Dave Levy
@dfl1955.bsky.social
One of the last of the boomers, talks, writes and thinks about UK politics, information technology, and economics.
There’s room for a Left & a Green Party, & even a left radical party, the European Parliament shows this is so. But in the UK, FPTP and its winner takes all culture engenders an unhealthy tribalism and ignores the fact, that other people have good ideas too.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
There’s room for a Left & a Green Party, & even a left radical party, the European Parliament shows this is so. But in the UK, FPTP and its winner takes all culture engenders an unhealthy tribalism and ignores the fact, that other people have good ideas too.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Five things, about AI
There’s no +ive business model,
They are now borrowing to invest in each other.
Hallucinations are a feature, it gets things wrong,
The rule base’s ownership is obscure and Code is Law
It’s [deliberately] wasteful of resources which people need.
davelevy.info/about-the-ai...
There’s no +ive business model,
They are now borrowing to invest in each other.
Hallucinations are a feature, it gets things wrong,
The rule base’s ownership is obscure and Code is Law
It’s [deliberately] wasteful of resources which people need.
davelevy.info/about-the-ai...
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Five things, about AI
There’s no +ive business model,
They are now borrowing to invest in each other.
Hallucinations are a feature, it gets things wrong,
The rule base’s ownership is obscure and Code is Law
It’s [deliberately] wasteful of resources which people need.
davelevy.info/about-the-ai...
There’s no +ive business model,
They are now borrowing to invest in each other.
Hallucinations are a feature, it gets things wrong,
The rule base’s ownership is obscure and Code is Law
It’s [deliberately] wasteful of resources which people need.
davelevy.info/about-the-ai...
Human Rights law restricts governments, not you and me. Keep the ECHR!!!
November 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Human Rights law restricts governments, not you and me. Keep the ECHR!!!
I am curious as to why since high bond yields means low bond prices, why the HMG doesn't just buy up the bonds of those asking too much interest?
October 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I am curious as to why since high bond yields means low bond prices, why the HMG doesn't just buy up the bonds of those asking too much interest?
Labour's Rules - C5.I.B.ii, "The Labour Party does not tolerate electoral fraud and no member who has been found guilty of an illegal or corrupt election practice as defined by the Representation of the People Act 1983 and subsequent legalisation may be considered for selection for public office ..
September 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Labour's Rules - C5.I.B.ii, "The Labour Party does not tolerate electoral fraud and no member who has been found guilty of an illegal or corrupt election practice as defined by the Representation of the People Act 1983 and subsequent legalisation may be considered for selection for public office ..
If we get digital ID cards, as in Estonia, can we have digital recall petitions for MPs?
September 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If we get digital ID cards, as in Estonia, can we have digital recall petitions for MPs?
Labour's National Policy Forum report is out, and will go to conference. #lab25
nationalpolicyforum.labour.org.uk/wp-content/u...
nationalpolicyforum.labour.org.uk/wp-content/u...
August 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Labour's National Policy Forum report is out, and will go to conference. #lab25
nationalpolicyforum.labour.org.uk/wp-content/u...
nationalpolicyforum.labour.org.uk/wp-content/u...
I have made a simple archive of my collection of Labour's rule books over time.
dfl.ddns.net/post/lprules/
dfl.ddns.net/post/lprules/
August 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I have made a simple archive of my collection of Labour's rule books over time.
dfl.ddns.net/post/lprules/
dfl.ddns.net/post/lprules/
Some argue that a fair income distribution is one which people would accept when they don't know where they would sit. Here's some four year old data. Does this meet that definition?
Weekly net equivalised household income BHC by percentile FYE 2020 from DWP. See is.gd/pENnzv
Weekly net equivalised household income BHC by percentile FYE 2020 from DWP. See is.gd/pENnzv
August 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Some argue that a fair income distribution is one which people would accept when they don't know where they would sit. Here's some four year old data. Does this meet that definition?
Weekly net equivalised household income BHC by percentile FYE 2020 from DWP. See is.gd/pENnzv
Weekly net equivalised household income BHC by percentile FYE 2020 from DWP. See is.gd/pENnzv
July 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I have one of these, and despite all my research, I didn't discover until today that it can invoke voice input to, it seems, any Windows app. I might try it with the phone next. 🔉(NB it also comes with icon buttons.) #popkeyb-logitech
May 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I have one of these, and despite all my research, I didn't discover until today that it can invoke voice input to, it seems, any Windows app. I might try it with the phone next. 🔉(NB it also comes with icon buttons.) #popkeyb-logitech
The govt. has published videos of deportations, restated its intention to criminalise people arriving irregularly, & banned them from becoming British citizens.
We urge Labour to recognise that their only route to victory is to deliver for the majority of people.
buff.ly/40W67tM
We urge Labour to recognise that their only route to victory is to deliver for the majority of people.
buff.ly/40W67tM
February 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The govt. has published videos of deportations, restated its intention to criminalise people arriving irregularly, & banned them from becoming British citizens.
We urge Labour to recognise that their only route to victory is to deliver for the majority of people.
buff.ly/40W67tM
We urge Labour to recognise that their only route to victory is to deliver for the majority of people.
buff.ly/40W67tM
I hope some good lawyers are on top of this, HMG calling for opinions on software generated criminal evidence. It starts with lists of debtors, and ends #neuromancer
https://buff.ly/4gZaEm7
https://buff.ly/4gZaEm7
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I hope some good lawyers are on top of this, HMG calling for opinions on software generated criminal evidence. It starts with lists of debtors, and ends #neuromancer
https://buff.ly/4gZaEm7
https://buff.ly/4gZaEm7
Democracy is a defence against the argument that citizen’s are powerless & need to be protected by strong men or women, but this is undermined by the failure to offer a choice on macro-economics. (So economic policy must be the outcome of democracy & not frozen in treaties or constitutions)
January 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Democracy is a defence against the argument that citizen’s are powerless & need to be protected by strong men or women, but this is undermined by the failure to offer a choice on macro-economics. (So economic policy must be the outcome of democracy & not frozen in treaties or constitutions)
They're building like crazy on the shores of Lake Zurich.
December 1, 2024 at 10:46 AM
They're building like crazy on the shores of Lake Zurich.
Of all the times I have been to exhibitions and been frustrated that the posters on sale advertise the entire exhibition and not the art, yet here in Firenze, the opposite is true. There's some great stuff here.
November 27, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Of all the times I have been to exhibitions and been frustrated that the posters on sale advertise the entire exhibition and not the art, yet here in Firenze, the opposite is true. There's some great stuff here.
Another Parliament Petition on rejoining the EU; being outside costs jobs, investment and tax income. https://buff.ly/4hpXDm5 I've signed, will you?
October 31, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Another Parliament Petition on rejoining the EU; being outside costs jobs, investment and tax income. https://buff.ly/4hpXDm5 I've signed, will you?
Someone has published a table of the MRP poll results. inglesp.github.io/apogee/ I made a chart.
June 28, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Someone has published a table of the MRP poll results. inglesp.github.io/apogee/ I made a chart.
They have restored the round reading room at the British Museum and I went to visit it today; you need to book in advance. In the shadow of Marx, Lenin, Trotsky and Beatrice Potter. Photos are prohibited, but I found this on the 'net CC 2004 BY-SA bobulous @ wikipedia
April 16, 2024 at 3:03 PM
They have restored the round reading room at the British Museum and I went to visit it today; you need to book in advance. In the shadow of Marx, Lenin, Trotsky and Beatrice Potter. Photos are prohibited, but I found this on the 'net CC 2004 BY-SA bobulous @ wikipedia
Prof Aleks Szczerbiak reviews the left in #poland and its disappointing performance in last month's election. PiS have a strong committent to social expenditure and are thus attractive to social conservative/economic liberal voters.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
December 1, 2023 at 10:38 AM
Prof Aleks Szczerbiak reviews the left in #poland and its disappointing performance in last month's election. PiS have a strong committent to social expenditure and are thus attractive to social conservative/economic liberal voters.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
The #EuropeanParliament voted for a convention on treaty change; it’s politics, & they emphasise their powers & the unique legitimacy of their own mandate. I welcome its source, #CoFoE, its commitment to democracy, inclusion & improved speed of decision.
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
November 23, 2023 at 10:54 AM
The #EuropeanParliament voted for a convention on treaty change; it’s politics, & they emphasise their powers & the unique legitimacy of their own mandate. I welcome its source, #CoFoE, its commitment to democracy, inclusion & improved speed of decision.
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
To be honest, I have given looking through the tea leaves of Labour politician's speeches looking for the good news. I shouldn't have to work so hard.
November 21, 2023 at 11:04 AM
To be honest, I have given looking through the tea leaves of Labour politician's speeches looking for the good news. I shouldn't have to work so hard.