all the announcements, movements, stats and best face-palm moments in UK politics this week.
Sign up to receive the Weekly Roundup via our website.
August 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
📨 Our first Weekly Roundup in partnership with @electionmaps.uk is now out...
... bringing you the GAIL's Index, along with your usual roundup of all the announcements, movements, stats and best face-palm moments in UK politics this week.
Sign up to receive the Weekly Roundup via our website.
... bringing you the GAIL's Index, along with your usual roundup of all the announcements, movements, stats and best face-palm moments in UK politics this week.
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"The human share of ignitions is put at roughly 97%. In the whole run of British fire service records, lightning has been logged as the cause of three wildfires....This is why a 2024 parliamentary briefing stated flatly that almost all UK wildfires are started by people."
There’s nothing ‘wild’ about most wildfires – humans start them and have made them more dangerous
The names we give wildfires can obscure our role in them.
theconversation.com
August 14, 2026 at 6:08 AM
"The human share of ignitions is put at roughly 97%. In the whole run of British fire service records, lightning has been logged as the cause of three wildfires....This is why a 2024 parliamentary briefing stated flatly that almost all UK wildfires are started by people."
The significant of Farage not turning up at the count to the average resident: zero.
The commentariat are obsessed with things that will prove of no historical relevance.
The commentariat are obsessed with things that will prove of no historical relevance.
August 14, 2026 at 5:54 AM
The significant of Farage not turning up at the count to the average resident: zero.
The commentariat are obsessed with things that will prove of no historical relevance.
The commentariat are obsessed with things that will prove of no historical relevance.