So much techno-utopianism about AI, particularly from Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, in recent months. Even the tiniest amount of experience of delivering digital/data/AI systems in the public sector would reveal it's a bit more complicated than that. 🧵 Ten challenges that need to be tackled

Four-day-old twins killed in Gaza airstrike as father went to get birth certificates Full story 🔗 trib.al/5wz7IhS

Our children will ask how we allowed such a massacre to happen in plain sight. How will we answer them? What crime did these four-day-old twins commit? Were they Hamas too? Where are the sanctions against Israel? Such inhumanity, and yet some people still choose silence.

Is there any humanity left? Reports of another horrific attack today on one of our UNRWA schools in #Gaza city. Children reported killed & injured. Some were burnt to death. #Gaza is no place for children anymore. They are the first casualty of this merciless war. We cannot

Are we still waiting for the #Commonwealth observer group's report on last year's election in #Zimbabwe? commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/commonwealth/a…

Amidst the ongoing war, we cannot ignore settler violence against Palestinians which is the daily reality in the West Bank. The international community shouldn’t underestimate the impact this is having on Palestinian communities, and the long term impact on the region.

This is a complete stripping of humanity. A never-ending tragedy. Families across the #GazaStrip continue to be forced to flee, forced to leave their homes and belongings behind. All they can now do is try to stay alive. People have lost absolutely everything. #CeasefireNow

The next Secretary General of the The Commonwealth has enormous power to advance rights and freedoms. With over half of Commonwealth countries criminalising #LGBTI+ populations, candidates must be asked about their positions & priorities for addressing this.

EU Foreign Minister Borell to ask for sanctions against Ben-Gvir, Smotrich haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Announcement of the death of Sir Shridath Ramphal. Sir Shridath was the second Secretary-General of the #Commonwealth, serving from 1975 to 1990. @Commonwealthsec Sir Ronald Sanders

Thank you Joshua Setipa for meeting our CEO, Alex Farrow, to talk about the future of The Commonwealth & priorities for the next Secretary-General. #LGBTI+ communities are under attack and global institutions have a vital role to play. kaleidoscopetrust.com/urgent-call-to…

As a child of the Windrush generation, I’m proud to be part of the Commonwealth family and its immense diaspora that connects people across the globe. As we mark 75 years, we pay tribute to late great Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal and look ahead to this year’s summit in Samoa.

It's illegal to be #LGBTI+ in over half of Commonwealth countries. As world leaders head to #CHOGM2024, we're launching a new report exploring the state of #LGBTI+ rights across the Commonwealth's 56 member states. Join our virtual launch on 3rd Oct: outsavvy.com/event/21833/20…

In today’s Chatham House debate, all candidates to be the next The Commonwealth secretary general were asked about the actions they would take to protect #LGBTI+ rights. This was a vital question, given over half of Commonwealth countries criminalise homosexuality. #CHevents

Kaleidoscope Trust calls for action in response to rising anti-#LGBTIQ sentiments across the #Commonwealth. kaleidoscopetrust.com/urgent-call-to… via @kaleidoscope_t

Australia Privacy Act reforms enter parliament without boldest changes innovationaus.com/privacy-act-re…

All Secretary-General candidates saw the appalling treatment of #LGBTI in much of #Commonwealth as a serious issue, but focus on "quite" action only by Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey worrying given her past refusal to speak against criminalisation. Watch from 44 min. x.com/kaleidoscope_t…

End of an era. Gutted to have to announce this today. Proud of what UK in a Changing Europe has achieved and very grateful to all those who have worked with us ukandeu.ac.uk/announcement/s…

Under recent pronouncements by the International Court of Justice and the U.N. General Assembly, governments must now move to prevent businesses and investors in their countries from supporting Israel's illegal occupation. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…