Jo Roach
@joroach.bsky.social
C-Level operations and tech. Emergent wild thing.
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Tim Davie was one of the best D-Gs the BBC has had, and Deborah Turness was a brilliant head of news. Only the BBC’s enemies could possibly be glad they’ve resigned. We’ve now got a real fight on our hands to defend public service broadcasting, because that’s under threat too.
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Tim Davie was one of the best D-Gs the BBC has had, and Deborah Turness was a brilliant head of news. Only the BBC’s enemies could possibly be glad they’ve resigned. We’ve now got a real fight on our hands to defend public service broadcasting, because that’s under threat too.
In case you haven't been following...
ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert
October 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In case you haven't been following...
Absolute genius. AmPhiba. Amphibians Against Fascism. This is the level of mockery and response these thugs deserve.
October 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Absolute genius. AmPhiba. Amphibians Against Fascism. This is the level of mockery and response these thugs deserve.
FT reports this morning that HMRC have used the Connect system to increase tax collection by 35%, totally £4.6bn, but they have a 'blind spots' in relation to how much tax billionaires pay. Do we think that's a systems design problem, or a political one?
‘Big data’ helps HMRC on.ft.com/46LU5G4
‘Big data’ helps HMRC on.ft.com/46LU5G4
‘Big data’ helps HMRC increase UK tax haul by £4.6bn
Connect system uses multiple sources of information to spot cases of underpayment
on.ft.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
FT reports this morning that HMRC have used the Connect system to increase tax collection by 35%, totally £4.6bn, but they have a 'blind spots' in relation to how much tax billionaires pay. Do we think that's a systems design problem, or a political one?
‘Big data’ helps HMRC on.ft.com/46LU5G4
‘Big data’ helps HMRC on.ft.com/46LU5G4
"(Jane) Goodall’s methodology was an affront to academics and ethologists... (despite her astonishing discoveries) she was told she’d conducted the whole study wrong. But Goodall held firm in her beliefs".
She was magnificent and heroic. RIP.
She was magnificent and heroic. RIP.
October 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"(Jane) Goodall’s methodology was an affront to academics and ethologists... (despite her astonishing discoveries) she was told she’d conducted the whole study wrong. But Goodall held firm in her beliefs".
She was magnificent and heroic. RIP.
She was magnificent and heroic. RIP.
Horrified to see the attack in Manchester. Love to all of my Jewish friends.
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Horrified to see the attack in Manchester. Love to all of my Jewish friends.
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Suspect this New Statesman deep dive into the Tony Blair Institute makes the case that the correct "Economist descriptor" for the TBI is now "Oracle dealership" rather than "think tank" www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
www.newstatesman.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Suspect this New Statesman deep dive into the Tony Blair Institute makes the case that the correct "Economist descriptor" for the TBI is now "Oracle dealership" rather than "think tank" www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
So delighted for you @rachelmillward.bsky.social!
Here's me on ITV at the election event. Thank you to all of you who voted. What an exciting new chapter this is for team Green. @greenparty.org.uk 💚
September 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
So delighted for you @rachelmillward.bsky.social!
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Really pleased to announce Meeting the Moment on 26 Nov - a one day event for culture leaders about speaking up in troubled times
www.watershed.co.uk/news/standin...
www.watershed.co.uk/news/standin...
Announcing Meeting the Moment, 26 Nov
Clare Reddington, Watershed CEO shares why we have created a one day event about speaking up in troubled times
www.watershed.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Really pleased to announce Meeting the Moment on 26 Nov - a one day event for culture leaders about speaking up in troubled times
www.watershed.co.uk/news/standin...
www.watershed.co.uk/news/standin...
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“They weren’t that receptive. Then they told me that it didn’t matter if I waited a few yesrs [sic] as I had waited 40 already.”
Survey responses like that really hit home but also remind us of why we’re doing this. And why it matters so much.
Please share:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Survey responses like that really hit home but also remind us of why we’re doing this. And why it matters so much.
Please share:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“They weren’t that receptive. Then they told me that it didn’t matter if I waited a few yesrs [sic] as I had waited 40 already.”
Survey responses like that really hit home but also remind us of why we’re doing this. And why it matters so much.
Please share:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Survey responses like that really hit home but also remind us of why we’re doing this. And why it matters so much.
Please share:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Paul is a professor at a London University. Two years ago he became tetraplegic due to a climbing accident. I have been reading his blog avidly, which has been both bleak and revealing. Today, he wrote that he can see a future. Incredible writing. diaryofapunter.substack.com/p/exit-darkn...
Exit Darkness
How I surprised myself
diaryofapunter.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Paul is a professor at a London University. Two years ago he became tetraplegic due to a climbing accident. I have been reading his blog avidly, which has been both bleak and revealing. Today, he wrote that he can see a future. Incredible writing. diaryofapunter.substack.com/p/exit-darkn...
Vote for Rachel. We need more empaths and people who get things done. She is that on steroids. #Rach4deputy
August 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Vote for Rachel. We need more empaths and people who get things done. She is that on steroids. #Rach4deputy
Many people were (rightly) furious that the British abandoned Afghans who supported our efforts in Afghanistan. We denied thousands of allies relocation and put their lives at serious risk. Many fled across borders or went into hiding. So, how 'accidental' was this data breach?
July 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Many people were (rightly) furious that the British abandoned Afghans who supported our efforts in Afghanistan. We denied thousands of allies relocation and put their lives at serious risk. Many fled across borders or went into hiding. So, how 'accidental' was this data breach?
Immense generosity of indigenous Brazilian leaders in helping us to consider solutions to a crisis that has devastated their land and which they did not cause. With thanks to @kateraworth.bsky.social as the (flawed) Rational Economic Man.
July 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Immense generosity of indigenous Brazilian leaders in helping us to consider solutions to a crisis that has devastated their land and which they did not cause. With thanks to @kateraworth.bsky.social as the (flawed) Rational Economic Man.
Stunning
Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
July 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Stunning
It's normal for humans to display emotions. No correlation exists between the emotion a person displays and how well they can do their job. If you feel shame/disgust/fear at people in powerful positions crying I'm going to suggest that's caused by the conditioning of a failing patriarchal society.
July 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It's normal for humans to display emotions. No correlation exists between the emotion a person displays and how well they can do their job. If you feel shame/disgust/fear at people in powerful positions crying I'm going to suggest that's caused by the conditioning of a failing patriarchal society.
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The president of Aix-Marseilles University is welcoming US scientific refugees.He "likened the situation to that of European academics who fled persecution by Nazi Germany both before and during World War II"
www.politico.eu/article/meet...
www.politico.eu/article/meet...
The first American ‘scientific refugees’ arrive in France
Aix-Marseille University is wooing researchers who feel targeted by the Trump administration.
www.politico.eu
July 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The president of Aix-Marseilles University is welcoming US scientific refugees.He "likened the situation to that of European academics who fled persecution by Nazi Germany both before and during World War II"
www.politico.eu/article/meet...
www.politico.eu/article/meet...
If the data is poor, the outputs will be useless. Is this another case of creating a new shiny thing, where the real work is in improving the data foundations? www.gov.uk/government/n...
World-first AI system to warn of NHS patient safety concerns
Pioneering AI technology will be developed to scan NHS systems to flag safety issues in real time and trigger crucial inspections earlier
www.gov.uk
June 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
If the data is poor, the outputs will be useless. Is this another case of creating a new shiny thing, where the real work is in improving the data foundations? www.gov.uk/government/n...
YES to this app, and YES to open source. Well done to all who worked on this. And thanks @theguardian.com for being so civic-minded. www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
In a dangerous era for journalism – a powerful new tool to help protect sources
Today, the Guardian, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, launches Secure Messaging, a world-first from a media organisation
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
YES to this app, and YES to open source. Well done to all who worked on this. And thanks @theguardian.com for being so civic-minded. www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
"Our findings suggest that ADHD attributes may... invite the possibility that this condition may reflect an adaptation favouring exploration over exploitation" royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Attention deficits linked with proclivity to explore while foraging | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
All mobile organisms forage for resources, choosing how and when to search for new
opportunities by comparing current returns with the average for the environment. In
humans, nomadic lifestyles favour...
royalsocietypublishing.org
June 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
"Our findings suggest that ADHD attributes may... invite the possibility that this condition may reflect an adaptation favouring exploration over exploitation" royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
I love when the AI pats me on the head and says well done. "It's clear you put a lot of thoughtful work into that review Jo - it really shows your deep understanding of [REDACTED] and the people involved".
June 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I love when the AI pats me on the head and says well done. "It's clear you put a lot of thoughtful work into that review Jo - it really shows your deep understanding of [REDACTED] and the people involved".
RFK has fired the entire advisory panel that advises the US gov on vaccines. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/r... 😱
RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines
It's the latest move by Kennedy – a prominent vaccine skeptic – to change and potentially undermine vaccinations in the U.S. since he took the helm at HHS.
www.cnbc.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
RFK has fired the entire advisory panel that advises the US gov on vaccines. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/r... 😱
This is excellent and the UK can learn from it to better protect our own data from the winds of political change.
The fight to protect US data has begun - on.ft.com/3HvFg1r via @FT
The fight to protect US data has begun - on.ft.com/3HvFg1r via @FT
The fight to protect US data has begun
Science, civic life and commerce all rely on safeguarding government statistics from Trump’s assault
on.ft.com
June 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This is excellent and the UK can learn from it to better protect our own data from the winds of political change.
The fight to protect US data has begun - on.ft.com/3HvFg1r via @FT
The fight to protect US data has begun - on.ft.com/3HvFg1r via @FT
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I am going to be creating a prototype of a new (secret for now) narrative game this year.
I need to find two people, both UK-BASED (sorry): a freelance dev and a freelance illustrator.
If interested in working with me (and if you have a clearly REAL profile to screen for AI), do DM me.
I need to find two people, both UK-BASED (sorry): a freelance dev and a freelance illustrator.
If interested in working with me (and if you have a clearly REAL profile to screen for AI), do DM me.
June 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I am going to be creating a prototype of a new (secret for now) narrative game this year.
I need to find two people, both UK-BASED (sorry): a freelance dev and a freelance illustrator.
If interested in working with me (and if you have a clearly REAL profile to screen for AI), do DM me.
I need to find two people, both UK-BASED (sorry): a freelance dev and a freelance illustrator.
If interested in working with me (and if you have a clearly REAL profile to screen for AI), do DM me.