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Why do people born on 1st January seem to commit so much more crime?
They are nearly four times as likely to be arrested for a sexual offence.
My new piece looks at what's going on. Link below š
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EXCLUSIVE:
Andy Burnham wonāt accept dynamic alignment of financial services regulations with the EU, backing the City of Londonās independence from Brussels but nonetheless showing the limits of his ambitions for a much closer relationship
The Burnham administration does not want dynamic alignment of financial services regulations, UK government officials told Bloomberg
British officials have indicated to EU counterparts that this remains a red line they are unwilling to cross, according to people familiar with the matter
The development will be welcomed by some in the City of London who have lobbied Labour not to pursue dynamic alignment for financial services, but it demonstrates the complications of Burnhamās Brexit push
If the PM wants to take Britain back into the EU in future, as he has implied is possible, or if he wants the UK to join the single market, he would very likely have to sign up to its rules governing financial services
Put simply, rejecting alignment of financial services regulations makes it very difficult to rejoin the EU or the single market
While British banks took a hit after Brexit, divergence over the last decade means much of the sector now opposes alignment with the EU
TheCityUK, which represents the financial services industry, said in July that automatic dynamic alignment āis not appropriate for the UKās financial and related professional services industryā
And UK Finance said in June: āWe do not support wholesale UK alignment or dynamic alignment with the EU in financial services,ā arguing Britainās post-Brexit divergence meant it can now respond more swiftly to risks and market developments, and that its rules should be ātailored to domestic conditionsā
Story with @AlbertoNardelli: bloomberg.com/news/articles/ā¦
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This is a truly excellent piece of work from @Ben_A_Hopkinson & Edward Donovan. Which is why it's so disappointing that the govt response is so utterly complacent. teapawt.net/Ben_A_Hopkinson/statusā¦
Government imposed policy costs make up 57% of the clearing price of a new flat in London and 42% of a new home in the Home Counties.
Despite a big housing shortage and positive planning reforms, new home starts in England are declining from 182,000 in 2022 to under 125,000 last year.
While the macroeconomic context has worsened with build cost inflation and high interest rates, the Government is imposing more burdens on new homes, not fewer.
Taxes, levies, planning, and mandates add over Ā£440,000 to the cost of delivering a home in London and nearly Ā£225,000 nearby, with several of these imposed recently like the Second Staircase, Future Homes Standard, Building Safety Levy, Biodiversity Net Gain and Residential Property Developer Tax.
Individually these may be justified, but together they are making new homes unviable.
As a result, large developers are buying less land and small builders are going out of business; nearly 4,000 construction firms went bust just last year.
If we want to build more homes, we should be easing the burdens on them, not adding more.
Making housebuilding viable again is the most important issue in housing policy and my co-author, Edward Donovan, has completed excellent modelling showing how big the challenge is.
Read the full report: cps.org.uk/wp-content/uploadā¦
And simulate what changing the policies does with Edward's modelling here: easing-the-burdens.cps.org.uā¦
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One of my friends makes $1.2M a year as an Anthropic engineer.
I asked him how he became so good at prompting. He sent me a video that was never meant to be public: Anthropicās core team prompting playbook.
Youāll struggle to find a better 30-minute guide to prompting than this.
I watched it last night. Halfway through, I realized Iād been using Claude completely wrong for the past two years.
Watch it. Bookmark it.
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The UK government may not want to release crime data broken down by ethnicity, so I have been scraping daily court data to collect the first names and surnames of everyone appearing in court across the country.
This is day 52, and the scraper is back š§µ
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The concrete laid for airfields during WW2 was the equivalent of 1.75x the modern motorway network.
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šØNEW: Norway's PM, Jonas Gahr stĆøre, has personally warned the UK and Andy Burnham not join the EU single market
He claims Brussels takes "too much control" and that his country was left implementing Brussels directives
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Germany plans to spend a massive 730 billion Euros on defence by the end of 2030 making it the most powerful military in Europe and one of the most powerful in the world-FT
Insane amount of militarisation...
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š¬š§NEW: UK MILITARY DEPLOYS CYBER āHUNT FORCESā ABROAD TO DISRUPT HOSTILE HACKERS
Britain is sending specialist military cyber teams overseas to identify and disrupt hostile hackers before they can attack UK defence systems, according to Major General Mike Fayers.
Speaking to The Times on November 9, Fayers, commander of the Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force (DCEMF), revealed details of the operations.
KEY DETAILS:
ā¢ FORWARD DEFENCE: Teams physically deploy overseas to locate and disrupt cyber threats before they reach British military networks.
ā¢ OPERATIONS: Personnel can deploy by land, sea or air, including to countries in Europe and Asia, with the host nation's consent.
ā¢ TARGETS: Operations can focus on both state-backed cyber actors and criminal organisations.
ā¢ CAPABILITIES: The force combines defensive cyber operations with electromagnetic warfare to protect military systems and communications.
ā¢ AI THREATS: Fayers warns that AI is accelerating the exploitation of vulnerabilities, potentially reducing response times from days to minutes.
The force, comprising more than 700 personnel, forms part of Britain's wider military cyber reforms introduced through the 2025 Strategic Defence Review.
The UK Ministry of Defence has previously reported tens of thousands of cyberattacks against its networks.
The disclosure comes amid heightened concern over cyberattacks targeting European critical infrastructure, including the recent attacks on refrigeration systems.
The specific locations and operational results of the overseas missions have not been publicly disclosed.
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šØNEWšØ The Royal Navy has launched its first squadron of uncrewed boats to patrol UK waters and take on Russian spy ships.
The fleet of drones, controlled remotely by 180 sailors, comprises more than 20 vessels that can be armed with missiles, radar and surveillance technology.
It was rushed into service at a pace service chiefs didn't believe was possible a few months ago, and will help to relieve the strain on Britain's diminished naval fleet.
The 28ft-long K3 Scout drones, which have been used by Ukraine to attack Russian ships, can hit 55 knots (63mph) and have a range of around 800 miles.
But they can be equipped with bigger fuel tanks to extend their range to 1,100 miles, which could enable them to sail into Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.
They are equipped using a 'plug-in-and-play' system, meaning each boat has the ability to carry a different payload.
One, fitted with a radar, can sail out automatically ahead of a carrier strike group, providing the ability to spot threats sooner.
Another can be armed with a battery of light missiles, capable of destroying kamikaze drones and attack helicopters.
Captain Adam Ballard, deputy commander of the Royal Navy's surface flotilla, said they would increase Britain's ability to respond to Russian provocation.
'We now have a large fleet of these that I can deploy against an enemy,' he said.
'From today, we will start using these actively in all the sorts of areas where you've traditionally seen crewed ships because they are so flexible and versatile.
'I am no longer beholden on just having to deploy a frigate or destroyer. I can deploy these very discreetly and very rapidly, and that gives me a significant advantage over our enemies.'
Full story: dailymail.com/news/article-1ā¦
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The lack of motorways in Britain is actually criminal.
Living in the US, itās remarkable how well connected major cities are. Iām often shocked by how quick travelling from A to B is by car.
Itās *insane* we back home have refused to connect Oxford and Cambridge.
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The median salary for software engineers across Europe.
Bookmark this post.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
These figures match crowdsourced data from Euro Top Tech, a platform tracking high-paying tech roles using small self-reported samples (e.g. 15 submissions for Croatia, 41 for Romania). Industry benchmarks show national median developer pay across these regions is far lower.
eurotoptech.com/data
survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/work#salaā¦
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Gambling among 11-16s is almost entirely private bets with friends, playing cards for money and seaside arcades. Which industry are you going after? The penny waterfall industry?
Childhood should never come with a gambling habit.
Yet the Gambling Commissionās latest figures show 30% children have spent their own money gambling in the past year.
We must do more to protect young people from an industry that puts profits before responsibility.
I know many residents are concerned about new gambling shop application on Evington Road.
Make your voice heard by submitting an objection to the planning application here:
planning.leicester.gov.uk/Plā¦
forms.gle/osTU5jQWgTC5KrD86
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Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmzxā¦
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Climate policies have consequences
EU households pay 1.9x US prices and 4x China
And Germany has the highest household electricity cost in the world
teapawt.net/BjornLomborg/status/21ā¦
Climate policies have consequences
EU households pay 1.9x US prices and 4x China
And Germany has the highest household electricty cost in the world
iea.org/data-and-statistics/ā¦
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1.3 million Britons laid down their lives in the two World Wars.
Their sacrifice protected this country, and our way of life, from evil despots.
Implying that this has anything to do with an EU student exchange scheme is unbelievably crass and deeply insulting.
Minister says āwe owe itā to those who served to ārepairā relationship with bloc
š telegraph.co.uk/politics/202ā¦
