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This BBC documentary by Jonathan Renouf on abrupt climate change due to ocean circulation tipping is one of the best. From 1999, with top experts like Jonathan Overpeck, Richard Alley & the late Wally Broecker, it's surprisingly current: that risk looks much higher now. 🌊 youtu.be/PF-MMxkG9fg?...

The Big Chill

YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute

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Alan Milburn is introduced as a former health secretary who's done a lot of work on social mobility Milburn was a pro outsourcing health secretary who went on to make a fortune advising private companies profiting from his health 'reforms'. I wonder why Ridge didnt mention any of that?

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Alan Milburn is on #bbclaurak today As Solomon Hughes wrote in this article on Milburn from 2022: "Almost 2 decades ago he was the pro PFI health secretary, now he & his family trouser millions from his consultancy work for private healthcare interests" morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/al...

Democrats get a gerrymander in Virginia approved by a referendum, and it falls. Republicans in other states manage to gut the Voting Rights Act to enact partisan gerrymanders with no signoff from voters, and they stand. The game really does feel rigged, doesn't it?

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 3mo ago

BREAKING: In a loss for Democrats, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled the congressional map voters approved last month to counter GOP gerrymanders cannot go into effect. The decision overturns the will of voters for technical reasons and gives Republicans a leg up for the 2026 midterms.

Funny, warm talk from Tessa Quinn on delivering the Ukrainian resettlement scheme. So much to learn. The importance of agile actionable user research. It’s not so much about making the right decision - as about avoiding the wrong one. Those are different things. #CampDigital

Loving the talk from @emmaparnell.bsky.social and Videha Sharma on how tech is landed in clinical settings. The partnership between design and clinical is key. A minimum viable service is not unsafe - and iteration is the best way to implement new services products in healthcare 🤩 #CampDigital

Lovely hearing how things are in GOV.UK these days. Design has never been about pixels - it’s about the people. Nice. 😍 @laurayarrow.bsky.social #CampDigital

Driving collaboration and holding back product teams from adding digital products into the heavily congested neighbourhood health environment. Great example from @rochellegold.bsky.social of co-design to rebalance and equalise power dynamics between local and national NHS teams 🙌👏 #CampDigital

Very excited for this - the awesome @rochellegold.bsky.social on neighbourhood health and co-design 🤩 #CampDigital

Powerful keynote from Himal Mandala on the parallels between personal burn out and organisations that require heroics from individuals in order to simply cope. Slack in the system is necessary for organisations and humans - it’s the space to sense risk and set boundaries 🙌 #CampDigital

"Silence isn't the absence is risk. It's the absence of safety." Himal Mandala on burn out #CampDigital

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

Fantastically hopeful start to the day - from @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social - bringing much needed optimistim and a call to activism and collective action. Let’s all join. Let’s all do it now. societyforhopefultechnologists.org/ #CampDigital

Enjoying @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social keynote kicking off @nexerdigital.com #CampDigital Hope spreads

At Camp Digital for the day, time for the talks amongst a few meetings, but nice to have an hour to listen to @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social at the start. And hook up across the aisle to speak with Dug Falby. 🤜🤛

I’ve shared this report with plenty of people over the years, but sharing it again as I had a reason to point someone at it today. Learn how posh people level up: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Navigating the labyrinth: socio-economic background and career progression in the Civil Service

A report highlighting how socio-economic background shapes career progression within the Civil Service, and an action plan outlining recommendations to improve.

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WHY ARE WE IN IRAN?

This is good. Gaby Hinsliff drawing parrallels between the economic migrants in Dubai and those seeking a better life elsewhere - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke | Gaby Hinsliff

The city was portrayed as an aspirational place to live, but now those who moved there are realising the precarity that comes with being an economic migrant, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

This is undoubtably the most exciting thing happening in tech right now. Why couldn't the UK summon up the balls to do this years ago? Why couldn't Digital Strategies spearhead the introduction of open source products to save money and increase digital independence? Innovation through circumstance

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 6mo ago

A small German state’s quiet revolt against Microsoft – and what it means for Europe

“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns,” according to the document from Meta’s Reality Labs, which works on hardware including smart glasses.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

Well that was quite the day. Thank you @rufflemuffin.bsky.social for making this happen - so many buttons pushed, so many thoughts and so much inspiration and I was so moved. Moved to action. It’s time to stand up 🏳️‍🌈🤩💪 #section28film 🙌

Wow. I knew today was going to be inspirational - but wasn’t expecting it to be quite so moving. Passionate debate from this afternoons panel. It’s time to stand up 🏳️‍🌈💪 #section28film

- Chiara Capraro, Amnesty International UK - Katie Dancey-Downs, Deputy Editor, Index on Censorship - Alice Leggatt, CILIP School Libraries Group - Lisa Power MBE, British sexual health and LGBT rights campaigner

Chilling. The effect Section28 had on teachers and young gay people. Terrifying to hear how the Christian right is funding and lobbying right now for a return to those oppressive ideologies. Amnesty International research - will find post links in thread… #section28film @rufflemuffin.bsky.social

Warm and inspiring start to the conference - Lord Chris Smith shares his experiences of being the only out gay MP in parliament as Tory MPs spoke in support of the legislation #section28film - and how it mobilised gay and lesbian people to fight back 🏳️‍🌈

Sarah Drummond@rufflemuffin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I can’t believe we’re a couple of days away from running After Section 28, a sold out conference in Cambridge. It’s a culmination of making a film about Section 28 that banned the promotion of homosexuality by local authorities.

Glad I bought my tickets months ago. So proud of you @rufflemuffin.bsky.social - you’ve done something amazing. Again. 🙌

Sarah Drummond@rufflemuffin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I can’t believe we’re a couple of days away from running After Section 28, a sold out conference in Cambridge. It’s a culmination of making a film about Section 28 that banned the promotion of homosexuality by local authorities.

Halloween 🎃

Wonderful evening last night at the launch of my dad’s oldest friend’s pottery exhibition in London - do go if you can, the pots are exquisite and selling fast! www.contemporaryceramics.uk/exhibitions/...