Labour Bob

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

Exclusive with @Joe_Mayes

Andy Burnham has expanded his team of economic advisers in a bid to add credibility to his policy platform ahead of his leadership tilt

Burnham is being advised by former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane, former Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O’Neill and Carys Roberts, the former executive director at the IPPR think tank who used to work for Keir Starmer in No10

Former OBR chair Richard Hughes is also advising Burnham on fiscal policy (as scooped by @AArmstrong_says)

Zoe Billingham, the chair of IPPR North, is involved in advising on progressive policies he could pursue as PM

Another key Labour figure said to be involved is former Labour Growth Group chief Mark McVitie, whose recent pamphlet won backing from economists as most likely to reassure markets

https://t.co/SWKvehD7aO

[Ben Hopkinson @Ben_A_Hopkinson]

Great report here from CBP and Britain Remade.

The issue in British infrastructure isn’t how much we spend but how little we get for what we spend.

We desperately need to solve our infrastructure costs problem.

[Mark Wallace @wallaceme]

People say Britain has failed to prepare for a possible war, but nobody is giving successive British governments credit for reducing the risk of this kind of attack by driving most of our oil refineries out of business using tax, regulatory and energy policy.

[Jean-Claude Damn Van™ @ChaosAgent_42]

Hydrogen peroxide is used as paint remover.
It will remove even a $15m paint job.

Follow me for more advanced science tips.

[zedsamcat🏳️‍🌈✡️ @zedsamcat]

Omg it's Fagicular

[Pop Base @PopBase]

‘Young Sheldon’ actor Iain Armitage responds to Clavicular comparisons via Instagram:

“I mog him in this photo”

[Dale Vince @DaleVince]

Plug in solar will revolutionise home power generation - the wholesale cost of 1kW of solar is just £100 - but if you want a typical 3kW installation on your roof you’ll pay £3k or more…..the difference is the scaffolding, roof fitting and expert installation. Pay back times for plug in solar could be measured in months. This will properly open up access to cheap green energy - for all.

https://t.co/H2iAevS4OG

[Labour Bob @JackAzzopardi]

Idk what was going on in the design department in 2010 but Matt Smith's Sonic will *always* be the greatest reinvention ever known.

10's was a great reinvention of the classic.
12, 13, 15's were radical,
River's is gorgeous,
but 11's was pure genius.

[Doctor Who Universe @DoctorWhoWorld_]

Which Sonic Screwdriver is your favorite?

[sam @sam_d_1995]

a surrender treaty at Versailles, you say?

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

What is overlooked in the BBC Radio 4 cuts is a simple fact:

94% of people use BBC content but only 80% of people are paying for it.

Until that funding gap is closed through Government Charter renewal, cuts like these are inevitable.

[Ben Judah @b_judah]

On a purely military level, there are parallels between the American and Russian superpowers being humiliated by middle powers that have better mastered the new drone technologies of war in Iran and Ukraine. If I was a Chinese military looking at Taiwan, I would be telling my superiors this doesn't augur well for pulling off a quick and decisive special military operation.

[once and future wife geist @wife_geist]

theyll never be able to afford a nest

[Bhangbhangduc @bhangbhangducx]

a mentally disabled aristocrat has lost a pointless war which resulted in a humiliating treaty at Versailles

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

Unreal: the symbolism of Trump signing a surrender agreement at Versailles in which the US agrees to pay massive reparations is just too perfect.

I wouldn't be surprised if Macron weaponized Trump's complete ignorance of history and told him something like: "Mr. President, Versailles is where the most consequential deal of the 20th century was signed. Yours deserves the same stage."

Either that or Macron stumbled into the perfect historical parallel through sheer obliviousness - which, knowing him, is actually even more likely.

[i like food @messedupfoods]

didn't these mfs used to be like $39.99

[Labour Bob @JackAzzopardi]

They're really going at it from both ends.

Give away territory.
Let murders free.

But ban VPNs & stop the kids watching YouTube.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

NEW: UK’s Labour government is reportedly considering plans to abolish mandatory life sentences for murder.

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

With just 10 low cost payments of £199.99 you can own this expansive kitchenette. But wait; there’s more.

[Ben Dickson @bendee983]

Among the worst damage that the AI hype train has delivered to itself in the past years is creating the illusion that there is no value in a computer science degree.

To be fair, a lot of people thought that CS = coding, which is totally wrong. And CS programs absolutely need to be reformed and adjusted to account for advances in AI.

But constantly ranting about AI replacing software engineers and destroying all jobs was absolutely not helpful either.

Another own goal for the industry.

[Miensol/The Sub Alastor Stan 🔞 🇵🇸 @writer_trash]

Actually a really good movie. Rejects toxic masculinity. I got to stare at sexy he man. Sad it's bombing

[Devon Eriksen @Devon_Eriksen_]

I studied this very carefully when I started writing science fiction, because it quickly become relevant.

A spacecraft is not a submarine, which is designed to hold out many, many atmospheres of pressure differential.

A spacecraft is designed to hold in one.

For comparison purposes, the pressure differential in your Honda Civic's tires is about 2.5 atmospheres. 1.0 would be a flat tire.

So, no, a small breech will not suck you out into space. Nor will it instantly evacuate your vessel.

Just walk up and slap a patch on it.