2026-07-19T10:52:54+02:00 https://nostr.ae Kim Spence-Jones 🇬🇧😷 https://nostr.ae/npub1npwrdcqh5yahwgu8qh5f00h4ytsr5gycah6s2wfw8w4cadgwa78qvet4lp https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/470/228/980/613/623/original/f982c2dfaf927292.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/470/228/980/613/623/original/f982c2dfaf927292.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstw8fsygt624ntnz8ce45gg0c88qw344fekw55lnph8jyywgedsvczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuewyau5 We still mask in close-contact public situations. Are we being ridiculously paranoid?<br/>#Covid 2026-06-21T13:09:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsddtzmxykne7gxdvl9j6t4qvza32mq6vvtafmjet7k7hm5r4ur9nqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuahv6fe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy44ul83p7w2wuk0pef50z786ek4ulw96h83pfa0vdy0edlr5q3fc3fmpyp'>nevent1q…mpyp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Potentially two good additions to the team (not least because Brown’s grip on the way money works is streets ahead of Reeves’ understanding), but as a way to address Starmer’s problems it’s a total #MissingThePoint. 2026-05-09T15:01:09+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd5xcwthdkspxy83u37ad4hl7gcrgfmkxukhewrrus63eh8a8c09szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu6ctzvt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3kyzhpkvhnuhzn8jns2z95zhxhnrj8g9mzdc3anpmee46tr9ehccadhl6'>nevent1q…dhl6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As an I T professional with fifty years experience, I came here to say exactly that. It’s bizarre that faced with concrete evidence that the system has exactly “lost, stolen or tampered with” this woman’s digital status, they still say “there are no wider issues around the system”. <br/> I fear we are at the beginning or another Post Office Horizon scandal.<br/>#eVisa #UKPolitics #HomeOffice 2026-04-18T12:00:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvclj5f5xprqjwezx5k2l4u6re6wvuxd8wlsxptdegwe8npvhu06gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuczqcdx RE: <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@ShredderLivesOn/116406877410807470">https://mastodon.scot/@ShredderLivesOn/116406877410807470</a><br/><br/>I had no idea how many tentacles into British Politics Orban was funding. Clearly the election in Hungary is going to prove more significant for the sanitisation of UK politics than I realised.<br/>#UKPolitics<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1p573puta4xvgjsc4q5j3qrs5652dnypru57hneq3y5vs0u7796eskudynd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1p57…dynd</a></span><br/> </div> A lot of Conservatives in the UK have just found their sphincters suddenly get very tight.<br/><br/>Following the defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungary, the new Prime Minister Peter Magyar has vowed to have a full investigation carried out into Orban's funding of propaganda. </blockquote> 2026-04-15T11:55:59+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfxh8l32ye4n4n28pz9jyqnjy4x2v2us86ymuxjc86a80jef7j65szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuku0zld In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtz77pvquz09knvwmsc3pc29rn5q7c97t97h7lax4vdq65vv8a2sppjnng'>nevent1q…jnng</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The idea of a totally standard layout for disabled toilets is a brilliant idea. It’s the sort of project that BRE should take on.<br/> Document M of the building regulations addresses some of the issues, but it doesn’t go nearly far enough.<br/><a href="https://www.commercialwashroomsltd.co.uk/blog/what-are-the-dimensions-of-a-disabled-toilet-room.html">https://www.commercialwashroomsltd.co.uk/blog/what-are-the-dimensions-of-a-disabled-toilet-room.html</a> 2026-04-13T18:21:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsykejumylz6kvvcspvfjxlls0swghy4kdzyhdjj94vw23jwzxcalszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcugk6vya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsryqcg9tgugzsnjwhf5rax2h620ytlhs0k8jhlx0q99yldyzs6k4qh454m4'>nevent1q…54m4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, steel can be produced in electric furnaces.<br/><a href="https://netzerostratford.org.uk/you-asked-electric-arc-furnaces/">https://netzerostratford.org.uk/you-asked-electric-arc-furnaces/</a> 2026-04-13T11:03:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqk2khxrje2jkfhlc9z5v66we29dupaugx67ppflz9wm8vxxryt3qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcump3nv5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvj093s6qv3cfzd3ztmeemdw0ryg9hjkz0zhpp6nt3lr6th7990tscmcpm7'>nevent1q…cpm7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a nightmare that this is all a cunning plan, and Magyar will prove to be the same wolf in new sheep clothing. 2026-04-13T10:40:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz26jfeea9ldv3yuqfv5h0zgemexxscep6l7dl0909l7fuayj0wcczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcucj5p9a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsglfr2acu52ct90e3zy7zfmc3tfjprfm0942vysmc8qsekn65c0egfthp7v'>nevent1q…hp7v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Was Iran even invited to the talks? 2026-04-02T19:38:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst2zcwntdmvgpzcaxlqtevwvwd3r993az9pz5xq68um3sq8j2c3vgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuq93upg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxau07cam9lwfvdgtdtrehepj6hv436fk87fsfpn9vssz6fg8fwcexep27'>nevent1q…ep27</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve been saying this for years. Helium is a finite resource with no known alternatives. It’s important for MRIs, for scientific research, for various industrial processes, and maybe for quantum computing in the future. It’s completely bonkers that we waste it on party balloons.<br/> A ban on frivolous uses of Helium is long overdue.<br/>#Environment #Politics 2026-04-02T11:27:29+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxaqt5fqlk4un7ewmmjghukx7mepd0tclk0e5m0jeeyhnl309tp5czyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcup3jwv2 The leaking of Claude’s code feels like a “he’s not wearing any clothes” moment in the LLM story. But will the message reach top management who are all betting their careers on the new “miracle cloth” that only clever people can see?<br/>#AI 2026-04-02T06:10:12+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstu7se937fjyjrkz6zmaemxd9es4wudu6d7jkntcxmdedyfa5pkxszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu4dg6zd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszzrc645rv3h8p9xujyrs70zw0p5zd28dutl0q6lq5plj2atpxvrgvnrnyw'>nevent1q…rnyw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cool! You’d find my name in the hidden part of the ROM, if you looked. 😇<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro#History">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro#History</a> 2026-03-31T17:42:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr9vhjzauvt4klyk9kf7u33plawfcva3lfs6xsmc2c02hzqdtgspqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcucr2tnd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgg3rnfzhcs5fqa02v3dhhuntwxrf0wccd0q3ummueczaqgh83excc8cv0r'>nevent1q…cv0r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m definitely installing this next time I sit down at my desktop. 👍 2026-03-31T17:20:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrtzwavlydmzkfpm3szk8544ax546kvekp7f0dezsajmm83sstmgszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuk0nr0z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmsq9h2ft8dkxumceyt6hrma66vxs7kfu3sy0xyma0y6as9vs4qgjxagyg'>nevent1q…agyg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Today’s Western societies are incomprehensible to me — and I was brought up in the 1960s and 70s. <br/> Back then I did not possibly imagine that the current tilt towards cruelty and selfishness is something that would happen in my lifetime. 2026-03-29T18:44:29+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspjxcfm873a656xtnswdja48j0hyx3ypf0h5fre4gp23h7vey7lfgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu7pznlw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfm3ylvuka3ak7w6zxlertgt46f80m40w9dh6yfqf8d9cunpnj2lsn69emq'>nevent1q…9emq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We already have a formula for allocating public money to political parties (Short Money). Something based on votes received would seem to be a good start, though it does make it harder for small parties to gain traction. Membership could also be a useful metric. Maybe an asymptotic formula could help, perhaps with a minimum for any party with more than a certain membership?<br/> I do like the idea that even the largest party should have a ceiling on funding. 2026-03-29T14:18:12+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrqmh0marv56dfqyrt4erz0m9t8a3rk42c3cq8aczekkl7ytya46qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuvvg6dn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcdejywg9t6wtpjp4mln5jjugm3gpgf5vx9rw6qmmtnk9rtq8hwcky6gvc'>nevent1q…6gvc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In our work on experimental (heavily automated/green) social housing in Derby, we realised that buildings of multiple occupancy (i.e. blocks of flats) should have a mix of unit types, to encourage occupancy of every sort from young singles to families to retired couples. That way a real community forms much more easily. Old folk happily do child minding, young folk help with shopping, etc. 2026-03-28T10:40:42+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx68f57vyh7hqklqpwzc3tewd4qxl4zw38ar02f89sepwptqv4jhgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhculx5hey RE: <a href="https://mas.to/@therightarticle/116300144161152058">https://mas.to/@therightarticle/116300144161152058</a><br/><br/>If ever there was proof of the damage done by neoliberalism, this is it! The second wave (which killed 87,000 people in UK) was driven almost entirely by Sunak’s “eat out to help out”, and Johnson’s defying the experts to ‘save Christmas’. <br/> It is extraordinary that you can kill tens of thousands of people with your obsession with the economy, and yet face absolutely no consequences.<br/> Mind you, that’s nothing compared to the death toll that climate inaction will produce.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1jeca9j54jr0ce8ztey55z79785e9pvsxpenrkw8ckf282jky3hpqa09zvt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1jec…9zvt</a></span><br/> </div> The UK Covid Inquiry has laid bare the avoidable horror of the second Covid wave <a href="https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-uk-covid-inquiry-has-laid-bare">https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-uk-covid-inquiry-has-laid-bare</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-27T11:21:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9dghjdjl46jafck0ckjmzvywda3aeu97pfgz23mvk0utyt2fnh4szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcugl2mj9 RE: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@JonChevreau/116278308030245167">https://mstdn.ca/@JonChevreau/116278308030245167</a><br/><br/>Trump’s going to oscillate over Iran to manipulate the stock market for his friends, isn’t he?<br/>#USPolitics<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1rnk3hjnn5zjq8udtv22mr72q0wh4p7fj8f48z8wspmvsmj5tgvdq0eral5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1rnk…ral5</a></span><br/> </div> Reuters reports U.S. stock futures surging after 47 postpones military strikes on #Iran power plants for 5 days </blockquote> 2026-03-23T14:26:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2d8qhjw3ahfgczcr7y7pj77gnhuym7d2rpr8fc6pn56m7qwjm9lqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcua8u8sd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspnq0dv0ptes9u8zapkrjqqx5e3pjse2htsawstzdmplcrsvczg8gqrgea8'>nevent1q…gea8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Personally I would love to see Israel returned to its pre-1967 borders, with its security guaranteed by international forces, and severe economic sanctions applied if it ever tried expansionism again. #NotGoingToHappen 2026-03-19T11:03:24+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs95h22lfkej6c60ykeq3u5q4kr9nqcjpjpmqvt6dvgfxs0m3s9hvqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu999ll5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98m8hunnpesqhxc6y5kccgjkcjw50j5a50m0gzh3632f9fa7gh3sq62z0m'>nevent1q…2z0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>True, of course, though I wonder what the negative effects of not having the hospital available for maybe a decade would be. No employment for doctors and nurses, worse health outcomes locally, etc. 🤷‍♂️<br/> In fact you could also increase GDP by demolishing and *not* rebuilding hospitals. 🤦‍♂️<br/> Conclusion: we definitely need to include the value of national infrastructure in whatever measure replaces GDP, just as all businesses account for the value of their assets. 2026-03-19T10:49:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0jl2c5y48czklnteph2n4dex0gkxl5x546s9vz7puv72t73nf8fszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu8trga8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zdq2rfqc232dwfcqx4pgplrvnupz4jykxsq760qrg8n457062cqh9x5v0'>nevent1q…x5v0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Julian Huppert (ex MP for Cambridge) used to point out that demolishing and rebuilding hospitals would massively increase GDP whilst improving absolutely nothing for anybody. 2026-03-19T10:34:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyz68gvym7a5wkhaj64696xmkfxzu43dg9mde25x82adhuxr2rurszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu3tpg3j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7vhry2y983n7za6xz87ky4snfe62wr5cd6wlhgnpkfnsqmadatqyfgzqp'>nevent1q…gzqp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>‘Trump post’ is not an adequate Alt text. Do better! 😉 2026-03-14T11:38:56+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszeglmpj22uwa8kw2p7l2ggrvqgdgsys88kpk774z6xunwncym5yqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu6l6c8n RE: <a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116200110686604617">https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116200110686604617</a><br/><br/>This is a hard problem of major importance to us all. In this heavily interconnected world your bad security choices compromise *my* security.<br/> If ever there was an issue needing governmental leadership, this is it. And handing the problem over to major commercial players to solve is definitely not the right answer!<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1puuu0kp0gseyddeednl5auyltshq3jptrjugcw9nytvvgv8y0xgs7wqmle" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1puu…qmle</a></span><br/> </div> We strongly oppose the Unified Attestation initiative and call for app developers supporting privacy, security and freedom on mobile to avoid it. Companies selling phones should not be deciding which operating systems people are allowed to use for apps.<br/><br/><a href="https://uattest.net/">https://uattest.net/</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-09T19:19:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqhs0yp0n8cnt3a2vl2dmgu3rfwefvakyg8yp20clm2dv2uxvvytszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcun8xesg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2vaxng9u8jaz9dkfgml7y0g42h8z4cwatr9tyu7j5l586gnzhz2skwslqh'>nevent1q…slqh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And the CBI is consistently wrong. Despite the obvious damage it would do to their members’ interests, the CBI refused to oppose Brexit. I think we should ignore everything they say. 2026-03-01T11:21:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0pw43drta8nxuaunn48ug5fljaaxwqlrudfdwa2gfkmqyuuwmmwgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcus35dml In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxjw4ur7uen6ewumwlmugcrqwa459sq0wgw6rj0c5zlcj57m80dsqr85y90'>nevent1q…5y90</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Meanwhile, this is the official (🤦‍♂️) UK position… 🤬<br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@KimSJ/116070990484360040">https://mastodon.social/@KimSJ/116070990484360040</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1wvt00vkm7kah4xdfty44ungvugl8zdr4e5dfl0hd70p68rgjzarqj66cwn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1wvt…6cwn</a></span><br/> </div> But Luke Pollard, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (degree in Politics from Exeter, and clearly an expert on cyber-security) assures us there is no possible problem with giving all the UK’s MoD data to Palantir…<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/070/966/567/670/647/original/a148b40ddb85d26c.jpeg"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-02-22T21:45:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswwdu2zx20rdvqf2lme9rs9vs29hlk4w3qylxczws9kjc2t0fzsyczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcugy0uwc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3jttsqksmk5vdd8vfwf3j6zdrcu42p6tuap99aqfm4wrrgjldsq8tf0ss'>nevent1q…f0ss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suspect that the real reasons governments continue to support nuclear power are nothing to do with energy security or the green agenda, and everything to do with being ‘one of the boys’ who know about nuclear weapons. If only we could have an honest debate about whether that’s important in the modern world.<br/> (I am undecided on that, but I’m absolutely clear that there is no energy case for nuclear power. The money would be far better spent on renewables infrastructure.) 2026-02-22T11:33:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8x9hhktdltwm6nx54j267f5xwy0n3x36u6x5lhmkl8sar35fpw3szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu2ud4yg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs80ruhanw9559ucyukd0g380rlqxwy2dq37d4z0f3nhaeqh45e78gff2f7l'>nevent1q…2f7l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But Luke Pollard, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (degree in Politics from Exeter, and clearly an expert on cyber-security) assures us there is no possible problem with giving all the UK’s MoD data to Palantir…<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/070/966/567/670/647/original/a148b40ddb85d26c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-14T21:59:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsysevagt04ewxjfpzk2crhu4qz0qsjtnnkj3eqpyzd3uz2dheq2sszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcumhs97z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2ymdvffha3k7gq3n4z9eeppf65dcdekm754jqkanzazduqnranq0yqsa0'>nevent1q…qsa0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On a scale of things that matter, these don’t even merit a rating. #FirstWorldProblems 2026-02-14T13:53:30+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyesy7suvg6kqf2kaw3dffs7ugq47ke8dfuc4ln8ejf8k8hygspmgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcumxsq35 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszmtwr5t4djhe8vn5qffpyq0ajy0xmw3r68a42ntv3gyqdzan7zfs757m78'>nevent1q…7m78</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I find myself wondering to what extent these AI spamming accounts are deliberately set up by bad actors intent on destroying the FOSS movement. 2026-02-12T21:03:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdfg3q4u4eks73rajmwk82lkcvu4fzjkauhxhl3vzv2z7vsnkhy5gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuwd2qdx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstxa5lc2hfsp0efq9gvyx8el4307ce6cd3fh3aywf2raqlyxfeaxsu9p4r0'>nevent1q…p4r0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be fair, I have long argued against a total ban on ZH contracts; there are some people — artists or authors, for example — for whom they work really well.<br/> Some creative reform would be far better… (e.g. ZHCs must be paid at significantly higher rates per hour than FT employees, ZH employees may not be penalised for refusing a shift, paid time off, etc)<br/> With this shower of a Government, I won’t hold my breath! 2026-02-04T22:16:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfahfkjedrtlh34260fjmmwyct5gz7ammuxtsws58e8u8n70zd8eqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcug4hf65 “People always love themselves best. But in a world so interconnected that harm to one is harm to all, the best way of loving one’s self is to love everyone else, too.”<br/>— Isaac Asimov 2026-02-03T23:29:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx8mweujhdy8prjgw053eljsckr7044l6mkn57lvt3z323ehtzwvqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuxaza5v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnckk5chrdl27uh5etu4n6eau5dalvmfzkkz9melgvr0cpeap05cvg9w2k'>nevent1q…9w2k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m becoming increasingly convinced that the real Kompromat on Trump is evidence that he murdered a child. If true, that explains everything.<br/>#Epstein #USPolitics 2026-02-03T10:42:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstnckk5chrdl27uh5etu4n6eau5dalvmfzkkz9melgvr0cpeap05czyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcucqd7ae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswa8gn68d6yd35wrmevsr0mscucylercmaydevu48y3hcctay6yygspkuww'>nevent1q…kuww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Epstein files have the potential to make the Panama papers look like a storm in a teacup. No wonder the elite are trying so hard to hide them! 2026-02-03T09:56:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfr64gc3yjn8ytjsyrhylvktkm7dcdum3x0lx54g3v72h559uvqnczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcucfdy0a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyp93t5x6ry7cx48g9tfqgtkarfv72kdvpsy3jdjdg90sxwhw2nggzc8drm'>nevent1q…8drm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The big downside of more frequent elections is that it would tend to push the Government into permanent ‘electioneering mode’. Maybe the answer is to make it easier for voters in a constituency to cause a by-election? 🤷‍♂️<br/> I fear there are no perfect answers, only compromises. 2026-02-02T18:13:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsphs0ys799wrf6zvmz3pevn0ypkcdeppwdp684wq5xndg0xm2lv4gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcusxjw3m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ylzmaynt7g3wtje8mrkv7c2k6v78cnjsljz3nctkrtz8z0gy0vcsj96qv'>nevent1q…96qv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like this distinction, but any rule to force a by-election might have the undesirable side-effect of discouraging defections even when the party moves significantly away from the views of an individual MP. It’s hard to act on one’s principles when a) one will probably lose one’s job, and b) one will therefore lose all opportunity to fight for those principles.<br/> I guess being a pain inside the party until kicked out works, though… 2026-02-02T10:49:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp9f3hjpcmf9jkqld9uyzst6fqsnpdfn5gqwk5qv3cxuk6wf6zqwczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcujsddes In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs288yqrkpa3tn0zgqwz9v8nz56lrka8mxtuc4mfjka86eywjpq8gg8gp7eu'>nevent1q…p7eu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The trouble with promoting #GoVegan as a solution is that at the moment to most people it feels too extreme. Practically, it’s also more extreme than it needs to be. Hill farmed sheep, for example, mostly use land and resources which would not be switched to other production. #GoFlexitarian may be a better message for now. 2026-01-30T11:53:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx2ytg83c2a50yqly0c9fz34e9pwujvdr9lfteqa7k2ykusltft2qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuullww7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2xn8vwm0fqx0zk5qhsl7qx7l25d6dwsv0zeydcejkqhtcr395xxsffdm2h'>nevent1q…dm2h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anger-term indeed! 🤣🤣🤣 2026-01-29T10:29:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx2efphmkje82x4s662xkt3z3unqsg96dl7ztwpwwn92ychux6naszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcum2zkr2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz46thllvzdz584qcytzv8nnd0lcj0089hkxy7mx90cz2hc63cz5qfsewhe'>nevent1q…ewhe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps because the resistance is smart enough to realise that escalation by shooting ICE agents is exactly what MAGA want? The more that peaceful innocent protesters and bystanders get murdered, the more the opposition grows. 2026-01-18T13:03:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvzcj3lhc77cvtf5q4vh3099qms2cm90hmlqjyakthjmnrzwucwcszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuyd8dhs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82eg529z4a5r9rvrlk7eqwsq9z20z326h3fl4lru045ykqwq93nqdj4xx2'>nevent1q…4xx2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exactly mirrored in my college in the 70s. The Left played silly buggers in the undergraduate council all year, totally ineffectually, but for the one meeting when it mattered (when funds were being allocated to the various clubs and societies), the distinctly more practical Boat Club folk turned up en-mass and voted themselves most of the money. Pretty much what happens in national politics these days! 2025-12-16T13:16:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy6rgetwth0pfede262ufa4sc630tmuvuzz2zlh77zyvjpge9qc9szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcurtycjw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ka2nf2a0k9c0gvmzr033jvkqjt906hxa9yg2lpfagwtrp383qxgz3m0n0'>nevent1q…m0n0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>More evidence for my thesis that the destruction of the political training ground that was Union politics has seriously damaged the Labour movement. A side-effect that would have delighted Margaret Thatcher, I suspect. 2025-12-16T10:33:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvqkcc5fzj4wf5873f3cjgym5dlfl9arvrrdkdh2dgmevf0pt04egzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcud3g9wp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyw8cdvt2dtentqjvnqt7g0tesc3z6ga8qhv9tyvc3khzfc2gfpzcc0qzrw'>nevent1q…qzrw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>50-60 years ago, the UK’s Automobile Association used to offer annotated strip maps for significant journeys around Europe. A really useful service when undertaking long expeditions in foreign countries, and always part of my family’s holiday planning. 2025-12-14T20:58:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsde3etlwt6tecvatele8rue0fwm2u5du8z8scnyll0su0dsd99dqqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcumxa0y2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07h6dmncym7tpafz09640r9rrh52g8xehrtcel4lpgutg4t86x0sn0r2r8'>nevent1q…r2r8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, to ‘save money’, the NHS is going to leave expensive human resources underutilised, whilst allowing patients’ conditions to progress, potentially leading to more expensive interventions later. Sounds mad, until you remember that some of the delays will result in real savings, as patients conveniently die in the meantime. /s 2025-12-12T10:38:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9qgyjfmrur0wk8930j3nrv3m0jzg0slqhv7hqj0gn5l6zgltk9gqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuwjk4pk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9defef4kyraec6amx3dm69su84t34c0tktakcf34aa27x4nvzy4gq00245'>nevent1q…0245</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is very welcome news. The destruction of Trades Union was one of the worst long-term effects of Thatcher’s rampage through the UK.<br/> I argue that the loss of the training that being local Union officials provided has been a significant contributor to the declining quality of politicians in Westminster. 2025-12-12T10:33:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr0l0ydvjtpll09kxf7954x8hkuy6tht85d94lcvjqlkmkneswa0gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcux963yv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvz793cuel2t9fqe44zn04eh0pu0y95ttqt9s8zuzksjehvtanshcv0sfwj'>nevent1q…sfwj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m reminded of the research that the Post Office did which found that the single biggest factor affecting people’s attitude to the PO was whether they liked their postie. The de-localisation of policing flies in the face of such research.<br/> I know from personal experience how frustrating it is to ring 999 only to be connected to someone who clearly has absolutely no knowledge of my locality. How can remote operators evaluate callers needs and priorities without such knowledge? 2025-12-11T11:40:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsguslaedzs7vry4pa85emc08dv2yezuzpygz432ac5thrlrfnr9vqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcutqej3v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspv5zz4cyjnngph4wet7ffx2uhuc4l307wmu2mz94yx0pzkynu6tcp02s86'>nevent1q…2s86</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A genuinely ’productive’ NHS would be doing *fewer* procedures, as it prevents more people from falling ill in the first place. What a dumb metric that is! 2025-12-09T12:25:01+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx7n94wlyd4vcvwnx0n403a4zfhqgetpc0nzc9ut6qq3wg385qy0gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu5zjs55 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdzwlm6jgkeaes3rjstnyydxya7zgf9jduglrps4e4nkn9gfusccn9ck5h'>nevent1q…ck5h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the suggestion. I’ve just subscribed my son. 👍 2025-12-08T20:41:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9nz8jwy0x2p9meuzllm37upqlfdv4m5erayyhzjy9ggfspvjj9cqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuv5zmr2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsppljaujlhqm6rygtvzv4p30vgf4r0wj62yzaauh4hcwhwfy2y8fgflfya2'>nevent1q…fya2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting. I wonder to what extent that applies to other arts? Must music be experienced at a live concert? Is poetry only effective when read aloud, etc? 2025-12-08T12:19:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstjkftdgak6e0936xr5vvqf3sslg5rsrstm58ssj6v7ydvr3huknczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuvrftya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9sgmpj0mpgh8dq69zz8msa62k705e8nyusu6qsxepd9pve7y60pqq6jfh5'>nevent1q…jfh5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it fair to say that just one mistake is all that is needed to trigger the chain reaction which will render near-earth orbits unusable for decades or more, and also make launches to higher orbits highly risky?<br/>#Kessler<br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome</a> 2025-12-04T13:23:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv8uzunkqwukz8fuksa7wnlts8a8ulxrynuchx8unm2mugq272c8szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcueraqnp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxgmav09uwpmwde9tggkkw0hukwv5aegyg44cd90fgzq3q704vukqf72636'>nevent1q…2636</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As often, I’m reminded of this cartoon…<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/661/161/446/831/081/original/2eb245942f63d841.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-04T12:59:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0vc505k2t92q596nzt9t62hu3md9fstaesv897xjwv5j6sd6dgwqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu0k2z23 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxtgqf34cx25rkxhfs92tjk2dsfv6vz2g5984fw7hm6cf43lkg53c72tadl'>nevent1q…tadl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It saddens me that politicians are now far more likely to try to mask the symptoms (in this case a massive rise in mental health problems) than to address the causes (in this case the totally shit lives any of us who aren’t billionaires are forced to live).<br/>#UKPolitics 2025-12-04T12:46:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2z4p2qpz66ga8x433r4sf95qap5334sqm37xnwdg6mhjk93lkr5qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu5dj8fr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw4ccgnlt389xzn276lg3m68cepdnfev5hh4z0923vhnyuvanql6c73ky7h'>nevent1q…ky7h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A worrying aspect is the extent to which this is driving young girls to seek relationships with older men, which carries risks of different kinds of abuse. 2025-12-03T11:40:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyaagsev3ju2feudg2h3lly59sqnwr73elln3thf83d73l9pqxyuczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuqsaa8l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gqpf3uhwpk0duderpe6dv6xg8na48eld2lfmw2qxh9vty6n3qvq5fz90p'>nevent1q…z90p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can’t remember the title, but I remember reading a sci-fi story a long time ago about a society that mandated one day a week of community contribution. In the story they were digging up old roads to recover the metals buried beneath their surface. It always struck me that this would be a great way to build community spirit, as well as addressing environmental issues. 2025-11-29T14:10:24+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9gc024tqfelnvpwkchmsmndzs2eayhvn083pl0vd50yzwvdueg4szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuur929r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzmgfl2lj5xekun3uq0yzfacxjk74ajjuq90xm3vvpam0kda3hcsf7d2kf'>nevent1q…d2kf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Part of the problem is that when it comes to advancement those politicians who are completely focused on developing their own careers always have an advantage over those who are ‘distracted’ by trying to do their job as good MPs.<br/> Somehow, the system has to learn to spot such selfish asses and sideline them in favour of the truly competent. 2025-11-28T12:55:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfqup8ud4lhruxnhwwrg9s08fdax8cfenactrtcdwa6h5t6464v2gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuyyr0rc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrszfzjapm604gfvf96xh6yhzcn42rfh534xkmdzejgc069aqpstgw8nn5a'>nevent1q…nn5a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looked at objectively, Mahmood’s position is dangerously close to the ‘Rivers of blood’ speech. <br/> I understand a desire to make UK a less attractive place for refugees to pick, but it’s hard to do that without making it a much less pleasant place for immigrants who are already here, as Mahmood is undoubtedly doing. Surely Labour are addressing the wrong problem: Government should be explaining how much immigration benefits our country.<br/>#UKPolitics 2025-11-24T09:16:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy0jg9t4lf7489xu9hgm08lu2yehn8vrl4t2qahgqp88us9wsqnlgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuc3j594 This was posted in response to Mamdani’s win, but the same could be said to Labour in the UK…<br/>“ Donor money or your voters: time for Labour to make a choice.”<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/505/449/705/330/751/original/79ca3ef2d37c0dfd.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-07T00:59:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ae7qq6vy2q34nvru89fn4a4gzgc7qpzajwt5q2j0l3wzhdqee0gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuur89g0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvz8vzhnjgnqrevpw6pgxafh83pf7f78plt5adm7y3l7sy05xcnqzdhjel'>nevent1q…hjel</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The language modern politicians use is more often dictated by its attractiveness not to voters but to sponsors.<br/> The important lesson to be learned from Mamdani is that you don’t need corrupt sponsors to win elections. 2025-11-06T12:31:14+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw5v3flxw5mxl96vgc8y7v7cy9rsr5c5l8l75rt7kwar5lf4784wszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuezmw5s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8z3pdkgqxerndchgnd9cr92zn9ar9vwnylmfkmjlmepxvddwhdvqj6047r'>nevent1q…047r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>…which of course meant choosing the safest (and cheapest for them) options for energy supply.<br/> In the case of digital infrastructure, it meant the option of a municipally owned fibre broadband provision was nixed, as ‘competitive’ tenders from BT and Virgin were mandated. So copper connections were what householders ended up with. 2025-11-04T13:03:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8z3pdkgqxerndchgnd9cr92zn9ar9vwnylmfkmjlmepxvddwhdvqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuqqe75y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8sxshdwu9aqv2uf542uzxnzrcucprhfzr5z0fu37x89ep4850hpgetafhj'>nevent1q…afhj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The UK’s absurd competition rules do give us the worst of both worlds. Around twenty years ago I was involved with the team trying to give Northstowe (then in the early planning stages) a world-class infrastructure. For example, combined heat and power for a ‘utilities island’ with district heating.<br/> My area (digital) suggested full fibre infrastructure.<br/><br/>In reality, developers and builders were free to do what they wanted…<br/>1/2<br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northstowe">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northstowe</a> 2025-11-04T12:58:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs90d78g39q2c799tlklp6cewr0s4ew22wafu2rp4gud0ghfnt4m2czyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcugqjkjk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdpuxmjrygl2au4uk8deyfr8dx6mc8v5s4lwvgfh376pzwmwygdfcpmsxr4'>nevent1q…sxr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A possible answer to that question is that government ownership might ossify a particular solution, preventing innovative alternatives from emerging. 2025-11-04T11:38:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst3eqwwgqu6zcrmwdvll2ldzf77ehqjkez6afqhe5zay2hf2yxx9gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuvnftdj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswep6wjs6la3yt7at4m0v4ctzsenmztvsdumwt4gkywf8pupsk7agfrg9p5'>nevent1q…g9p5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Rather than taking the post down, maybe edit it? 2025-11-04T10:54:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspw979gpyzmtgxghc43sc2sx90s4vd3fu20vwncfhxevd3zwq0l8czyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcukkv0tt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymtdgc7lehj5hwvwkumrat6vr52csv8hgf3cp8zja7ft2ar647lc6g0jfw'>nevent1q…0jfw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In a more rational world, all employees would be paid genuine living wages, and otherwise-unviable businesses deemed valuable to society would get government subsidies. #dreaming 2025-11-04T10:51:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstcdyfqudmzr6kpva0x8p9mwlkgpfmllnhyhep8ass063vvshty0gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu0apx5d Techbros continue to suggest technological solutions to climate change, while study after study concludes that they won’t really solve the problems.<br/> Meanwhile, the blindingly obvious and dramatically successful solution — leaving the oil and gas in the ground — continues to be ignored, mainly thanks to a century of disinformation campaigns by big oil.<br/><a href="https://ioppublishing.org/news/climate-intervention-may-not-be-enough-to-save-coffee-chocolate-and-wine-new-study-finds/">https://ioppublishing.org/news/climate-intervention-may-not-be-enough-to-save-coffee-chocolate-and-wine-new-study-finds/</a> 2025-11-04T10:43:01+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg8nrwn8uwkyf3mwvqqlrfjjvevk4gcc2yp7hfgval247vhcre9aqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu5j8lvj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy8llsu28gkte7p2tz7v9gm7tage5tep7n7s27elcm8hktd5dnr7qh8e3fz'>nevent1q…e3fz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This makes some sense (and maybe explains why politicians bang on so much about improving ‘efficiency’ in sectors like NHS where that makes little sense).<br/> But… how do we address the issue? 2025-10-31T20:50:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvq7h7a24eaducjs0y3t7fdzpkjfe26l0ljnqae0e3lz8cy48v23szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcug22dgg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5xf666d0j04l9spnpxarraae2rqzhyct0vzvhwr3yhs654ud0ucrfxn0p'>nevent1q…xn0p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, given Netanyahu’s ceasefire violations, presumably the UK and US will immediately stop sales of arms to Israel.<br/> I won’t hold my breath. 2025-10-21T11:31:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqv085wnxa30dhctf5p89q889dj9ren77zqrcer4jztc5k3kqmtaszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcudzt7uy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszkrxts8sl7hsdc7ts2twdgeplj5fxm88gpahz3qu3za2qja4vhysrx4uca'>nevent1q…4uca</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is a theory in Operational Research that the closer to 100% efficiency you run a system, the more dramatic the consequences when something goes wrong. It’s most obvious on motorways, but it applies to everything.<br/> And things always go wrong, sooner or later. 2025-10-20T18:08:50+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsthfyd9xje2pphlaw9f26cn5yfg5ge59806akt8vqk08qz7r2f0pqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuwzed25 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs224ls6mnke9asq8rjmxfye2d04q9kuwzr7ndgqtsqnvpm5vjaucgj3d8j5'>nevent1q…d8j5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Another aspect of that is that reforms done properly always significantly increase costs in the short term (because you should never abandon the old system before the new one is fully debugged and bedded in). Often there is simply not the slack in the system to allow any reform, even when there isn’t a crisis.<br/> It’s easy for an organisation to get stuck in some sort of local maximum. This is the main reason why sometimes new entrants to a marketplace can supplant incumbents. 2025-10-20T12:27:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx2g8zfzq5ctf6a3mpcrc0nfujye4lj5rxusvatlhzk8k2vu45wqgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcur4d9ux What new fresh hell is this? No, YouTube, I will not turn off my VPN just so you can track me better!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/168/217/547/812/572/original/11bb697c1f7d4b21.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-08T12:36:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxws2aps552jmu3qj3s9j532nttfnacmj39wf450gl8ek0lpvwuqczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcufw3nnv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyrse0fzgrnfzgxcqndhl5rrh2fqaz0flsqhea2u69ynvv6ete8tsu84aep'>nevent1q…4aep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This ☝️<br/>People just don’t want to admit that the world has changed. Whether that’s about Covid, or microplastics, or climate change, or anything else.<br/> Human beings are going to denial themselves into extinction! 2025-09-06T17:28:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2e6lwsuk2p8gvhxe8nl9pr5x794z62n6jls4ck2uatpqf4rjpadczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuz4v0e5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4whh4ngymqkapn5x7sz4946jrc6a8fatehsan7h6mz8dt6nuq8c4n548h'>nevent1q…548h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Chris and I are old enough to remember when there were currency restrictions on taking money abroad from the UK. I remember my grandparents smuggling extra for their long holidays in Europe. 😳<br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_controls_in_the_United_Kingdom">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_controls_in_the_United_Kingdom</a> 2025-08-20T15:22:00+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4gyzhj424knf2v74ayjesmreftaz5g8g6n38wqf4gtw2gzfdwcqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcurc08vt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdphmwyhm5mrlsmtc7un2y89fgvqvxeu8yju3hy3tejhr4uz279agu8nd70'>nevent1q…nd70</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TC, the Gov’t must (one fervently hopes) be listening to *somebody*, but it certainly wasn’t the huge body of experts who were screaming “we agree with the objective, but THIS WON’T WORK, and it will cause loads of highly undesirable side-effects, including increasing risks to vulnerable children”. So who were they listening to? Or are they so far up their own political arses that they just don’t care, as long as they get the political win of “we did something”? 2025-08-17T19:56:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspg5mem9tj2ljgzqp8uxxqek4q3jhy8ey7tw6xrd7a5p3h09chfjgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu49uvuu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyy3t7jg2t04yf6qpklyz6n6h7qte3usmc6mmcfypddglmw5fu37q8jy5mm'>nevent1q…y5mm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Two letters about the proscription of Palestine Action and its consequences sent to our MP yesterday/this morning, one of which suggested he resign from this Government on a matter of principle.<br/> Honestly I have some sympathy for him. He’s an honourable man doing good back-room work. I’m sure the last thing he wanted was to be in a position to have to defend his senior colleagues’ madness.<br/>#UKPolitics 2025-08-11T10:51:02+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvx7v6qmfr8775k8lfzvut5zy0dxuzupdt0q78lmvalr86flqs29qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuccdzu5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyla0u7aqtpk0uk5r7sqys8s9m7xru7yvkku8uu5y459ufxk9d6nsu9cfzw'>nevent1q…cfzw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In my experience, Vulture Capitalists are mostly evil. From day one they are focused on ‘exit routes’, usually looking to get out within three to five years, leading to a seriously distorted business model.<br/> UK needs a lot more long-term stable businesses, not more flash-in-the-pan get-rich-quick opportunities for the spivs. 2025-07-21T07:57:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsweutrq5j48kr89udqpjwyp24cwdr39ykruzmnc8p4r9lxhhxw3sgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcudrnrth The media always asks climate sceptics the wrong question. The better question is “do you understand the science behind climate change predictions?” That forces them to admit their ignorance, rather than allowing them to profess their belief in fantasy.<br/>#climateCrisis 2025-07-20T15:49:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxshwjq93lf6fnyqcmkw2ge6fv8wv00pestslx883w0uyguteesuszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuysatdv If Rachel Reeves was really serious about rejigging the stock market as a vehicle for capital investment, she’d put a tiny tax on every transaction. Get rid of automated micro-trades and the Stock Exchange would be a far more useful institution. 2025-07-20T15:22:23+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrkl7lf7pqjjyjhhkr7av8hx4h8770yqyx4np2945sm296dnj2pygzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu60566c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxv3kq6qjc7nh7q52z6wfcmswhm84zcxe6hl4ywntg553y4uhhjsjecf5n'>nevent1q…cf5n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve just asked a German about their rules…<br/>1. It’s mandatory to have either a passport or ID card. ID is credit card sized, like a driving license.<br/>2. You must have your driving license with you when driving, but there is otherwise no requirement to carry ID.<br/>3. With no ID, police can check online to verify your identity. Presumably that implies a national database.<br/>4. You must inform authorities about your address whenever you move.<br/>5. Voter reg is automatic. 2025-07-18T14:18:17+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs20r9zff5f6hcdlyyyny9axw662re3t5jkekcpsghgm0w8gz8muaszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu2t35fq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9n5urw2a4dpf9jflha97a3wz6y8d6jat8w5cw53ua7vnjq4hvw9g9t0q0f'>nevent1q…0q0f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it certain that 16-18 age group will fall to the the left? There seems to be a scary pro-Andrew Tate faction in that demographic. 2025-07-18T01:07:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz79ymnzelgfgumr4e0tgu46khmy4yn289rfgmdkysgqac3cmr4dczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuse7g9r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxsf0zh5pt348dzw8ugmr9qtg89vjzlrgelgn69u6zjg034jqvzhc2v9uzl'>nevent1q…9uzl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good point. A system that ‘automagically’ registered some voters but not others would lead to more confusion and errors. Census data is the closest we get to a universal database, but that is only valid for the date of the census, and happens once in a blue moon.<br/> Even with (*shudder*) mandatory ID cards, dealing with temporary residents like students would be a nightmare. 2025-07-17T18:17:00+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsre3k0n4qzalpz3hy9m5s5hu4jfqu22gs47362nwgcgc2et0r9z3qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu74klzq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdeya8j8kph26run05jqglptgnmujgtfke6rrper4m5mkyes935pckyr7xg'>nevent1q…r7xg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had exactly this dilemma in a company I worked for which had a ‘no defence work’ rule. We were asked to provide equipment for on-base schools. We decided that was OK, but not everyone was comfortable with the decision. 2025-07-14T17:45:36+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdflzyu55u4ge8rs9fh4xvdgg97246y5hmep886mcwtm2xe3lwnfgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcutt04qn I have a half-formed thought about what is going wrong with the world, which I think deserves to be explored further. Comments and suggestions welcome…<br/>#enshittification<br/>🧵1/ 2025-07-13T14:54:01+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvd6ml262hgtls9skrnw6ayp7x2weherf9y7qmw86nj3snxspgmwqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcujxxf9x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8jupfcpl85r7mz976yt4kt4hxq870pndyc9jrp22wz0at7w92gqhd00ql'>nevent1q…00ql</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agreed Chris. Being unable to carry enough of your 403 MPs to pass your most major piece of legislation, and being forced to back down on its content not once but twice sounds like a major misstep to me, especially as what Starmer was trying to do was deeply unpopular in the country. And there is still scope for further misstepping on the issue once the promised review is published. So frustrating!<br/> But here’s some good stuff…<br/><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/7ov-PofmmNY">https://youtube.com/shorts/7ov-PofmmNY</a> 2025-07-07T14:49:30+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8g5njr7740wpwudttyljgs9cffv42auqjqljdg03vx5aksl3429gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuu08wga In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3e2um30x3ug2u0d85etr4ldjzuvdxv96depgxsjdu7ncfc95qdcd2pf3c'>nevent1q…pf3c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I accept that it’s an exaggeration, but Labour is certainly on track to lose in 2029. Which is very scary. Its major missteps so overshadow the good stuff that the overall impression is not good. 2025-07-07T08:28:47+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4w8gh9d7w9xvypx9gpu4g780x2jej4cdwhzm7zvld27mfg6m4vgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuk99e06 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrupxlp2nsng8s8uall98h4f2jjtmyzd5w3m9df2v08fy324rejeg98zjhx'>nevent1q…zjhx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I certainly couldn’t vote for a party that distanced itself from any climate action. So no, your strategy fails as it will piss off anyone likely to support a new party. They’ll all vote Green instead, as will I. 2025-07-04T01:03:12+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd4skdfys2m74dmu36urfncf659krm20nrudj0t6rlxl98qe4jwlqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuw4vn37 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq30mwgmaqr6a6597rp0haz2ed06x7j4h3grmmnmw7zhq8x9kgcvqznfysa'>nevent1q…fysa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Herman Hauser (Acorn &amp; ARM founder) describes this as the ‘two phone call’ phenomenon. In a well supported locality you should be able to find the answer to any problem within two phone calls: one to someone you know, who will know who to ask, and the second call to that contact to find the answer/service you need. That’s what makes Cambridge the hi-tech hub that it is. 2025-07-03T13:51:00+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgfdhrlsd8qm33x8mt3dj8gclcjlzry79ahk54hvfegr4tzprgpmczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu20u79r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhngp52f3yhhx05kyd7mtua9gqykjzn09jpg8w0yam073gsz08vgl2p47c'>nevent1q…p47c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You make good points. Could it be fixed by making the rule that the new dwellings have to be built in areas where the average price is say 20% or 30% above the national average? 2025-07-03T12:18:57+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvu3yfamqggc66yzwt42u7gh8hex0x5ugk9705xcv4a0wst383uugzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcug7z990 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfgy5euq3lu76r977d5h0nn230qrwp26n8e3m3mesgnqqxgnwwrggxjvr5n'>nevent1q…vr5n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is an approach I have long advocated… make a “fiscal rule” (*shudder*) that the Government must build enough houses to keep house price inflation below general inflation (ideally keep it at zero until average house prices are below four times average wage). 2025-07-02T17:00:56+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2eyernkaafh777jyxu5y4y5pq5a459qnezpuu6t2am2l4ssyaf8qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcudqyvlp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6clx6m507hu8lun5dk9camwml32q7rym08smtym3mg02qqe6mgqa5h5jn'>nevent1q…h5jn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder whether it would be feasible to levy capital gains taxes on annual increase in capital value, rather than only when the gain is realised? 2025-06-26T14:16:00+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp3ck78slnuqcdafl9scnpj97ra725s7n8j8aw6d73dlspdlnvujszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuzewccy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9deepwskr4j9vxssm3khxh36t69zepglht6u0u9ewkhq08lt5mqqq72vra'>nevent1q…2vra</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We should propose that the Government reevaluate its decision to issue an invitation the Trump for a Royal Visit!<br/> Unfortunately, the petitions website won’t accept an explicit petition on that (Richard Murphy tried), so we have to get sneaky. But this petition would give MPs the opportunity to debate the issue… please sign and boost…<br/><br/><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/724217">https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/724217</a> 2025-06-25T13:49:30+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspzyc3tnxjhuq6zma50fk34x2te7z7sxn3g9ch8jssuegmqx7yvvszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuhj2g8f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvrdnmralehek7u0px2n735ktt99tc7lr9nuvl9wnq47jgmgrnqasxqn8nm'>nevent1q…n8nm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>H/t <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j79mcavmw2pll7ky6yfj3gluyskqvkrfn9760970ad0psruaxpcqqmrc5v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Richard Murphy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j79…rc5v</span>)</a></span> who doesn’t do AltText. 🫤<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/743/256/860/351/139/original/86da2eaf9cdbaed7.png"> <br/> 2025-06-25T11:22:22+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8gc6nrk0pkupvle58tx68ykg3tkhkkyywndyv6hve8u7susq7l9czyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu6w3fyw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs87a5c79k4f5g8fgefwmq0ek3hxgys9d55r5ptnha4u4hqjspk4rcusyupy'>nevent1q…yupy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m going to gently tease you about your use of ‘the professions’. Production engineers, etc, are just as professional as accountants or lawyers. That’s exactly the message we need the next generation to take on board. 2025-06-21T12:37:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspkspef8f69z0kwjsvylffs0dhar3v9qvt3wm8h5en9qszwhnfqfczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcum2hx2w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszkdlwseu0a92r7twp23fwtdjrpmm796w86psrmx7w3cr0g26nxdcssaseh'>nevent1q…aseh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Pure Thatcher…. apparently she could not imagine that some people are motivated by a desire to serve the community, or simply to do a good job. She tried to implement a carrot and stick approach for everyone from hospital consultants to estate agents. Britain has not yet recovered from that damage. 2025-06-17T13:55:25+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswx6zuevh0hcfu67q73m2a8shfgws062dm6kq48snaa03xy8anuggzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuf770kj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxqgyqca5l3fa3qp4ejlmtz8ryhcmdq9jz5nqcpu5ddhatvakpr9gx3t4wf'>nevent1q…t4wf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There’s the problem, right there! An obsession with financial performance, not with delivering what customers need. It’s the root cause of most enshittification. 2025-06-15T14:38:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp48zpuhxdsc56tdvmg9rukx8n4hgkgzzkuw3c8t04caar7n2dk8szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu9nzykn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0dmhsmldat7ufuk9k0e6qav3fculdqrtphju3vtylge36zd8ekaqdgdqmy'>nevent1q…dqmy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A bit of a catch 22: capitalism only works as an economic system if it is strongly regulated to protect society, but capitalism only makes big profits when it is free from regulation.<br/> The answer of course is that capitalists have to accept that greed is bad, and sustainable small profits are better than unsustainable big profits. Not an easy mindset to instil! 2025-06-12T12:01:11+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdx53p0mwkmu66hkxa6f2yt70jw2hwlrfj3egy5ptw0s6xnsxttagzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcur6j9y9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq79m2s58aauevcz2e4q3eg9lcxfauumhw60f6q7yr9qujfdsafksz3r9d3'>nevent1q…r9d3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The fundamental problem is that doing water properly is not and never has been profitable. Privatisation was only attractive to investors because there was no obligation to do it properly.<br/> The reality is that investors have now sucked the cash cow dry and there is nothing left for new investors to steal. Re-nationalisation is inevitable, and will be hugely expensive because it will require building all the infrastructure the private investors avoided doing. 2025-06-03T11:37:10+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswjcqcteum4thd6d9ercn49e5e5k5qvd9zu5alfu6d3qjly596a5gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcujtd4xj Here’s thought…<br/>We know the dark web exists, in parallel with the rest of the Internet, and we know the mainstream Internet is becoming increasingly enshittified by tech bros’ greed and AI. Would it be possible to create a ‘light web’ that excludes the bad stuff? What would it look like?<br/>#future #Internet 2025-05-31T14:06:50+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswu7n4emayat4qf29jz42zghmjvlllhdyagpxf5ruunufxekd80eqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcupgxwdn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp62mqaeflhfnfjwtzu8lcsjq5f5s35lnrwy7jtj2dwq4f39wqqfcdxy4u8'>nevent1q…y4u8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As a big supporter of Universal Basic Income, giving money to everyone and taxing it back from the rich seems like a great model! 2025-05-30T04:01:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhtd2qnhjjnkstccspsrdd9d42z6xqssy2a7wd2w8u4z7j28zu7qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu0w6wm4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspyydrzj42qhqv0vplm78xjt7vf43tespgecp6z74qwrhu64qw5rg5g05et'>nevent1q…05et</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From the Green Party Manifesto:<br/>“We do however acknowledge that public expenditure can only be expanded as far as the economy has the capacity to absorb it without triggering dangerous levels of inflation. This would be our overriding fiscal rule.”<br/>That’s pretty much pure MMT! It looks like the Greens are finally becoming a serious option. (A pity about their support of a wealth tax, but that’s a minor quibble) 2025-03-18T09:19:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqg8vrzzkuy0jtmk6md2xg00yjvkj3ghz0m533rvyt8nhw0e0ww6gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuqclhpu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswsgjfktnwq35xf300rcupkkk3vpj5ahkqmqke76p6yc9hqmmztacagcf40'>nevent1q…cf40</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wish I had your confidence! 2025-03-11T08:55:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw2cdf34vmghyxz60j807j7rp43jp8a7kkhgdq42d47g6kscagqjqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuxn5e0h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2u5rgrauqe88dz3farusdzukqnvrz8a0ea5805xp4d48ftvzzmaqjyhyx4'>nevent1q…hyx4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Whilst that is true, bots can force themselves onto any timeline they can see, and they could easily build a tree of accessible accounts. And that tree-building only needs to be done once, to be used by any new bot account. 2025-03-10T09:31:00+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrq4w2wwp0ezag00p3yn3ge924rk0yl6vdnytaj9s6jt5f0sgtyjgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcul3gljf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxflr7v7276fm889hq8zcn9tqf05wfrgezydl2cyxfvpxdjemjfjg2h9ypc'>nevent1q…9ypc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ll have another read when I’m more awake. Or is that ‘woke’? 😁 2025-03-06T23:18:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8vwq22vtgmf9rq5q2k7wtyyscem3tls6xcuwtqt7q0lgm5suwlwgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu5qwe5x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs252uyrxztkycrgzeg264t4gy2ejyzemdz66zjf0wwx4qe4h5h8kgr27h8w'>nevent1q…7h8w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That article doesn’t seem to cover the point that government debt *has* to increase to fund growth, otherwise there is insufficient money in circulation to pay for the new goods and services. Maybe that’s not part of the MMT cannon? Or maybe I just missed that part of the article. 🤷 2025-03-06T20:08:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd33dzg3reyl0qwly73phqy9trwdex68pr0dspgfjah75v90av04qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcukkcumg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs95620aw7ewk0drl5fhwjqnlu2gaqm9qst9dc23v44sam3dx2jnqqh8y2us'>nevent1q…y2us</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Labour Party Conferences put forward a lot of the right ideas. It’s time the leadership stopped ignoring what is decided there. 2025-02-05T11:02:16+01:00