Richard
@richd028.bsky.social
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Get aboard the Milibandwagon people!
Cabinet league table – favourability (not preferred leader) among Labour members: Survation for LabourList labourlist.org/2026/02/cabi...
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Get aboard the Milibandwagon people!
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Still all in on this TBH.
I am not an ostrich. AI obviously is having a material impact on a few sectors of the economy, but it's going to take more than a breathless blog post by someone who WORKS FOR AN AI START-UP to make me go full Butlerian Jihad.
I am not an ostrich. AI obviously is having a material impact on a few sectors of the economy, but it's going to take more than a breathless blog post by someone who WORKS FOR AN AI START-UP to make me go full Butlerian Jihad.
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Still all in on this TBH.
I am not an ostrich. AI obviously is having a material impact on a few sectors of the economy, but it's going to take more than a breathless blog post by someone who WORKS FOR AN AI START-UP to make me go full Butlerian Jihad.
I am not an ostrich. AI obviously is having a material impact on a few sectors of the economy, but it's going to take more than a breathless blog post by someone who WORKS FOR AN AI START-UP to make me go full Butlerian Jihad.
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"We are on the cusp of a technological revolution that will leave billions of young people without jobs or hope for the future, a scale of disruption unprecedented in human history. My recommendation is learn to use the tool to be more efficient at your office job."
This is not serious analysis!
This is not serious analysis!
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"We are on the cusp of a technological revolution that will leave billions of young people without jobs or hope for the future, a scale of disruption unprecedented in human history. My recommendation is learn to use the tool to be more efficient at your office job."
This is not serious analysis!
This is not serious analysis!
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I find this infuriating - because it is always implicitly assumed that everything is like coding.
The biggest jobs in the UK are:
1. Retail
2. Health & social care
3. Education
4. Construction
5. Manufacturing.
The biggest jobs in the UK are:
1. Retail
2. Health & social care
3. Education
4. Construction
5. Manufacturing.
February 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I find this infuriating - because it is always implicitly assumed that everything is like coding.
The biggest jobs in the UK are:
1. Retail
2. Health & social care
3. Education
4. Construction
5. Manufacturing.
The biggest jobs in the UK are:
1. Retail
2. Health & social care
3. Education
4. Construction
5. Manufacturing.
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This piece in The Spectator by @shippersunbound.bsky.social has an absolutely mad detail that I was not previously aware of spectator.com/article/auth...
February 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
This piece in The Spectator by @shippersunbound.bsky.social has an absolutely mad detail that I was not previously aware of spectator.com/article/auth...
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UK has lost its official status as a country that has achieved elimination of measles, as vaccination rates have fallen below the 95% required to achieve herd immunity. So sad, and likely due vaccine misinformation. If you haven't already, get your kids vaccinated ASAP. www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
UK has lost its official status as a country that has achieved elimination of measles, as vaccination rates have fallen below the 95% required to achieve herd immunity. So sad, and likely due vaccine misinformation. If you haven't already, get your kids vaccinated ASAP. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Struck me about two-thirds of the way through the piece that this is an interview positioning for a leadership bid, from someone I'd actually assumed had given up on a political career.
February 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Struck me about two-thirds of the way through the piece that this is an interview positioning for a leadership bid, from someone I'd actually assumed had given up on a political career.
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He is also factually wrong! His entire world view is downstream of someone at Davos getting a factoid incorrect, that should be covered as "rich man loses touch with reality."
dear media, Jim Ratcliffe’s far-right language does not mean it’s a green light for a phone-in asking ‘is he right?’ it’s the moment to call out his use of far-right language
February 12, 2026 at 8:53 AM
He is also factually wrong! His entire world view is downstream of someone at Davos getting a factoid incorrect, that should be covered as "rich man loses touch with reality."
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Clear. Unambigious. A that sounds like Starmer and on a broad threme they've been developing for a few weeks now.
Things have changed
Things have changed
Downing Street weighing in on Jim Ratcliffe's comments about immigration. A Number 10 spokesperson said “Jim Ratcliffe should immediately apologise. His offensive remarks are wrong and play into the hands of those who want to divide our country.”
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Clear. Unambigious. A that sounds like Starmer and on a broad threme they've been developing for a few weeks now.
Things have changed
Things have changed
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Lisa Nandy really is pretty hopeless
February 11, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Lisa Nandy really is pretty hopeless
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….and his housemate’s
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
….and his housemate’s
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February 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
When you hope for second dinner.
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
When you hope for second dinner.
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It's just one of those things in politics that's very interesting where frontliners are usually House R Leadership's strongest soldiers while Democratic frontliners often keep House D leadership at arm's length (or at least need to be seen as keeping them at arm's length)
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
It's just one of those things in politics that's very interesting where frontliners are usually House R Leadership's strongest soldiers while Democratic frontliners often keep House D leadership at arm's length (or at least need to be seen as keeping them at arm's length)
Cool.
Cool, cool, cool.
Cool, cool, cool.
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Cool.
Cool, cool, cool.
Cool, cool, cool.
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No one's going to like this but the UK TV licence fee really is a stupid concept. Presuming you accept the notion that public broadcasting /needs/ a hypothecated stream of income there is really a much more normal way of doing it and it is just reserving a percentage of your taxes.
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
No one's going to like this but the UK TV licence fee really is a stupid concept. Presuming you accept the notion that public broadcasting /needs/ a hypothecated stream of income there is really a much more normal way of doing it and it is just reserving a percentage of your taxes.
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sir jim conflates immigrants and people on benefits, when every new arrival by default has no access to public funds. and it's just repeated with no challenge whatsoever. great work, @edconway.bsky.social
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
sir jim conflates immigrants and people on benefits, when every new arrival by default has no access to public funds. and it's just repeated with no challenge whatsoever. great work, @edconway.bsky.social
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"They’ve attacked all these people, in a desperate attempt to make clear to racists and social conservatives that they hear them. If the racists and social conservatives were actually going to vote for them this would merely seem abhorrent. When they clearly aren’t, it’s stupid too."
Everybody Hates Keir
How did Starmer go from landslide to endgame in under two years? Also this week: the most murderous mammal on earth; and every thought I have about an insane train plan.
jonn.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"They’ve attacked all these people, in a desperate attempt to make clear to racists and social conservatives that they hear them. If the racists and social conservatives were actually going to vote for them this would merely seem abhorrent. When they clearly aren’t, it’s stupid too."
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A lot of low level accounting jobs are essentially human control points to prevent fraud, they haven't been automated not because it's impossible but because the amount of fraud you can commit against a fully automated purchasing system is basically unlimited
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A lot of low level accounting jobs are essentially human control points to prevent fraud, they haven't been automated not because it's impossible but because the amount of fraud you can commit against a fully automated purchasing system is basically unlimited
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a society losing the plot in real time
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
a society losing the plot in real time
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I saw a post from someone that said they believe negative posting on Bluesky will affect turnout for less engaged voters and buddy there ARE no 'less engaged voters' on Bluesky and if you think faceless rageaholics on a tiny social media site influence election turnout, they absolutely don't.
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I saw a post from someone that said they believe negative posting on Bluesky will affect turnout for less engaged voters and buddy there ARE no 'less engaged voters' on Bluesky and if you think faceless rageaholics on a tiny social media site influence election turnout, they absolutely don't.
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Right, but if you strip out the hyperbole it's just "the public are angry about the cost of living, immigration and the NHS and don't particularly understand any of them" which, sure, but what do I do with that?
You may not like it, but strip out the hyperbole and abuse and it's quite hard to argue with this Cummings asssessment of the public mood
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Right, but if you strip out the hyperbole it's just "the public are angry about the cost of living, immigration and the NHS and don't particularly understand any of them" which, sure, but what do I do with that?