“None of us were around when the wheel was invented, Newsnight’s equivalent 3,500 years ago.” Former Labour MP and cabinet minister Jim Murphy says there is “always jeopardy around every economic advance”, including AI. #Newsnight

"I’d never seen job vacancies decline while the economy was growing… Large accounting firms, for instance, are not hiring the number of graduates they used to" Reed Recruitment CEO James Reed says he’s worried about the impact AI will have on jobs for young people. #Newsnight

The WH just posted this video of Trump dancing, while neither he nor the official White House account has said a word about the deadly Texas flooding that killed at least 13 and left many missing, including 23 children from Camp Mystic. Disgusting.

This is what decency looks like. This is what humanity looks like. This is what inspiration looks like. This is what compassion looks like. This is what a role model looks like. This is what leadership looks like.

So much ignorance on social media. Oh hang on, you're leader of a party? And they used to be relevant? Condolences...

The BBC is no longer independent and mostly on the wrong side of history these days.

Dutch and German intelligence say Moscow used banned gas thousands of times in Ukraine Source: BBC share.google/3EmVrDG42iV20O…

Images of a girl peering through a gap have been shared online with a Palestinian flag emoji, and the suggestion she is in distress. But they actually show a playing child looking through a hole in a wall, and there’s no evidence they were taken in Gaza. fullfact.org/conflict/image…

No doubt the Environment Agency would like to explain their lack of action on this.

She had been reported missing earlier this week Full story here: kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news…

The whole discussion around AI was deeply concerning actually gave me nightmares last night. If you haven't seen it is a much watch! God help mankind

Brilliant photo invoking Macbeth. Ambition, fate, and the corrupting influence of power. His followers are blind to his quest. 👇🏽

"That bill was a complete and utter mess. No impact assessment and no consultation with disabled people or their carers." Daisy Cooper MP 🔶

Reform cabinet members in Kent should be spending more time in Committees (which they keep cancelling) rather than faffing around interfering with the jobs of our hard working librarians.

Mark Ellis 🇬🇧🔶🇪🇺 #LibDems #FBPE Meanwhile, potholes remain unfilled and road 🛣️ works multiply ✖️ We’ve got some overhanging branches here on Sandhurst Road by the old gas ⛽️ works for KCC highways to prune back too….

A report has been made public on the huge proposal Source: Kent Live share.google/imstJzlKQXapxd…

One day to go till #PlumptonFestival2025 (near Lewes, Sussex) - only a few dozen tickets left so grab 'em while you can, and excited to share a brilliant day of music and good vibes. We're kicking off the main acts at 13:00! 🎶 👉TICKETS: eventbrite.co.uk/e/plumpton-mus…

politics in one picture

Sarina Wiegman's reaction to the offside call 🙈🤬 #WEuro2025 #BBCFootball