One emerging unintended consequence of AI impact on research ? "Artificial Intelligence Tools Expand Scientists’ Impact but Contract Science’s Focus" arxiv.org/pdf/2412.07727

The art of industrial leapfrogging Why manufacturing paradigms matter and how to create the next one

Interesting post on new manufacturing paradigms suggests place might not matter so much ? blog.spec.tech/p/the-art-of...

The art of industrial leapfrogging Why manufacturing paradigms matter and how to create the next one

Interesting post on new manufacturing paradigms here - blog.spec.tech/p/the-art-of...

Rachel Reeves as bad as Starmer with her faltering staccato tone

Fortunately Trump doesn't seem very good at the authoritarian game.

Fortunately a couple need not spend anything like the amount "experts" say is required for a comfortable retirement e.g. £200 per week at Sainsburys !

Busby v bearskin often catches folks out too.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social is in apparently.

Barking ......

Desperate

A moment of hope in the endless winter gloom lol

Perhaps tells us a thing or two about the viewers ?

Sounds like a Dominic Cummings/Steve Baker mash up

A critical review of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy: lessons for ‘place-based’ policy The paper explores the implications for regional development contained within the UK’s recently launched Modern Industrial Strategy White Paper (2025). We critically examine the industrial strategy...

Interesting report here - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

........ www.amazon.co.uk/Innovation-M...

These titles seem to be speaking the same language as your report - www.amazon.co.uk/Innovation-R...

Indeed it is

"lamb" ?

Hard to believe he's the same chap who regularly featured on Andrew Neill's late night BBC politics show

Political types turned out from Oxbridge not got a very good track record of late.

Interesting that the Broligarchy seem to take their lead from authors of "The Sovereign Individual" written by contemporaries of Goldsmith - William Rees Mogg & James Dale Davidson

‘The Malfunctioning British State Cannot be Utilised to Bring About Its Own Solution’: Learning from the Mayors of the North A fundamental break from the old regime is required – it can only come from the outside but must command credibility and popular assent argues Anthony Barnett

On the subject of Anthonys this from Mr Barnett also an interesting read : www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-malfun...

For Everything to Stay the Same, Everything Must Change ... a riposte to academic nostalgia

Interesting overview of university challenges here - profserious.substack.com/p/for-everyt...

Apparently I need to adapt my bird feeder strategy to avoid overfeeding and disease spread according to the RSPB chap on Winter Watch.

Perhaps the king needs to pen one of his letters and tell Trump to just .........

What is driving the economy of the North East? Recent trends and its continuing strength in manufacturing

Upbeat assessment for the North East here possibly missing from Ed Conway's film - futurenorth.substack.com/p/what-is-dr...

I see the old rock,paper,scissors move coming in handy ......

"Autocracy" author Ruth Ben-Ghiat makes the point that Trump, Putin et al have No Exit Strategy - applies perhaps equally to media and other political pundits

.... a point not lost on them

Democrat commentators on YouTube could not be clearer that impeachment is the only answer.