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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 15d

Sharing a page from our graphic novel, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION. Feeling nostalgic about neon Hong Kong at night. Have a good weekend.

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 18d

Great piece by @georginaq.bsky.social on the cottage industry that's grown up around UK universities, which are paying agents to recruit international students for them www.ft.com/content/3f49...

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · 19d

In the FT today I dug into the unregulated third-party networks cashing in on Britain's multibillion pound international education industry and helping prop up the sector. www.ft.com/content/3f49...

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Darren Dodd @badlyoverdrawnboy.ft.com · Aug 22

Why is the backlog of UK asylum cases so large? Great deep dive here from @georginaq.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/819c... via financialtimes.com

Failures that haunt UK’s asylum system

Poor decision-making has exacerbated existing backlogs in appeals courts

www.ft.com

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Aug 22

thanks so much Hetan!

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · Jul 25

@financialtimes.com @georginaq.bsky.social has a fascinating bit of info in the newsletter: Though "brain rot” was only recently officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term is actually 171 years old. 1/2

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Jul 3

cool new experiment by Inside Politics and friends! A web Q&A on where Labour goes from here with whipsmart columnists @stephenkb.bsky.social @greenmirandahere.bsky.social @robertshrimsley.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/692c...

Q&A: How has Labour fared after one year in power?

Today at 1pm BST, FT experts will answer your questions

www.ft.com

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Jul 1

Means a lot from you Giles, thanks!

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · Jul 1

phenomenally good article on UK productivity, city and the role of services and densification from @georginaq.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/5767...

Bookmark-worthy!

Uses good work from @centreforcities.bsky.social

Denser, smarter cities will boost UK productivity

Britain has skilled workers to compete with peers but not the urban infrastructure to capitalise on agglomeration benefits

www.ft.com

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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 My first nature of money post in FTAV cc @lorcanrk.bsky.social on.ft.com/44l12Nk

Are stablecoins money?

And are parallels to the era of Free Banking any good?

on.ft.com

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Jun 19

With lots of students now doing online lectures and working part-time jobs during term time....I stress-tested the idea that UK tuition fees are falling in value relative to the other costs (rent, food, textbooks) & explored quality issues as the real fee erodes on.ft.com/3ZEW4td

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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · Jun 2

Finally managed to write something new for my Substack. It’s on the government’s immigration white paper and its likely unintended consequences. open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...

Settlement and citizenship in Labour's white paper

The proposals will make it harder, not easier, for migrants to integrate, with negative consequences for productivity, growth and the public purse

open.substack.com

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · May 24

will be speaking at this tonight in London, all about remembering as a means of resistance

Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · May 23

Sat cont'd:
@amnestyuk.bsky.social, Hong Kong Action archives & An Việt Archives hold session "Global Archivists Sharing: Why archiving matters to diaspora communities? in London
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London Kachin Baptist Church host "Food Fair & Cultural show" to fundraise for rebuilding & to support IDPs
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Global Archivists Sharing: Why archiving matters to diaspora communities?

Mnemonic and An Việt Archive will share their experience in archiving for different countries and how it builds resilience in activism.

Saturday, May 24 · 6 - 8pm GMT

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · May 11

Really good, really important reporting by @georginaq.bsky.social:

Students lured to UK universities by ‘fake promises’ from recruitment agents

Cash-strapped institutions turn to unregulated firms to reel in lucrative overseas income

www.ft.com

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Apr 22

thank you Hetan!

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Apr 22

Enjoyed this from @georginaq.bsky.social on what plans for new towns might learn from Milton Keynes
www.ft.com/content/e640...

What Milton Keynes got right was having a masterplan that sought to integrate homes, community spaces, parks, roads and schools from the start (though there were teething pains in the delivery of these facilities, as in other new towns). The MKDC's board minutes in June 1967 called for "a broad concept — social and physical" to underpin land-use planning. The much-derided grid system helps separate main traffic flow from the pedestrian and cycle networks running through the city.

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Apr 14

interesting point about artificial-ness - was reading an architect earlier who spotted that some images used in the New Towns code produced for Labour were generated using Midjourney (eg this one)I can see why but raises qs about whether we should be using more than styles/aesthetics to prompt convo

Change? If only. Labour’s housing plans are built on flimsy foundations, fantasies and fudge

The manifesto promises minor common-sense reforms to the planning system. But the headline proposal for new towns won’t amount to much. Where is the bold modernism of the postwar Labour government?

www.theguardian.com

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Alex @m-ttpa.bsky.social · Apr 14

This was really interesting- my main reservation with Milton Keynes is that some parts of it are just impossible to walk between (despite pedestrian and cycle ways) so think a modern version would need a good tram system. Brilliantly written and lots of information though www.ft.com/content/e640...

In defence of Milton Keynes

It is not perfect, but city’s infrastructure-led development and long-term planning may hold key to Labour’s new towns agenda

www.ft.com

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Apr 14

thanks so much!

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thank you Jonny!

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Feb 10

Thank you so much Aveek! very kind of you

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Feb 10

thanks Stephen ! i am neither a motorist nor cyclist but now i feel like i understand where they're coming from !

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Feb 10

Terrific newsletter this morning by @georginaq.bsky.social on 'using AI to fix potholes'. I learnt a lot, both about the specific policy and also about potholes - and it is genuinely a really fascinating read: (first 300 clicks free, then you have to register or subscribe)

AI can help fix potholes, but we need to get basics right first

[FREE TO READ] Successful innovation abounds but a centralised approach to roll out tech across local government is required

on.ft.com

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Georgina Quach @georginaq.bsky.social · Feb 10

thank you! and exactly, the AI is pretty straightforward (and has been around for a long time) - the bit we haven't got is diffusion and having good data

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · Feb 10

nice piece on AI/potholes from @georginaq.bsky.social with 1 positive for the AI case and 2 negatives... www.ft.com/content/7e9d...

+ve: it can help reducing search costs!
-ve: it only reveals other constraints (labour, etc )
-ve: we already knew how to do this! the challenge is diffusion
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