Clear thinking, Straight talking
London, Usually.
Joined May 2010
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
channel4news.substack.com/p/…
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The National Trust are running one of the best communications strategies I've ever seen to counter an Astro-turf far right assault - ethical PR courses will use this to teach
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Today, we're announcing Alliance for the Future @aftfuture — our ED is the indefatigable @psychosort, and the board consists of me, @JonAskonas, and the legendary @beffjezos.
For too long, the AI discussion has been dominated by crazy people along with companies that want to regulate competitors out of existence. That ends now. AFTF will be a voice for sanity.
We're a 501(c)4, the same form that is used by the ACLU and many other organizations. This allows us more flexibility to lobby but it means donations are not tax deductible. We know that's a drag for many people but it means we can engage with politicians about legislation and the like without having to worry about our status being in danger.
You might want to follow @aftfuture for future announcements.
Web site is affuture.org — forgive the imperfections, we're all pretty new at this.
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First upzoning, now low-traffic neighbourhoods:
We’re now consistently seeing evidence that many policies which are supposedly unpopular (because the system is designed so we only hear from the objectors) turn out to be popular when you do proper representative surveys.
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Yet another report showing that London's LTNs are effective in reducing traffic within schemes, without generally increasing traffic on surrounding roads. Either there's a massive conspiracy by the all-powerful evil cyclists who control the world or maybe... LTNs work.
New academic analysis of 46 London Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (587 locations) shows:
👍Substantial falls in motor traffic within LTN schemes 👍Little avg change in motor traffic on LTN boundary roads
LTNs can play an important part in reducing traffic💚
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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The 7 hottest days on Earth in the last 100,000+ years all happened in the last week:
July 6 ~ 17.23°C / 63.01°F
July 7 ~ 17.20°C / 62.96°F
July 4 ~ 17.18°C / 62.93°F
July 5 ~ 17.18°C / 62.92°F
July 8 ~ 17.17°C / 62.90°F
July 10 ~ 17.12°C / 62.81°F
July 9 ~ 17.11°C / 62.79°F
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Dear 🇬🇧,
As we approach the NHS 75th anniversary, here's your reminder that 10 years ago, it was ranked the #1 healthcare system on Earth. You don't need a new system. You need a new govt that won't intentionally destroy it for their own financial benefit.
#SOSNHS #NHS75
ALT A chart from the Commonwealth Fund 2014 "Mirror Mirror" report ranking healthcare systems among wealthy nations. The UK ranked 1 in nearly every category, including overall ranking. It delivered the best care for the least amount of money, beating every other wealthy nation. We don't need a new healthcare system. We need a new government that will care about it.
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Just 2 weeks before our Brave to Shave. Please share … massive thanks to @nikhilvasdevuro and his team for the amazing care to date. justgiving.com/page/pam-cook… #bladdercancer #bestfriends #coldheads !! Xxx
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There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries. This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s, and I’m out of order?
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Please sign my petition to ‘Save The Junction’ @thejunctionSE5 the much loved & admired music pub in #LoughboroughJunction which is being threatened with eviction by their landlord - Petition is here👉chng.it/V6KtFZLH8q via @UKChange
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1/ Natasha Dukach and I distributed about $7,000 in cash to about 100 Ukrainian women crossing over on foot with children into Siret Romania over the last 2 days. None of the professional relief workers in the area have ever seen anyone doing direct payments like this. – at Siret, România
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It might sound like magic -- but it's actually true -- and it's what experts (🤓) refer to as "traffic evaporation". Here's a THREAD covering everything you need to know about the phenomenon.
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Authoritarian governments, not democratic republics, send unmarked authorities after protesters. These Trump/Barr tactics designed to eliminate any accountability are absolutely unacceptable in America, and must end.
teapawt.net/matcha_chai/status/128…
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Want to see inside a unique London bookshop? youtu.be/dR3tCGy6Jyw
Check out the first of my video bookseller interviews, made whilst I wait to restart tours. Thanks to brave volunteer @TimBryars of Bryars & Bryars
ALT Inside of Bryars & Bryars bookshop
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To tie in with #InternationalWomensDay , Virtual Clarity asked employees what they think could be done to even the balance of the tech environment and encourage young women to consider a career in the field: bit.ly/3cAfkOd
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Read what @renstroost has to say about changing your operating model in @SolutionizeG 's Cloud Leadership: The Definitive Guide: bit.ly/2Ia5951
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Read our top four takeaways from @AWSreInvent here: virtualclarity.com/what-we-s…
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A few days ago, @Google and @IBM announced the availability of IBM Power Systems in Google Cloud... read our blog about it here:
virtualclarity.com/what-we-s…
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#ONUGEurope19 #cloudmigration @virtualclarity To drive a #cloud #transformation project you need a personal sponsor with an existential/emotional problem that impacts the business!
