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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 33m

We urgently need a government that accepts that certain requirements come at a cost. The discussion is always what we can afford, but that's only half the system.

We can't pretend we can get outcomes without paying for them, however that may be.

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 1h

Man it happened 262 times last year. What a mess of a system.

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Christopher Kelly @hfmatters.bsky.social · 1h

It happens and the rate is going up...
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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 3h

"...now works for a renewable energy company with a focus on AI and crypto financing."

*Mock surprised face*

BBC News - Prince Andrew paid by businessman tied to pension rip-off company
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Prince Andrew took money from firm linked to ripped-off pensioners

The King's brother was paid thousands by a businessman linked to a wealth management firm which ripped off pension savers.

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 7h

I don't know if the law is badly written, or if courts or CPS are applying it wrong, but it really doesn't need saying that a country doesn't need to be a literal enemy for it to be against the national interest to have people spying for them.

Whole discourse is missing the wood for the trees.

Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 9h

So as well as no project and no morals, it sounds like Starmer has no managerial skills either.

Wonderful.

John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 10h

Striking words from anon former senior civil servant to George Osborne, relayed on podcast with Ed Balls, re briefing against Chris Wormald, cabinet sec... 1/5

Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 1d

This is basic stuff. If you're going to auto format, either don't cut off mid word, or at least run the remains of the word through a quick profanity filter.

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 1d

Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 1d

Unless there's more to this, someone at Waitrose HQ needs an urgent P45. Absolutely terrible handling of the situation.

BBC News - Waitrose-rejected autistic volunteer receives job offer from Asda
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Waitrose-rejected autistic volunteer receives job offer from Asda

Tom Boyd's mum says she is

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 1d

I know! I can't think of any big name presenters who could take over; best hope would be someone from a performing/stage background. You need someone who embraces it for what it is.

Not a specific suggestion, but someone like Michael Ball?

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, there's clearly a detail we're missing.

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously, "stop trying to make skeet happen".

Say post or tweet. The etymology of tweet worked, that of skeet doesn't, and just sounds "over competitive dad at sports day" levels of forced.

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 2d

Those aren't usually expected to dispense their contents though?

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 2d

I assume a concern about customers using the feature when they didn't mean to?

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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 2d

If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 2d

I can't see it even meets the legal definition - it's a street drain. Far worse will go down that from cars etc than a swig of coffee.

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 2d

Yup. The good stuff is still out there, but sometimes it's like '98 again, locked in a battle of wits with a search engine to find the information you need.

James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 2d

This. All of weary this.

Danie Were @danacea.bsky.social · 2d

From Facebook.

I was thirty when I first accessed the Internet, forty when I first had a smartphone and Social Media. And both were such incredible discoveries, making life easier, and adding friends, and communities, and insights, and learning, and information, from all over the world...

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 3d

(and yes, the actual headline story about "cutting red tape" is facepalm inducing in its own right)

Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 3d

That's before you get on to "first, define what you mean by AI", because a quarter wit like Kyle probably doesn't even know what he means. It's a just a buzzword he's using as a cypher for "cool new tech".

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 3d

This, he said, would enable the tech to be used "to benefit the health, the wealth, the education of our nations".

"We'll use that in a very targeted, a very safe way."

I mean... does he not even understand what regulation is there for?

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 3d

"In certain circumstances when new AI technology is being developed, we can remove it from all regulation for a period of time to give it the space to really grow, to develop, to be commercialised really rapidly,"

Ummmm.....

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 3d

We regret to report that Peter Kyle has opened his cake socket again.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rachel Reeves unveils plan to cut red tape for business

The chancellor acknowledged that for many people the economy was

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe he's worried about being forgotten about?

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 3d

Dance competitions do this, and it drives me utterly batty. first, joint second, third ?!?!!!?

You'd think dance teachers would be able to count to four....

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Neil Young @elderpegasus.bsky.social · 4d

This is such petty curtain twitching nonsense from, unsurprisingly, the Welsh government.
Sure the homeowners signed up to it, but that doesn't make it any less bonkers.

BBC News - Meet the couple who agreed to live green in £150K eco home or lose it
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Pembrokeshire couple must live green or eco-home gets torn down

Abigail and Marcus Beck built their home under Wales' unique One Planet Development policy.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 4d

This week’s NIMBY Watch is on the problems of brownfield development, despite everyone claiming it’s supposedly what they want – and a rare rebuke for a council blocking development. capx.co/nimby-watch-...