In Lancashire in the '40s the locals didn't care about skin colour, but fairness and manners. Failure to respect an orderly queue being a cardinal sin. Hence, when ordered to racially segregate, the pubs put up 'Black Troops Only' signs. theconversation.com/black-troops-w…

The judiciary have all sorts of complex stuff thrown at them with difficult balances of the public interest. However, when it comes to people who turn up looking for a fight and then punch police officers or set things on fire...well, they know what to do about it.

Nothing is more on brand than Elon Musk's predicted "inevitable UK civil war" turning out to be four blokes sheltering for their own protection behind a police escort.

Do women make better doctors than men? The answer is apparently yes. You are slightly safer with female doctors…. economist.com/science-and-te…

New National Centre for Universities and Business analysis reveals that for every £1 spent by the Government on R&D, an additional £3.09 to £4.02 is then spent by businesses investing in UK R&D. This is nearly twice as high as previously thought ncub.co.uk/insight/unlock…

Eldest daughter shadowed several (upper tribunal) immigration judges for her work experience this summer. Came away v impressed with the integrity and fairness of the judiciary. Much less so with the HO presenting officers, and *some* of the legal reps. Huge thanks to the judges!

My statement regarding events last night.

Peremptorily shoving refugee families into homelessness is a choice made at a policy level (that new govt should change!). It's damaging to the refugees, to communities, and wastes precious council resources. Things that government wants to avoid, and yet chooses not to!

“It’s a stark reminder of the dangers of posting information on social media platforms without checking the accuracy. It also acts as a warning that we are all accountable for our actions, whether that be online or in person.” Read more - cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/… (3/3)

It can't really answer the question - and it's never just one thing anyway. But it's still a good question. newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

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There are people who say "we can't protect patients privacy *and* deliver great data outputs". They're just wrong. OpenSAFELY has the HIGHEST standards on privacy and transparency, and our user community is producing published papers at a phenomenal rate! bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2024/08/r…

I realise there are all sorts of caveats about comparability, what the data captures and its underlying quality but even with that UK homelessness levels are just shocking ourworldindata.org/data-insights?… Our World in Data

Reading Luciano Floridi on AI is like sitting outside a cafe on a summers day amidst beautiful architecture, sipping a perfect espresso, while contemplating the downfall of mankind.

Love how my car insurance renewal with Direct Line is £335 / 67% higher for no apparent reason, against an industry backdrop of falling premiums. It isn't a renewal notice, it's a mugging.

After a lot of faff, saved £400 on my car insurance renewal quote with a different (well-rated, good coverage) provider. What a way to run an industry...

This sounds amazing. I probably need to be in the right frame of mind to read this. I always connect this kind of thing to someone who arrived here nearly 90 years ago (and was welcomed into my family). It's all just too close to the bone.

"Reoffending costs the economy over £18 billion per year and devastates lives." ~ Sophie Baker from the Prisoners Building Homes scheme. Rachel Treweek hosted an event in the House of Lords earlier this week READ VIA 👉 gloucester.anglican.org/2024/is-employ… Church of England in Parliament James Timpson

I'm baffled that people are baffled by China's move over DeepSeek. This was clearly signalled, many times, in huge 100 foot letters with flashlights and signs shouting "this is what we're going to do" repeatedly over several years. WTF is wrong with X/Twitter? How can anyone