Alan White

Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice? The basilar ganglia does not exist.

I don't think AI is ready for medicine but Google sure thinks otherwise www.theverge.com/health/71804...

UK’s Creative Industries Say Transparency Is Needed To Protect Jobs From AI Leaders in the UK’s creative industries have told PoliticsHome that transparency around the use of copyrighted material is key to protecting jobs a...

Dystopia latest:

This man is a Conservative MP and former No.10 adviser.

I'm not sure given the polling situation that "picking a fight with Liz Truss" is the wisest political move, in terms of optics, from Kemi Badenoch

Labour Party Divided Over Prime Ministers Palestinian State Recognition Plan The Labour Party has faced significant internal conflict after the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state by September, causing...

Weekend wrap on where Labour are over Palestine right now: split.

Why do I hate umbrellas? How long have you got?

Literally never misses

Given everything that has happened on Twitter/X in the last 2 years it is astonishing that the govt hasn’t even reviewed its use of the platform

Lib Dem Leader Meets BBC Boss To Complain About Level Of Reform Coverage Exclusive: Ed Davey has met with BBC boss Tim Davie to complain about the broadcaster’s coverage, which the Liberal Democrats claim is weighted too...

Exclusive: Ed Davey has met with BBC boss Tim Davie to complain about the broadcaster’s coverage, which the Liberal Democrats claim is weighted too heavily in Reform UK’s favour www.politicshome.com/news/article...

For anyone sneering at this, read the Reuters Digital News Report

39% of UK consumers now say they get their news from social media, while TV and print continue to decline
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news...

I mean people joke about this but what's the alternative? It's where a lot of people now get information and you can't just leave that space to misinformation peddlers and those who aren't doing that deliberately but will pick on others' messaging if you don't.

No10 Host First Influencer Reception As They Step Up Their Digital Strategy EXC: No10 is hosting a reception with online influencers in Downing Street for the first time ever, as part of their push to “go where people are” ...

An interesting story about the new face of govt comms

In 2013, Lehrer said he was "very proud" to have his 60-year-old song sampled. His response to the request to use the song was "I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2?".

(From the bad place). 84 year old Tom Lehrer gives sample permission

Asylum Seekers Using Taxpayer-Funded Payment Cards To Gamble The Home Office has launched an investigation after PoliticsHome revealed that asylum seekers across the UK have been using taxpayer-funded payment...

A FOI from @sophiealichurch.bsky.social which has had a lot of pick up

BBC Politics Live Will Not Go To Party Conferences This Year The BBC has decided to stop its flagship Politics Live programme from going to party conferences this year, in a move that has disappointed some BB...

The BBC has decided not to send its flagship Politics Live programme to party conferences this year, PolHome understands

An ex-culture secretary said it was a "further erosion" of the BBC's political coverage, and called for a rethink

@adampayne26.bsky.social & @siennarodgers.bsky.social report

Kemi Badenoch isn’t working The Tory leader was supposed to save her party. What went wrong?

Ooft.

The billionaire and the tax evading gift shops Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital manages a row of high-profile shops at Piccadilly Circus. So why does his team keeping renting them to students who vanish without paying millions of pounds in taxes?

He's one of Britain's richest men. So why does Asif Aziz's property company keep leasing London gift shops to overseas students based in abandoned offices or flytipped car parks — before vanishing without paying millions of pounds in taxes? www.londoncentric.media/p/asf-aziz-l...

William Sitwell John Torode’s sacking ‘over a rap lyric’ puts all middle-aged men like me at risk

How come rap artist Dr. Dre can use the 'n' word on his multi-million selling albums and win a MOBO award, yet when I used it at my son's football match I was asked to leave the park? Once again, it's one law for the rich and another for the poor

An incredible homage to the classic Viz letter in today’s Telegraph

Our analysis shows reform won’t find much council waste to cut

Zia Yusuf says they can’t actually cut much

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Ministers Urged To Publish Strategy For Saving Local Journalism The government has been urged to set out a strategy for reversing the decline of regional media 'before it is too late'.

A new piece by our Lord Cormack fellow Fin Gray on a subject close to his heart (he has scores of bylines at his local paper)

The Professor Will See You Now: Votes at 16 In an occasional series, professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: votes at 16

Here's an interesting old piece on lowering the voting age, from @philipjcowley.bsky.social

The knowledge that you'll quite likely have the money in the bank to do something interesting in your 40s

I do not support Palestine Action - but proscribing it as a terrorist organisation is intellectually bankrupt It wasn’t easy to vote against my government on the motion to proscribe Palestine Action as a ‘terrorist’ group.

I do not support Palestine Action - but proscribing it as a terrorist organisation is intellectually bankrupt
✍️ Lord Hain

Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries Does AI hold the key to fixing our health service? Noah Vickers reports from the ‘wild west’ of GP surgeries getting to grips with the technology

Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries

UK Space Commander: 'Highly likely' first assault on UK will be in space With Europe preparing for war, the UK space commander, Major General Paul Tedman tells Sophie Church it is ‘highly likely’ the first assault on Bri...

Fascinating interview with Major General Paul Tedman

The Horizon scandal must be a turning point for a digital government The publication of the Horizon inquiry’s first volume report this week lays bare one of the most shameful chapters in British public life.

A very persuasive piece from Dan Aldridge on the Horizon scandal

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One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now? While Labour were the clear winners in their landslide 2024 general election victory, there were many others who came out as losers – including 218...

Find out what YOUR former MP’s up to these days…

House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored The House of Lords is set to move to the QEII Centre while Parliament is restored, no matter which option for the estate’s restoration is eventuall...

The House of Lords is set to move to the QEII Centre while Parliament is restored, no matter which option for the estate’s restoration is eventually voted for by MP

Tory Lords Push To Stop Hereditary Peers Being Removed By Labour Reforms Senior Tories in the House of Lords are pushing for hereditary peers to avoid removal from the unelected chamber by being made life peers instead.

Senior Tories in the House of Lords are pushing for hereditary peers to avoid removal from the unelected chamber by being made life peers instead www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Rachel Reeves: Hero Of The Left The bond markets barely blinked at a spending review that included a substantial real-term increase for the NHS. That’s something the left should c...

Interesting timing for this opinion piece to pop up on our site.. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...