I'm British/European. Want to be back in the EU. Semi retired civil servant. Spent 17 years living in, working in and loving Brussels. Localisation & Translation Professional.
In the 80s Billy Bragg Sang about not wanting a new England...(spoiler: he was just looking for another girl). Burnhams plans for a New England, are radical but also very European, with cantonal style taxes. Here's the proposed English unitary local authorities borders. lgr.devcomms.co.uk 1/2
Today I discovered that a letter attributed to a man was actually written by Ann Bathurst, the 17th-century visionary woman I’m researching. 🤩 Archival work might be slow and painstaking but it’s totally thrilling to be going in search of lost voices from the past and finding them! 📚
This is a disaster. They MUST fire the break clause. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... NHS England to revise Palantir platform data after staff concerns
NHS England to revise Palantir platform data after staff concernsChanges to two most widely cited claims come as scrutiny grows over US tech company’s contractgiftarticle.ft.com
Today's informal meeting of EU home affairs ministers re Ceuta - seems free of RW populist BS www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...
Informal video conference of home affairs ministersOver video conference, ministers of home affairs addressed current developments in Ceuta.www.consilium.europa.eu
Need this in 🇨🇦. @evansolomon.bsky.social #Cdnpoli
GylesNaMopaleenHow do you know if you're talking to AI or looking at AI-generated content? From 2nd August 2026, new transparency measures under the EU AI Act mean you'll start seeing clearer signs when AI is involved. The goal is simple: more transparency, so you know when AI is involved. 1/2
How do you know if you're talking to AI or looking at AI-generated content? From 2nd August 2026, new transparency measures under the EU AI Act mean you'll start seeing clearer signs when AI is involved. The goal is simple: more transparency, so you know when AI is involved. 1/2
the new EU AI act (effective from yesterday) requires AI gen content makers to include technical markets depicting them as fake.
GylesNaMopaleenParts of the new EU AI act, effective from August 1st, are interesting. Article 50 covers Providers of generative AI who must ensure output (images, audio, video, text) contain technical markers making them detectable as artificial (Link in ALT) 1/3
Spain clearly controls entry into the Schengen area from Africa. Almost everyone who entered Ceuta has returned. They would not have been eligible for regularisation anyway. Take your profound ignorance elsewhere.
Piñín♾️ ... que de Piñón "ye" sobrínSpain could control entry to the Schengen area from Africa but it doesn't. The ailing government in Madrid has just granted EU residency to 600,000+ undocumented migrants. This pull factor together with Spain's incompetent border control strategies have led to a very dangerous situation in #Ceuta.
Correcting bullshit about EU immigration law
Captain America (Chris Evans): I Can Do This All DayAlt: Captain America (Chris Evans): I Can Do This All Daystatic.klipy.comOf course it matters, because Spain can and does control entry from Ceuta to the Spanish mainland and therefore the Schengen area. My replies are not a forum for bullshit about immigration.
museevirtuelIt doesn't matter at all that Ceuta isn't located on the Iberian peninsula - all that can be said is that its location makes it easier to enter illegally. It's part of Spain. Un país sin fronteras no es un país.
Agreed there Is a strong case for a written UK constitution, but it has to be accompanied by other measures to strengthen our democracy, particularly electoral reform. #FairVotes www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Devolution plans strengthen case for written UK constitution, says BurnhamPM argues for codified model of decentralisation that would fundamentally change centuries-old workings of statewww.theguardian.com
Not particularly surprising, but keeps the story bubbling along www.thetimes.com/article/9221...
Nigel Farage struck Reform comeback deal long before electionSupervised by the convicted fraudster George Cottrell, the agreement undermines Farage’s claim about when he decided to return to politicswww.thetimes.com
Counterpoint: let’s tax rugby players too
GylesNaMopaleenGive tax breaks to county level GAA players in Ireland, like Rugby players get to keep them in Ireland - Sign the Petition! c.org/nMthWY9Vn4
I'm not qualified to judge whether such people are psychopaths. All I can say is that they behave as if they are. From today's Telegraph.
Quick 🧵on yesterdays FT Piece by @martinsandbu.ft.com (link in ALT) TL;DR: The EU27 already (reluctantly) agreed to a softer brexit deal with the UK in 2019. That was not a trivial thing for EU27 to agree to - it meant it was possible to leave the EU but still access parts of the SM. 1/7
the UK got the wrong Mayor as PM.
Netanyahu 'not welcome' in London, Sadiq Khan saysThe Mayor of London said that those ‘accused of genocide’ should be held responsiblewww.standard.co.ukBurnham mustn’t let talk of a return to two party politics (very unlikely) persuade him to abandon his support for electoral reform. He must set up a commission to determine the best form of PR for the UK and deliver its report within a year. It’s time! www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Burnham should take the first steps towards electoral reform in his first 100 daysAs Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister, he does so in a Parliament produced by the most unrepresentative general election result on record.www.politicshome.com
Terrifying to see wildfires raging through Scotland. The climate crisis isn't a distant threat - it's right here and right now. How many warning signs and alarm bells until Andy Burnham takes action to end oil and gas drilling?
Can convicted fraudsters change their spots? George Cottrell has claimed he was a long-standing member of a national defence think tank. The institution's denied it... https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/george-cottrell-falsely-claimed-think-tank-membership-banking-complaint-z5nnhtr7p
George Cottrell falsely claimed think tank membership in banking complaintThe fraudster, who has donated to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, said he was a member of the Royal United Services Instiwww.thetimes.com