peterkwells
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The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
I see we're back to "Johnson resigned because of a party" and not because he employed a known sex pest, lied about what he knew, and more than half his cabinet resigned as a result.
Madeley. FFS.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
This weekend a relative told me that they did a day trip to Altrincham for a viral brioche and I'm still trying to work out how I'd explain that to the Peter-of-5-years-ago let alone a Peter further back in time than that
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
This weekend a relative told me that they did a day trip to Altrincham for a viral brioche and I'm still trying to work out how I'd explain that to the Peter-of-5-years-ago let alone a Peter further back in time than that
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ec.europa.eu/commission/p... The EU seems to have mandated agentic AI without thinking very hard about the security, scraping and other risks. Hard anti-competition makes bad law.
Press corner
Highlights, press releases and speeches
ec.europa.eu
February 9, 2026 at 12:04 PM
ec.europa.eu/commission/p... The EU seems to have mandated agentic AI without thinking very hard about the security, scraping and other risks. Hard anti-competition makes bad law.
This will only be used for finding cute and good dogs
Pinkie promise
Pinkie promise
February 9, 2026 at 9:52 AM
This will only be used for finding cute and good dogs
Pinkie promise
Pinkie promise
Thinking about the dynamics generated by people finding it easier to "vibe code" things around UK public sector open data
Including potential increased demand for certain types of data/filters to meet some (vibe code) user needs
school-finder-uk.netlify.app
Including potential increased demand for certain types of data/filters to meet some (vibe code) user needs
school-finder-uk.netlify.app
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Thinking about the dynamics generated by people finding it easier to "vibe code" things around UK public sector open data
Including potential increased demand for certain types of data/filters to meet some (vibe code) user needs
school-finder-uk.netlify.app
Including potential increased demand for certain types of data/filters to meet some (vibe code) user needs
school-finder-uk.netlify.app
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If you love cats, or are wondering if you could, have a read of this thread.
Little furry tyrants who are also extremely cuddly and sweet
Little furry tyrants who are also extremely cuddly and sweet
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
If you love cats, or are wondering if you could, have a read of this thread.
Little furry tyrants who are also extremely cuddly and sweet
Little furry tyrants who are also extremely cuddly and sweet
Friends worry that Peter has "drawn" another picture in figma that he plans to show to some professional designers on Monday
two men are standing next to each other in a hallway and one has a cb logo on his chest
Alt: two men are standing next to each other in a hallway they are screaming in terror at the terrible picture Peter has shown them
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Friends worry that Peter has "drawn" another picture in figma that he plans to show to some professional designers on Monday
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Hello lovely people, I need your help.
We still haven’t found a buyer for Mum’s lovely retirement house near the sea in Cromer on Norfolk coast. It really is time someone else was making happy memories there.
I’d really appreciate everyone sharing it widely 😁
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
We still haven’t found a buyer for Mum’s lovely retirement house near the sea in Cromer on Norfolk coast. It really is time someone else was making happy memories there.
I’d really appreciate everyone sharing it widely 😁
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 2 bedroom retirement property for sale on Rightmove
2 bedroom retirement property for sale in Ashdown Court, Cromer, NR27 for £160,000. Marketed by William H. Brown, Cromer
www.rightmove.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Hello lovely people, I need your help.
We still haven’t found a buyer for Mum’s lovely retirement house near the sea in Cromer on Norfolk coast. It really is time someone else was making happy memories there.
I’d really appreciate everyone sharing it widely 😁
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
We still haven’t found a buyer for Mum’s lovely retirement house near the sea in Cromer on Norfolk coast. It really is time someone else was making happy memories there.
I’d really appreciate everyone sharing it widely 😁
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
If anyone who follows me knows of any decent support groups near Manchester for
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM
If anyone who follows me knows of any decent support groups near Manchester for
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
No Ts and Cs? No data...
February 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
No Ts and Cs? No data...
Just drove an hour to Manchester with Spotify on (semi)random
I started it with some Northern Soul
When I arrived Spotify was playing me - TW: MOR music ahead - Ocean Colour Scene :0!
Computers are officially rubbish
I started it with some Northern Soul
When I arrived Spotify was playing me - TW: MOR music ahead - Ocean Colour Scene :0!
Computers are officially rubbish
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Just drove an hour to Manchester with Spotify on (semi)random
I started it with some Northern Soul
When I arrived Spotify was playing me - TW: MOR music ahead - Ocean Colour Scene :0!
Computers are officially rubbish
I started it with some Northern Soul
When I arrived Spotify was playing me - TW: MOR music ahead - Ocean Colour Scene :0!
Computers are officially rubbish
But did rescue old caricature of mum when she was a hotel manager
Mum was told not to study at school - by both her mum and teachers - and to be a housewife
After 3 kids she needed/wanted to work and ended up running a hotel with 60 rooms, 50-60 staff, and some of their lives to help with too
Mum was told not to study at school - by both her mum and teachers - and to be a housewife
After 3 kids she needed/wanted to work and ended up running a hotel with 60 rooms, 50-60 staff, and some of their lives to help with too
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
But did rescue old caricature of mum when she was a hotel manager
Mum was told not to study at school - by both her mum and teachers - and to be a housewife
After 3 kids she needed/wanted to work and ended up running a hotel with 60 rooms, 50-60 staff, and some of their lives to help with too
Mum was told not to study at school - by both her mum and teachers - and to be a housewife
After 3 kids she needed/wanted to work and ended up running a hotel with 60 rooms, 50-60 staff, and some of their lives to help with too
Thirty-odd years ago grandad Cecil turned his hand to making a dolls house for his first great-grandchild, my niece
Full of furniture & dolls & working lights
Niece & nephew played with it for years
As part of house clearance we're sadly letting physical objects go, but their memories will remain
Full of furniture & dolls & working lights
Niece & nephew played with it for years
As part of house clearance we're sadly letting physical objects go, but their memories will remain
February 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Thirty-odd years ago grandad Cecil turned his hand to making a dolls house for his first great-grandchild, my niece
Full of furniture & dolls & working lights
Niece & nephew played with it for years
As part of house clearance we're sadly letting physical objects go, but their memories will remain
Full of furniture & dolls & working lights
Niece & nephew played with it for years
As part of house clearance we're sadly letting physical objects go, but their memories will remain
Having quick bacon butty at a quick bacon butty place in Lytham St Annes
A couple just walked up to an outdoor perching spot with reserved sign, sat down, shop staff came out and greeted them with "good morning sir" (no greeting for madam) and are table serving them a quick bacon butty
Peak Lytham
A couple just walked up to an outdoor perching spot with reserved sign, sat down, shop staff came out and greeted them with "good morning sir" (no greeting for madam) and are table serving them a quick bacon butty
Peak Lytham
February 7, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Having quick bacon butty at a quick bacon butty place in Lytham St Annes
A couple just walked up to an outdoor perching spot with reserved sign, sat down, shop staff came out and greeted them with "good morning sir" (no greeting for madam) and are table serving them a quick bacon butty
Peak Lytham
A couple just walked up to an outdoor perching spot with reserved sign, sat down, shop staff came out and greeted them with "good morning sir" (no greeting for madam) and are table serving them a quick bacon butty
Peak Lytham
Shrek's image on Australian commemorative coins likened to Queen
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Queen’s image on Australian commemorative coins likened to Shrek
Two coins celebrating Queen Elizabeth II criticised for failing to resemble late monarch
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Shrek's image on Australian commemorative coins likened to Queen
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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New podcast alert!
For this week's edition of The Economics Show, I interviewed Tyler Cowen on the economics of food, though the conversation ended up a bit broader than that.
Links to listen here:
www.ft.com/content/4c85...
For this week's edition of The Economics Show, I interviewed Tyler Cowen on the economics of food, though the conversation ended up a bit broader than that.
Links to listen here:
www.ft.com/content/4c85...
February 6, 2026 at 10:07 AM
New podcast alert!
For this week's edition of The Economics Show, I interviewed Tyler Cowen on the economics of food, though the conversation ended up a bit broader than that.
Links to listen here:
www.ft.com/content/4c85...
For this week's edition of The Economics Show, I interviewed Tyler Cowen on the economics of food, though the conversation ended up a bit broader than that.
Links to listen here:
www.ft.com/content/4c85...
When a researcher shows you their secondary research and it includes something you posted on social media a couple of years back
a young man in a striped shirt is making a funny face
Alt: a young man in a striped shirt is looking over their shoulder as someone might be watching them
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
When a researcher shows you their secondary research and it includes something you posted on social media a couple of years back
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A total inversion of the old 'human in the loop' defense:
"Waymo asks for guidance in certain situations and gets human input. But the Waymo vehicle is always in charge of the dynamic driving task"
cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
"Waymo asks for guidance in certain situations and gets human input. But the Waymo vehicle is always in charge of the dynamic driving task"
cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
February 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
A total inversion of the old 'human in the loop' defense:
"Waymo asks for guidance in certain situations and gets human input. But the Waymo vehicle is always in charge of the dynamic driving task"
cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
"Waymo asks for guidance in certain situations and gets human input. But the Waymo vehicle is always in charge of the dynamic driving task"
cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
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A couple of years ago, I posted a photo of me with the children of a school in my constituency on Facebook, receiving nothing but likes and heart reactions. 🧵
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
A couple of years ago, I posted a photo of me with the children of a school in my constituency on Facebook, receiving nothing but likes and heart reactions. 🧵
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I can't take the "we're ungovernable! none of the levers work!" chat seriously when given a working "appoint peter mandelson y/n" lever, good choices were not made.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I can't take the "we're ungovernable! none of the levers work!" chat seriously when given a working "appoint peter mandelson y/n" lever, good choices were not made.
Late to this but good to see ICO investigating Grok/X/X.AI/(SpaceX now), while other regulators are better placed on the content harms there could be some data protection issues here too and regulators can't be certain until they start looking under the hood a bit more
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
ICO announces investigation into Grok
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened formal investigations into X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC) and X.AI LLC (X.AI) covering their processing of personal data in relation to the ...
ico.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Late to this but good to see ICO investigating Grok/X/X.AI/(SpaceX now), while other regulators are better placed on the content harms there could be some data protection issues here too and regulators can't be certain until they start looking under the hood a bit more
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
This made me both chuckle and sigh, I hope there's some much better "lesson learned" pieces coming about the failure of this particular government's attempt at their version of missions
restate.substack.com/p/why-missio...
restate.substack.com/p/why-missio...
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
This made me both chuckle and sigh, I hope there's some much better "lesson learned" pieces coming about the failure of this particular government's attempt at their version of missions
restate.substack.com/p/why-missio...
restate.substack.com/p/why-missio...
OK, I am now an official member of the "knock Parliament down and start again" team
Keep it simple and just build something more useful & maintainable on the same bit of land
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keep it simple and just build something more useful & maintainable on the same bit of land
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Parliament revamp could cost £40bn and take 61 years
MPs and peers are presented with two renovation options and told to make a decision by the mid-2030s.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
OK, I am now an official member of the "knock Parliament down and start again" team
Keep it simple and just build something more useful & maintainable on the same bit of land
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keep it simple and just build something more useful & maintainable on the same bit of land
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Dan Thomas is our new leader in Wales. This is his story. 👇
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February 6, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Follow @wtmadupdates.bsky.social for all the main new digital ads run by parties and leaders ahead of May's elections in the UK.