Surely it should be going back to Morecambe?

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Why don't we all just ignore him and act like he's no longer important?

In a strange way, today's celebration of the work of Bristol Ideas felt like new beginnings as well as the acknowledgement of all of the achievements of the last three decades.

Cormorant over Northumberland Park rail depot #TrainBirding

Off to Bristol to celebrate the work of Bristol Ideas and in particular, it's director, Andrew Kelly (@pandaemoniumnow).

To be at the helm of an organisation for three decades is some achievement. The city of Bristol has been very lucky to have him.

New paper klaxon. Transforming public services to better respond to diverse contexts. Huge thanks to all who participated in the research, from interviewees, research team, reviewers and editorial team. #inequalities #SystemChange

Grateful to IPPR North for asking Michael Kenny and I to write a piece on devolution in the North East, which you can read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Good to see that despite the changing climate the St Mark's Flies are still appearing on schedule.

Really interesting initiative.

When I met Grimbarians on their retreat with Our Future at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in Cambridge I spoke about my great-grandparents who lived in the town.

Righto. Got a stack of books, plenty of snacks for the dogs, and my fish and chips money.

Off to the coast for a week. Be good.

At least the soup was complimentary.

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We see a lot of hyperbole around the potential impacts of deepfakes on democracy. My blog for The Constitution Society seeks to cut through some of the noise and assess the extent of the challenges in this space.

And this from the MP for Saffron Walden where the precursor to the Putney debates were held in 1647.

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Many thanks to Bristol Ideas and Andrew Kelly for giving me the space to reflect on what I'd learnt from working with them.

Also thanks to my mum for giving me a sense of connection with Bristol. I think she'd have enjoyed reading this.

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The wealth economy approach in action.

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Bristol Ideas exemplifies the power of collaboration to enhance a city's cultural richness & boost economic & social wellbeing.

In a new blog, Owen Garling shares key insights & personal reflections on the impactful efforts of Bristol Ideas

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Clustering of AI firms in south and east of England will foil levelling up – report theguardian.com/technology/202…