After 10.5 years, I’ve been laid off by openDemocracy. This round of redundancy included most of the UK team. Three longstanding sections - oDR, ourEconomy and democraciaAbierta - were all also shut/mothballed in the last 6 months: a total of 21 journalists redundant.

A scary article about climate change: theguardian.com/environment/ng…

I will be applying for selection as Labour's candidate in Islington North. The scale of poverty in the borough, together with the acute crisis for private renters and the threats to local health services, mean Islington needs to be setting Labour's agenda in power. I worked

My resignation letter from the Labour Party. Poplar and Limehouse Labour Party Tower Hamlets Labour Group Cllr. Sirajul Islam

My book is finally off to the printers Begun after I was expelled, it was meant as a warning of where Putin’s repressions could lead Then on 24.02.22 he moved faster than my worst fears I’ve called it ‘Goodbye to Russia: a personal reckoning from the ruins of war’ More soon

📢Applications open today! The World Bank has relaunched its Junior Professional Associates (JPA) program. This is an excellent opportunity for recent graduates looking to start a career in international development. Apply before August 9: worldbank.org/en/about/caree…

I read a lot of Scott's work during my PhD and was inspired a great deal by it...

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Grateful for the chance to co-author this publication while working at SPRU and TIPConsortium - How does transformative innovation policy travel across physical and c... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A recent RAND Europe study looked at how China, the US, the UK & the EU approach the confluence of gene editing and machine learning. The study found that policymakers are just beginning to take action - check the study out here: rand.org/pubs/articles/…

Thank you to all who voted and to Dawn Butler ✊🏾💙 for such a positive campaign. I've spoken to MPs from all sides as part of the election and I know this UK Parliament is really excited about the potential of science, innovation and technology to transform lives for the better

In Russian diaspora, this is a story as big as it can be. The team of the late Alexey Navalny, the leader of the Russian opposition, investigated the attempt on Leonid Volkov's life in July 2024, and concluded that it was organized by Leonid Nevzlin, a billionaire exile from

Over the weekend, we Economic and Social Research Council made a big announcement about an investment that I hope will be of interest to anyone who cares about using evidence to make better public policy, or about harnessing AI for social science. I wanted to tell you a bit more about it, so here's a 🧵

🚨New list of UK Cabinet Committees just dropped - encouraging to see Science & Tech very much still there alongside the new Mission Boards (and still chaired by the PM) Remit is "to consider matters related to S&T, to drive the UK's economic growth and national security".

Watch live: @anneliesedodds sets out the new UK government’s modern approach to international development. 👇 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Concerns about rumoured cuts to the science budget continue with a letter to The Times today, with dozens of high-profile figures speaking out

So surprised with Mariana Mazzucato's Just Transition for the Amazon proposal that will share my reactions also in English: 1) striking superficial, incomplete and disconnected from Amazonian reality, with generic proposals, invokes local knowledge but imposes "green industries"

I welcome the Chancellor's commitment to protect core research funding as well as support for R&D in high-tech industries like aerospace automotive and clean energy As Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Chair I look forward to deep dive Budget analysis with George Freeman FRSA MP and the whole Committee

This Budget supports British science and technology with Research and Development spending rising to a record level of over £20 billion. The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology’s R&D budget rises by 8.5% in real terms to £13.9 billion.

A big day for researchers interested in UK economic policy! HM Treasury has published its first ever “Areas of Research Interest” document, setting out the research questions the Treasury would most like to see answered.