Watching the Covid inquiry this week, having worked in government, I fear the focus on lurid revelations is preventing more important questions being asked. Clues in Dominic Cummings statement need airing. Financial Times⁩ Dominic Cummings⁩ #covidinquiry on.ft.com/3SsvjFB

Amidst all the outrage, good questions

camilla cavendish observation highlights a critical concern – the pressing need for effective regulation in various domains, including #AI. It's a reminder that we face complex challenges in ensuring the safety and responsible use of technology.

NI cut from January means Tories are still clinging to the possibility of going in May. Will all depends on how the polls look in March.

This chart from @frasernelson shows just how hard it will be to curb welfare costs

“Houmous not hate” was best poster I saw on today’s march against antisemitism. A heartwarming afternoon

Public inquiries are one of Britain’s only growth industries. The Covid inquiry is just the latest example of a gravy train for lawyers which may not serve either victims or taxpayers well. My latest ⁦Financial Times⁩ on.ft.com/47Lhhnl

Aw shucks - thank you

This is an important angle on the Post Office story which also shows how easily one voice can be drowned out in government.

Excellent column by camilla cavendish on the missing princess and what it reveals about the UK's royal bargain: ft.com/content/f38327…

“Gaza still has tremendous potential to damage President Biden in the ways I’ve outlined: by dampening Muslim turnout in swing states like Michigan, by suppressing turnout of would-be Biden voters who care deeply about the issue more broadly, especially among the young, and by

Rishi Sunak chose the terms, the closing arguments and the policy platform for these election. His chosen battleground turned out to be a killing field for Tory councillors. My analysis in today’s FT: ft.com/content/a35a63…

Andy Street’s knife edge shows that national party labels still dog Mayors, however hard they try to establish an independent brand. It’s time to review the experiment with Mayors and PCCs - especially with such low turnouts ⁦Financial Times⁩ on.ft.com/44zKykc

"Binface, Count..24,260..." Sometimes, you gotta love this country. Gave Susan Hall a run for her money..

“Things can only get wetter” for Sunak: brilliant from robert shrimsley

The official "story" from the Reeves speech was £7m for school breakfast clubs...the real one was her opening the door for billions more capital spending (and poss relaxation of fiscal rules to allow it) With Sam Fleming (FT) Jim Pickard 🐋 and @AnnaShieGross ft.com/content/a40c32…

Fabulous piece from ⁦Anjana Ahuja⁩ on AI: “Companies are racing to build artificial systems that are more intelligent and more like us, while also worrying they will become too intelligent and too like us “ Financial Times on.ft.com/3O8fiRG

If Peter Mandelson is in the frame to be Ambassador to Washington, that should make him even more attractive to Oxford as its next Chancellor. Oxford is losing donations. It needs a Chancellor with US/global reach. That’s Mandelson.

There are too many London bus crashes. Contracts prioritise speed not safety. Now Whitehall wants to export the London model to other parts of the country, it’s time to ask some hard questions of ⁦TfL⁩. #unitedforsafety #londonBIUS on.ft.com/4fRZ8YI

Great explanation of how Budget changes will hit some of the poorest farmers. ⁦Rachel Reeves⁩ probably didn’t realise. But ⁦HM Treasury⁩ officials have been trying to slip this through for years ⁦TFA⁩ telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/1…