Patrick Seurre
@patrick.seurre.com
Professional bit wrangler and multiple kidney transplant recipient. A regular user of the NHS for 30 years. Interested in FoI, data protection, Brexit & science fiction/fantasy.
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The best version of this is the posh woman who stood up in an expensive London restaurant after the Attlee election win in 1945 was reported and announced "the people won't stand for it!"
The late DJ John Peel apocryphally once said to a colleague at radio 1 "I don't understand why this record isn't in the charts - everyone I know has bought it". The colleague replied "no John, you know everyone who bought it"
September 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The best version of this is the posh woman who stood up in an expensive London restaurant after the Attlee election win in 1945 was reported and announced "the people won't stand for it!"
@glynmoody.bsky.social What was the term you used? 'Starmer in a t-shirt'?
It looks very much like Burnham cakeism. Labour wants to be treated like its part of the Single Market and Customs Union while still refusing to rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union. 🤦🏻♂️
Here's some info on the the “Made in Europe” proposal — formally known as the Industrial Accelerator Act.
Here's some info on the the “Made in Europe” proposal — formally known as the Industrial Accelerator Act.
GROWTH - Industrial Accelerator Act: strengthening Europe’s clean industrial base
ec.europa.eu
September 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
@glynmoody.bsky.social What was the term you used? 'Starmer in a t-shirt'?
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<slow handclap/>
WTF ??? 😡😡😡
Burnham's government is making demands of the EU and threatening to postpone their "reset" meeting again unless the EU puts its “Made in Europe” proposals on the agenda. Ministers have privately expressed fears that the reset has lost significant momentum since Burnham became PM.
Burnham's government is making demands of the EU and threatening to postpone their "reset" meeting again unless the EU puts its “Made in Europe” proposals on the agenda. Ministers have privately expressed fears that the reset has lost significant momentum since Burnham became PM.
‘Made in Europe’ law threatens UK plans for reset with EU
Government sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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✍️ Can you help us reach our petition target?
We need the EU, or risk being left out of the biggest team-up of our allies for 80 years. Urge the PM not to let the UK be left behind.
bestforbritain.org/petition/tel...
We need the EU, or risk being left out of the biggest team-up of our allies for 80 years. Urge the PM not to let the UK be left behind.
bestforbritain.org/petition/tel...
Tell Burnham: Canada's Getting Closer to the EU - We Don't Want to be Left Behind - Best for Britain
bestforbritain.org
September 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
✍️ Can you help us reach our petition target?
We need the EU, or risk being left out of the biggest team-up of our allies for 80 years. Urge the PM not to let the UK be left behind.
bestforbritain.org/petition/tel...
We need the EU, or risk being left out of the biggest team-up of our allies for 80 years. Urge the PM not to let the UK be left behind.
bestforbritain.org/petition/tel...
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Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
September 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
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This pretty much captures our insane reality 🏆
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September 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
This pretty much captures our insane reality 🏆
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Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
September 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
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Another story that needs to be told is that of the Chinese sailors who served in the British Merchant Navy in WW2.
Approximately 185,000 men and women served in the Merchant Navy in WW2, including roughly 20,000 Chinese seafarers, manning dangerous Atlantic, Arctic, and coastal convoys.
Approximately 185,000 men and women served in the Merchant Navy in WW2, including roughly 20,000 Chinese seafarers, manning dangerous Atlantic, Arctic, and coastal convoys.
September 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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This is what I’ve been grasping at for the last few months. A really good analysis.
For @motherjones.com, I looked into how Meta could be using disabled people to promote its Meta glasses to the masses. As one expert told me, “companies have used accessibility...as a Trojan horse for a tool that poses significant privacy and security threats.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Is Meta using disabled people to promote its glasses?
AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance.
www.motherjones.com
September 18, 2026 at 9:22 AM
This is what I’ve been grasping at for the last few months. A really good analysis.
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Macron, quietly calling Trump a liar: “The Strait of Hormuz has remained basically blocked, and there are no agreements to open the strait.
“In fact, the situation in transit has degraded compared to a few weeks ago.”
“In fact, the situation in transit has degraded compared to a few weeks ago.”
September 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Macron, quietly calling Trump a liar: “The Strait of Hormuz has remained basically blocked, and there are no agreements to open the strait.
“In fact, the situation in transit has degraded compared to a few weeks ago.”
“In fact, the situation in transit has degraded compared to a few weeks ago.”
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NEW
When should ministers avoid acting unlawfully?
How new government guidance emphasises the risk of getting caught as the key factor
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
When should ministers avoid acting unlawfully?
How new government guidance emphasises the risk of getting caught as the key factor
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
September 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
NEW
When should ministers avoid acting unlawfully?
How new government guidance emphasises the risk of getting caught as the key factor
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
When should ministers avoid acting unlawfully?
How new government guidance emphasises the risk of getting caught as the key factor
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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Exclusive: The British Army secretly relaxed its vetting policy for at least 2 years, meaning recruits could pass into specialist training without completed checks
A far-right extremist later convicted of terror offences was among 13,000 who joined during the period
inews.co.uk/news/army-se...
A far-right extremist later convicted of terror offences was among 13,000 who joined during the period
inews.co.uk/news/army-se...
Army secretly relaxed vetting - letting in far-right extremist who backed Russia
The revelation raises questions for British military who are a key target for Russian intelligence in Vladimir Putin's 'hybrid war'
inews.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Exclusive: The British Army secretly relaxed its vetting policy for at least 2 years, meaning recruits could pass into specialist training without completed checks
A far-right extremist later convicted of terror offences was among 13,000 who joined during the period
inews.co.uk/news/army-se...
A far-right extremist later convicted of terror offences was among 13,000 who joined during the period
inews.co.uk/news/army-se...
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Parents. Your kids have a right to privacy. That includes privacy *from you*.
It’s not an absolute right, but it exists. The default should be *not* to invade their privacy.
It’s not an absolute right, but it exists. The default should be *not* to invade their privacy.
September 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Parents. Your kids have a right to privacy. That includes privacy *from you*.
It’s not an absolute right, but it exists. The default should be *not* to invade their privacy.
It’s not an absolute right, but it exists. The default should be *not* to invade their privacy.
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Ministers are exploring limiting how much money British political parties can spend *in non-election periods* for the first time, as concerns over the size of gifts grow after two cryptocurrency billionaires pledged £72mn to Reform UK.
www.ft.com/content/5bf1...
www.ft.com/content/5bf1...
Ministers explore limiting political party spending outside UK elections
Concerns over political donations grow after two cryptocurrency billionaires pledged £72mn to Reform UK
www.ft.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Ministers are exploring limiting how much money British political parties can spend *in non-election periods* for the first time, as concerns over the size of gifts grow after two cryptocurrency billionaires pledged £72mn to Reform UK.
www.ft.com/content/5bf1...
www.ft.com/content/5bf1...
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NHS executive lobbied data watchdog to rewrite criticism before Palantir deal www.ft.com/content/63bf... (£)
Published version of Nicola Byrne's post in August 2023 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Byrne's term as National Data Guardian ends in March
#FOI #NHSdata #patientdata #datasharing #govtech
Published version of Nicola Byrne's post in August 2023 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Byrne's term as National Data Guardian ends in March
#FOI #NHSdata #patientdata #datasharing #govtech
September 18, 2026 at 3:54 PM
NHS executive lobbied data watchdog to rewrite criticism before Palantir deal www.ft.com/content/63bf... (£)
Published version of Nicola Byrne's post in August 2023 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Byrne's term as National Data Guardian ends in March
#FOI #NHSdata #patientdata #datasharing #govtech
Published version of Nicola Byrne's post in August 2023 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Byrne's term as National Data Guardian ends in March
#FOI #NHSdata #patientdata #datasharing #govtech
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British journalism and polling are both utterly implicated in the Farage funding scandal iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jo...
September 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
British journalism and polling are both utterly implicated in the Farage funding scandal iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jo...
Disney+
-when joining up: ‘No ads!’
-when changing the small print: ‘all plans will have ads’.
This feels like false advertising. Is this even legal?
-when joining up: ‘No ads!’
-when changing the small print: ‘all plans will have ads’.
This feels like false advertising. Is this even legal?
September 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Disney+
-when joining up: ‘No ads!’
-when changing the small print: ‘all plans will have ads’.
This feels like false advertising. Is this even legal?
-when joining up: ‘No ads!’
-when changing the small print: ‘all plans will have ads’.
This feels like false advertising. Is this even legal?
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It's bad enough she's doing this but how deeply humiliating for the young man to then get turned into copy.
September 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
It's bad enough she's doing this but how deeply humiliating for the young man to then get turned into copy.
@parodypm.bsky.social Please could you consider reposting the quoted post below? Given how data centres are used in crypto I thought it might be of interest.
God forbid we know the consequences of making it easier to build these and marking them as Critical National Infrastructure.
God forbid we know the consequences of making it easier to build these and marking them as Critical National Infrastructure.
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social Is there any chance of reposting a link to this petition?
The government seems to be relying on ignorance of the impact of data centres in order to ease the process of pushing them through. I believe we all deserve to know the impact they will have on our resources.
The government seems to be relying on ignorance of the impact of data centres in order to ease the process of pushing them through. I believe we all deserve to know the impact they will have on our resources.
Petition: Mandate publishing annual statistics on data centre water & electricity usage
Parts of the UK have experienced a drought, and residents have been asked to conserve water. We are concerned that the concerted efforts to build new data centres could place a huge strain on our wate...
petition.parliament.uk
September 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
@parodypm.bsky.social Please could you consider reposting the quoted post below? Given how data centres are used in crypto I thought it might be of interest.
God forbid we know the consequences of making it easier to build these and marking them as Critical National Infrastructure.
God forbid we know the consequences of making it easier to build these and marking them as Critical National Infrastructure.
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social Is there any chance of reposting a link to this petition?
The government seems to be relying on ignorance of the impact of data centres in order to ease the process of pushing them through. I believe we all deserve to know the impact they will have on our resources.
The government seems to be relying on ignorance of the impact of data centres in order to ease the process of pushing them through. I believe we all deserve to know the impact they will have on our resources.
Petition: Mandate publishing annual statistics on data centre water & electricity usage
Parts of the UK have experienced a drought, and residents have been asked to conserve water. We are concerned that the concerted efforts to build new data centres could place a huge strain on our wate...
petition.parliament.uk
September 18, 2026 at 12:13 PM
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social Is there any chance of reposting a link to this petition?
The government seems to be relying on ignorance of the impact of data centres in order to ease the process of pushing them through. I believe we all deserve to know the impact they will have on our resources.
The government seems to be relying on ignorance of the impact of data centres in order to ease the process of pushing them through. I believe we all deserve to know the impact they will have on our resources.
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#PalantirOut - and let's close the revolving door between politics and industry while we are at it.
"Watson, who was a key political ally and fixer for Gordon Brown, remains close to many senior Labour figures."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
"Watson, who was a key political ally and fixer for Gordon Brown, remains close to many senior Labour figures."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Palantir hires Tom Watson to fight left-wing campaign against US firm
The tech giant, which holds several public sector contracts, hopes that hiring the former Labour deputy leader will buy it a hearing in the Burnham government
www.thetimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:31 AM
#PalantirOut - and let's close the revolving door between politics and industry while we are at it.
"Watson, who was a key political ally and fixer for Gordon Brown, remains close to many senior Labour figures."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
"Watson, who was a key political ally and fixer for Gordon Brown, remains close to many senior Labour figures."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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at worst they are borrowing the farmland, since they can give it back. coalmines and fracking, not so much - the land is ruined
Are solar farms really “stealing” Britain’s farmland?
Solar farms occupy less than 1% of agricultural land – less than golf courses or airports. But the debate gets more complicated when the land is some of the UK’s best & most productive.
What is the reality in the East?
Stephen McNair reports
Solar farms occupy less than 1% of agricultural land – less than golf courses or airports. But the debate gets more complicated when the land is some of the UK’s best & most productive.
What is the reality in the East?
Stephen McNair reports
Are solar farms really stealing the food from our mouths?
Although there are many reasons to develop solar energy, plans regularly attract protests, especially about the use of farmland. What is the reality?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 7:13 AM
at worst they are borrowing the farmland, since they can give it back. coalmines and fracking, not so much - the land is ruined
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I really wonder what the story is of Tom Watson's total moral collapse. Is it really just the money and some narcissistic contrarianism?
He used to champion digital rights as key Labour ally for @openrightsgroup.org
Then he turned betting industry lobbyist, then crackpot theorist, now this.
He used to champion digital rights as
Then he turned betting industry lobbyist, then crackpot theorist, now this.
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:11 AM
I really wonder what the story is of Tom Watson's total moral collapse. Is it really just the money and some narcissistic contrarianism?
He used to champion digital rights as key Labour ally for @openrightsgroup.org
Then he turned betting industry lobbyist, then crackpot theorist, now this.
He used to champion digital rights as
Then he turned betting industry lobbyist, then crackpot theorist, now this.