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In the same way that gov.uk is lauded as the gold standard in public sector information websites, should Whitehall invest in LLM'ifying gov.uk to adapt to increased natural language search preferences?
Localise information to UK specific contexts, improve access and reduce error.
Localise information to UK specific contexts, improve access and reduce error.
The UK National Health Service has very clear information on all major medical conditions.
It is browsable by all
Never EVER rely on an LLM for health advice
www.nhs.uk/conditions/
It is browsable by all
Never EVER rely on an LLM for health advice
www.nhs.uk/conditions/
January 13, 2026 at 8:44 AM
It's amazing that Google News lists 6 articles when "Lisa Nandy" is searched for in the last three weeks.
I would expect slightly more given that she is SoS for Culture, Media and Sport and one of the world's biggest websites turns into a public CSAM factory.
I would expect slightly more given that she is SoS for Culture, Media and Sport and one of the world's biggest websites turns into a public CSAM factory.
January 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
It's amazing that Google News lists 6 articles when "Lisa Nandy" is searched for in the last three weeks.
I would expect slightly more given that she is SoS for Culture, Media and Sport and one of the world's biggest websites turns into a public CSAM factory.
I would expect slightly more given that she is SoS for Culture, Media and Sport and one of the world's biggest websites turns into a public CSAM factory.
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Based and Ed-pilled
Special delivery from the Lib Dem media team to the lobby to “pep you up for the rest of the afternoon”
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Based and Ed-pilled
The concept of business rates actively stifles high street development.
Improving a premises, either though changing it's use or upgrading facilities, increases it's rateable value and therefore it's business rates.
Why convert a derelict shop into a cafe if the new tax rate makes it unviable?
Improving a premises, either though changing it's use or upgrading facilities, increases it's rateable value and therefore it's business rates.
Why convert a derelict shop into a cafe if the new tax rate makes it unviable?
Agree with this. Wrote about what to do about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/howtorun...
open.substack.com/pub/howtorun...
How do you solve a problem like the high street?
Time for a Troubled Buildings Programme
open.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The concept of business rates actively stifles high street development.
Improving a premises, either though changing it's use or upgrading facilities, increases it's rateable value and therefore it's business rates.
Why convert a derelict shop into a cafe if the new tax rate makes it unviable?
Improving a premises, either though changing it's use or upgrading facilities, increases it's rateable value and therefore it's business rates.
Why convert a derelict shop into a cafe if the new tax rate makes it unviable?
Being generous to Kemi will get my head bit off on here, but I read that part of her early wobble was that she had to be out there and noisy from the start to try and keep them relevant with Farage around.
There is value in having a year or so being quiet, understanding and rebuilding.
There is value in having a year or so being quiet, understanding and rebuilding.
January 12, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Being generous to Kemi will get my head bit off on here, but I read that part of her early wobble was that she had to be out there and noisy from the start to try and keep them relevant with Farage around.
There is value in having a year or so being quiet, understanding and rebuilding.
There is value in having a year or so being quiet, understanding and rebuilding.
It doesn't help either that the last time the Tories were here was 1997, so both the playing field has fundamentally changed and there is less institutional knowledge in CCHQ.
They also could fail without a Reform type party having the ability to say stuff without the "Well you broke it" rebuttal.
They also could fail without a Reform type party having the ability to say stuff without the "Well you broke it" rebuttal.
January 12, 2026 at 10:20 AM
It doesn't help either that the last time the Tories were here was 1997, so both the playing field has fundamentally changed and there is less institutional knowledge in CCHQ.
They also could fail without a Reform type party having the ability to say stuff without the "Well you broke it" rebuttal.
They also could fail without a Reform type party having the ability to say stuff without the "Well you broke it" rebuttal.
There is always an XKCD
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
There is always an XKCD
"I need to stay, otherwise this will just be a Nazi rally"
January 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"I need to stay, otherwise this will just be a Nazi rally"
CoL and Global Security are also not mutually exclusive. One can talk about job creation through the prism of re-arming, energy prices through reducing reliance on gas markets and business support through cyber intelligence, security and resilience.
January 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
CoL and Global Security are also not mutually exclusive. One can talk about job creation through the prism of re-arming, energy prices through reducing reliance on gas markets and business support through cyber intelligence, security and resilience.
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*Whiney Starmer voice* Sadly you must give Bluesky your card details before you can DM & show your knickers to the Knicker Inspectors before you pee because we're protecting women and chiiiiildreeennnn
*5 minutes later*
*5 minutes later*
Starmer's spokesman says the reports of Grok's activity is "disturbing" but doesn't say UK Government will take any action
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
*Whiney Starmer voice* Sadly you must give Bluesky your card details before you can DM & show your knickers to the Knicker Inspectors before you pee because we're protecting women and chiiiiildreeennnn
*5 minutes later*
*5 minutes later*
I would also hope that a PM would be intelligent and experienced enough to react at speed and with confidence without having to run it by advisers.
If they do occasionally screw up, I would expect that they build a good enough team to react semi-competently.
Lacks any sort of confidence.
If they do occasionally screw up, I would expect that they build a good enough team to react semi-competently.
Lacks any sort of confidence.
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I would also hope that a PM would be intelligent and experienced enough to react at speed and with confidence without having to run it by advisers.
If they do occasionally screw up, I would expect that they build a good enough team to react semi-competently.
Lacks any sort of confidence.
If they do occasionally screw up, I would expect that they build a good enough team to react semi-competently.
Lacks any sort of confidence.
I felt this at the time but the "awarding" of a second state visit was far too premature and should have been a treat, not a bribe.
Where is our leverage now? What do we have to offer him or will we just be thrown aside like a toy he is bored with?
Where is our leverage now? What do we have to offer him or will we just be thrown aside like a toy he is bored with?
January 5, 2026 at 8:39 AM
I felt this at the time but the "awarding" of a second state visit was far too premature and should have been a treat, not a bribe.
Where is our leverage now? What do we have to offer him or will we just be thrown aside like a toy he is bored with?
Where is our leverage now? What do we have to offer him or will we just be thrown aside like a toy he is bored with?
It is completely understandable why the government, has taken the position it has given the vindictive nature of the US Administration.
But where do we draw the red line? What do they need to do for our response to be a reflexive moral statement rather than a calculated position?
But where do we draw the red line? What do they need to do for our response to be a reflexive moral statement rather than a calculated position?
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 8:36 AM
It is completely understandable why the government, has taken the position it has given the vindictive nature of the US Administration.
But where do we draw the red line? What do they need to do for our response to be a reflexive moral statement rather than a calculated position?
But where do we draw the red line? What do they need to do for our response to be a reflexive moral statement rather than a calculated position?
So we have a CSAM generating LLM which has described itself as"MechaHitler" and stated that Musk was more important than half the worlds population...
And journalists just print it's statements?
Which link has broken here?
And journalists just print it's statements?
Which link has broken here?
Unbelievably bleak to see journalists quoting an LLM bot's output as if it's an agent capable of making statements that mean something.
January 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
So we have a CSAM generating LLM which has described itself as"MechaHitler" and stated that Musk was more important than half the worlds population...
And journalists just print it's statements?
Which link has broken here?
And journalists just print it's statements?
Which link has broken here?
Stood next to Daniel Radcliffe at a baggage carousel after being on the same flight with him from Russia.
Picked up the phone to James May. I told him that my uncle was busy and asked him to call back later.
Which is more mundane?
Picked up the phone to James May. I told him that my uncle was busy and asked him to call back later.
Which is more mundane?
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Stood next to Daniel Radcliffe at a baggage carousel after being on the same flight with him from Russia.
Picked up the phone to James May. I told him that my uncle was busy and asked him to call back later.
Which is more mundane?
Picked up the phone to James May. I told him that my uncle was busy and asked him to call back later.
Which is more mundane?
Chappell Roan pioneering the field of "Retrospective Milkshake Ducking"
December 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Chappell Roan pioneering the field of "Retrospective Milkshake Ducking"
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Having had a day to think through everything about El-Fattah, here's where I stand. Yes, it's possible to believe all of these things at once! In fact, it really shouldn't be that hard.
December 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Having had a day to think through everything about El-Fattah, here's where I stand. Yes, it's possible to believe all of these things at once! In fact, it really shouldn't be that hard.
It's amazing that those who accuse Starmer of being "Two Tier Keir" are demanding that he treats this British citizen differently to other British citizens.
December 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It's amazing that those who accuse Starmer of being "Two Tier Keir" are demanding that he treats this British citizen differently to other British citizens.
It doesn't take many rounds of Democracy 3 to realise that government is a multi-input web of cause and effect. Does the PM know this and defaults to "Lever" language when under pressure or was the linear "policy-to-progress" pipeline the assumed government function?
December 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It doesn't take many rounds of Democracy 3 to realise that government is a multi-input web of cause and effect. Does the PM know this and defaults to "Lever" language when under pressure or was the linear "policy-to-progress" pipeline the assumed government function?
The lack of "Big Hitters" as we have had in the past isn't due to a lack of quality. It's a visible crystallisation of how TV viewing has changed recently, and potentially the inability to make these big shows "Christmassy".
Over Christmas and Boxing Day I watched one thing...
The King's Speech
Over Christmas and Boxing Day I watched one thing...
The King's Speech
December 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The lack of "Big Hitters" as we have had in the past isn't due to a lack of quality. It's a visible crystallisation of how TV viewing has changed recently, and potentially the inability to make these big shows "Christmassy".
Over Christmas and Boxing Day I watched one thing...
The King's Speech
Over Christmas and Boxing Day I watched one thing...
The King's Speech
Fitters and designers alike. Trying to find a wide induction with knobs rather than capacitive buttons is my own white whale.
They might be easier to clean, but considerably more irritating to control.
Design needs to consider the worst case scenario.
They might be easier to clean, but considerably more irritating to control.
Design needs to consider the worst case scenario.
December 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Fitters and designers alike. Trying to find a wide induction with knobs rather than capacitive buttons is my own white whale.
They might be easier to clean, but considerably more irritating to control.
Design needs to consider the worst case scenario.
They might be easier to clean, but considerably more irritating to control.
Design needs to consider the worst case scenario.
Whilst often lumped in with Frederick Taylor and "Taylorism", as both dealt with industrial efficiency, there was a considerable difference in the fact that Taylor worked with the idea that perfection could be achieved whereas Gilbreth included the fallibility of humans.
December 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Whilst often lumped in with Frederick Taylor and "Taylorism", as both dealt with industrial efficiency, there was a considerable difference in the fact that Taylor worked with the idea that perfection could be achieved whereas Gilbreth included the fallibility of humans.
From the "Kitchen Triangle", to the pedal bin, and the idea that workers should have as little movement between tasks as possible, she pioneered the modern world.
Lillian was one of the first women to get a PhD in engineering but is immortalised through the film "Cheaper by the Dozen".
Lillian was one of the first women to get a PhD in engineering but is immortalised through the film "Cheaper by the Dozen".
December 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
From the "Kitchen Triangle", to the pedal bin, and the idea that workers should have as little movement between tasks as possible, she pioneered the modern world.
Lillian was one of the first women to get a PhD in engineering but is immortalised through the film "Cheaper by the Dozen".
Lillian was one of the first women to get a PhD in engineering but is immortalised through the film "Cheaper by the Dozen".
The Gilbreths, especially Lillian, are unsung heroes in the development of the modern world. Their time-and-motion assessments, industrial ergonomics and home economics were fundamental to the modern world.
December 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Gilbreths, especially Lillian, are unsung heroes in the development of the modern world. Their time-and-motion assessments, industrial ergonomics and home economics were fundamental to the modern world.
Thank Christine Frederick for that, one of two pioneering female experts in home economics and planning alongside Lillian Gilbreth, who decided on the ideal height based on ergonomic averages of American women.
Lillian Gilbreth also invented the "Kitchen Triangle" and shelves in fridge doors.
Lillian Gilbreth also invented the "Kitchen Triangle" and shelves in fridge doors.
Christine Frederick - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Thank Christine Frederick for that, one of two pioneering female experts in home economics and planning alongside Lillian Gilbreth, who decided on the ideal height based on ergonomic averages of American women.
Lillian Gilbreth also invented the "Kitchen Triangle" and shelves in fridge doors.
Lillian Gilbreth also invented the "Kitchen Triangle" and shelves in fridge doors.