Tag: ai
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Ban the Tech Bros not the Boys and Girls
The Prime Minister has just announced a social media ban for all those under the age of 16. This is a blunt piece of legislation that misses the point and, to an extent, suggests that, like every other democratic leader, he is in hock to the social media giants. This is called regulatory capture. Young…
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Tony Blair: Does anyone really care?
Larry, where is the champagne? Let me start with the current Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. Keir’s visionless win in 2024 was a consequence not of his great political foresight, a credible road map or a public policy agenda, but the electorate having had enough of the Tories. I agree that Corbyn tried to sell a…
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Apologies, My End-of-Year Rant 2025
Once again, another embarrassing and tragic year for our species has passed. Firstly, let us start off with the genocide in Gaza, where the death toll passed 70,000, which includes 20,000 children and not yet counted the many thousands who remain under 50,000 tonnes of rubble. We have a ceasefire where all the October 7…
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