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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 47m

See you in the Slug at 5.

Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 48m

(and I'm pretty sure any increase in pub productivity will be matched in diminished productivity elsewhere in the economy the following day. It's just a silly argument anyhow. Probably as silly as a universal pub blackout time.)

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 53m

This may or may not be a good thing- sure it's fine overall. But the fact it's being sold as a great spur to growth is pretty desperate. I mean, pubs struggle to stay open to 11pm let alone later.

(For record though, I love The Harp).

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help ailing hospitality sector but health experts criticise plans

www.theguardian.com

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2h

It's wild. It's sometimes like cc has just been erased. And that will be just fine.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2h

*should read "understating" in the first post - autocorrect grrr

Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2h

In last week's interview Marc Andreessen blamed government regulation for the cost of healthcare and education.

Couldn't care less about equity of access or quality of professionalism.

These people won't even acknowledge the enormous costs of their ideology. Morons with power.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2h

To say that Sam Altman comes across as superficial, even childlike, in this interview is understanding it.

They discuss massive energy expansion, via natural gas, to power the "biggest infrastructure build ever" without even a mention of climate change.

Not good.

open.spotify.com/episode/5oCs...

Sam Altman on Sora, Energy, and Building an AI Empire

open.spotify.com

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 3h

So Kemi Badenoch seemed to start the day as George Osborne and finish it as Liz Truss. Quite the fiscal spectrum she covered.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 12h

We advocate globalisation without globalisation.

This is what led to Japan basically offshoring its economy from the 1990s.

Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 23h

Anyone in Handsworth not already standing in unity with their neighbours following Robert Jenrick, now very much is.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

I think I finally know who Theresa May was describing when she talked about the "anywheres". And they are all in on the Reform Party.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Party donor Nick Candy says "I cherish the values we grew up with here in the West. But today you are more likely to find the values we grew up with in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.’

Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

The irony is that she is one of the people who could absolutely leave him politically flailing here. Good job he's not a direct rival or her strategy would be really dumb.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

Deeply depressing.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

I particularly love "the problem is carbon not flying". And as for SAF, the economics are currently decidedly dodgy.

At least the Government should be forced into proper policy change before Heathrow gets a green light.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

I hope these quotes from aviation industry bigwigs will be front and centre at any forthcoming court case on Heathrow expansion. Shows an industry simply not serious about climate change whatever the PR.

on.ft.com/3VOT3nX

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

Or on climate change, human rights, and international citizenship.

And its members want to commit hari-kiri.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

Literally just posted that too ....

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

I mean..."Bigger is better". 8.2mpg.

Dystopian and even prophetic?

Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2d

I keep thinking back to the original 1987 Robocop. So much of Trump's America seems to take its script from it.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2d

(the times itself I'm guessing- it was in my slopfeed )

Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2d

These poor kids: discriminated against by going to private school, then from going to Oxbridge, next they will hit the hard ceiling of a high flying career in finance.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2d

Oooh. Tough one. I'm going with "no".

The Times & Sunday Times

Meet The Oxbridge Unemployed. Is An Oxbridge Degree An Impediment Rather Than A Passport To A High-Flying Job?

Sponsored

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2d

We've got an ageing society. Come here and help us cope with that. In return, we'll demonise and threaten you and quite possibly leave you destitute. Do we have a deal? Great. 🤝

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2d

It's certainly a grim proposition.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 2d

It will either be because of illness/disability or caring responsibilities that they don't. And so the impact of this policy on their families could be enormous.

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