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What 2024 teaches us the importance of the real world. Go speak to real people in real life. Go read a book. You can’t trust everything on the internet. Life is not black and white. It’s very much shades of grey.
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This hasn't had much coverage, amidst all the debate about jury trials, but there is also a lot of concern about Lammy's plans to remove the automatic right to appeal
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
David Lammy's Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk 'Increasing Miscarriages of Justice'
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing "vital safeguards" and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This hasn't had much coverage, amidst all the debate about jury trials, but there is also a lot of concern about Lammy's plans to remove the automatic right to appeal
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
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It’s basically a high tech cold reading machine! Of course it outputs stuff like this! Aaaaaaaaaaargh!
Haidt is "stunned" that ChatGPT asked how it would threaten youth reveals that its plan would be what Haidt has argued in his books. The secret plan!
There should be some way to rescind the doctorate of any commentator on digital media who interprets ChatGPT output like this. I am not joking.
There should be some way to rescind the doctorate of any commentator on digital media who interprets ChatGPT output like this. I am not joking.
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It’s basically a high tech cold reading machine! Of course it outputs stuff like this! Aaaaaaaaaaargh!
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More fuel for the ‘some top jobs are becomg impossible’ to do. Yes the leak was bad and dumb and embarrassing! But on the whole i think resign when you have demonstrably hurt someone/failed in a core duty. Nobody died of ‘having an URL people can guess’ www.theguardian.com/business/202...
OBR chair quits after inquiry into early release of Reeves’s budget
Richard Hughes departs after investigation into how official forecaster accidentally published budget 40 minutes early
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
More fuel for the ‘some top jobs are becomg impossible’ to do. Yes the leak was bad and dumb and embarrassing! But on the whole i think resign when you have demonstrably hurt someone/failed in a core duty. Nobody died of ‘having an URL people can guess’ www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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On this day in 1930, Gary Becker was born. Becker was the economist that saw economics in everything, from family life to crime but he also developed the idea of 'human capital'. Have a listen to our podcast to find out more about his life and ideas. #EconSky open.spotify.com/episode/6VAw...
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Gary Becker
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December 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
On this day in 1930, Gary Becker was born. Becker was the economist that saw economics in everything, from family life to crime but he also developed the idea of 'human capital'. Have a listen to our podcast to find out more about his life and ideas. #EconSky open.spotify.com/episode/6VAw...
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Remember UK folk! If you want the chance to win a free economics book to land on your doormat just before Christmas, then share our podcast called 'SANTA PLC.' - an economics play on the enshittification of #Christmas. And it's our shortest ever episode! 🎅 #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Remember UK folk! If you want the chance to win a free economics book to land on your doormat just before Christmas, then share our podcast called 'SANTA PLC.' - an economics play on the enshittification of #Christmas. And it's our shortest ever episode! 🎅 #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Last week’s Budget failed to address the crisis in our schools.
Cold classrooms, leaking roofs, broken toilets. Education is running on empty.
We do not take this step lightly, but the NEU will take whatever action is necessary to save our schools.
www.msn.com/en-ae/politi...
Cold classrooms, leaking roofs, broken toilets. Education is running on empty.
We do not take this step lightly, but the NEU will take whatever action is necessary to save our schools.
www.msn.com/en-ae/politi...
MSN
www.msn.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Last week’s Budget failed to address the crisis in our schools.
Cold classrooms, leaking roofs, broken toilets. Education is running on empty.
We do not take this step lightly, but the NEU will take whatever action is necessary to save our schools.
www.msn.com/en-ae/politi...
Cold classrooms, leaking roofs, broken toilets. Education is running on empty.
We do not take this step lightly, but the NEU will take whatever action is necessary to save our schools.
www.msn.com/en-ae/politi...
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Richard Ayoade, "Who else has been accused of being pro Russian?" #HIGNFY
Ian Hislop, "The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, given 10.5 years"
Richard Ayoade, "He was convicted and sent to prison for taking Russian bribes"
Ian Hislop, "The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, given 10.5 years"
Richard Ayoade, "He was convicted and sent to prison for taking Russian bribes"
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Richard Ayoade, "Who else has been accused of being pro Russian?" #HIGNFY
Ian Hislop, "The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, given 10.5 years"
Richard Ayoade, "He was convicted and sent to prison for taking Russian bribes"
Ian Hislop, "The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, given 10.5 years"
Richard Ayoade, "He was convicted and sent to prison for taking Russian bribes"
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So it’s family movie night and we’re near the end of Fantastic 4 and one of the characters appears to die and I’m all ready to be soothing and comforting like a good parent and that’s when the seven year old shouts “I GUESS NOW THEY’RE THE FANTASTIC THREE!”
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So it’s family movie night and we’re near the end of Fantastic 4 and one of the characters appears to die and I’m all ready to be soothing and comforting like a good parent and that’s when the seven year old shouts “I GUESS NOW THEY’RE THE FANTASTIC THREE!”
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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On this day in 1935, Keynes' General Theory was published. A book that revolutionised Economics as we know it amd it still remains hugely influential today. Find out more about JMK & his ideas by listening to our podcast all about him. #EconSky open.spotify.com/episode/62oO...
Season 1 Episode 2 - John Maynard Keynes
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November 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
On this day in 1935, Keynes' General Theory was published. A book that revolutionised Economics as we know it amd it still remains hugely influential today. Find out more about JMK & his ideas by listening to our podcast all about him. #EconSky open.spotify.com/episode/62oO...
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And there it is! Over 100,000 signatures. 💥
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
And there it is! Over 100,000 signatures. 💥
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Some odd double standards on antisemitism going on from the Jewish Chronicle’s Stephen Pollard…
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
The man who took down Corbyn over antisemitism gives Farage a free pass
Former Jewish Chronicle editor Stephen Pollard seems to have changed his tune despite revelations about Reform’s leader
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Some odd double standards on antisemitism going on from the Jewish Chronicle’s Stephen Pollard…
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
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Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Imagine showing a petrol engine to someone who had only known electric vehicles, and trying to convince them to switch to petrol. No-one would choose the dirty, noisy, less efficient, more expensive vehicle. This isn't 1910, hostage to gender insecurity. We can just choose the better tech.
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Imagine showing a petrol engine to someone who had only known electric vehicles, and trying to convince them to switch to petrol. No-one would choose the dirty, noisy, less efficient, more expensive vehicle. This isn't 1910, hostage to gender insecurity. We can just choose the better tech.
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Interesting case study in Australia. Tbh, they have a very good point. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Australia social media ban: Get rid of harmful content instead of us, say teens
From 10 December, social media firms must ensure Australians aged under 16 cannot have accounts.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Interesting case study in Australia. Tbh, they have a very good point. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
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I am, in general, an individualist -- I value my personal freedoms very highly.
At the same time, I could never in a million years take the attitude I see from car drivers, who think the idea of paying a tax in order to offset some of the costs to the public of the roads they use is an outrage.
At the same time, I could never in a million years take the attitude I see from car drivers, who think the idea of paying a tax in order to offset some of the costs to the public of the roads they use is an outrage.
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I am, in general, an individualist -- I value my personal freedoms very highly.
At the same time, I could never in a million years take the attitude I see from car drivers, who think the idea of paying a tax in order to offset some of the costs to the public of the roads they use is an outrage.
At the same time, I could never in a million years take the attitude I see from car drivers, who think the idea of paying a tax in order to offset some of the costs to the public of the roads they use is an outrage.
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I have not forgotten about the Epstein files. Have you?
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I have not forgotten about the Epstein files. Have you?
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What's wrong with Britain? That's easy - not much. Except three years and £231m on... a single rail bridge over a road. For God's sake. Just. Build. Stuff.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2565273...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2565273...
Network Rail has spent millions on a '200-yard stretch of Botley Road'
A community campaigner is questioning why Network Rail contractors have spent more than £200m working for almost three years on "a 200-yard…
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
What's wrong with Britain? That's easy - not much. Except three years and £231m on... a single rail bridge over a road. For God's sake. Just. Build. Stuff.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2565273...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2565273...
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Never let it be said that the British press is out of touch
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Never let it be said that the British press is out of touch
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If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.