Ex-Army, ex-City, now helping SMEs raise capital, market, and grow. Writing The AI Illusion on Substack. Interested in AI, security, and a changing world.
Andy Burnham called those demanding a national grooming gangs inquiry "opportunists" in January 2025.
By June 2025 he claimed he always wanted one.
The record is on tape. The by-election is in five weeks.
A thread 🧵👇
#AndyBurnham#Makerfield#GroomingGangs
The Question
"In Westminster politics, the most lethal moves are the ones dressed up as favours. Andy Burnham should consider carefully whether the open door in front of him was left open by friends."
Full piece, fully sourced, with 33 references:
Andy Burnham's Unfinished Reckoning: A by-election, two inquiries, and a record he cannot outrun.
Link 👇
@therapeganginquiry @RupertLowe10 @MaggieOliverFdn
#UKPolitics #AndyBurnham #Makerfield #ChildProtection #Accountability
New essay — and a 10-minute narration.
A promise made in a rabbi's office before my wife and I married. And a question about why the Church of England has lost its voice when its voice matters most.
🔗 https://t.co/MMEC0dQ7Gu
#Antisemitism#ChurchOfEngland#HugoGryn #BritishJews #MoralCourage #Interfaith #FaithAndPolitics
"Decent silence is what evil needs to flourish."
Niemöller wrote it in 1946. Fewer than seventy words. He spent forty years explaining what he had not done.
I've been thinking about what that asks of British Christians now
Three days at #Oi26. The Naviator wasn't on the floor — it was flying under the radar.
A drone that flies, dives and resurfaces. One platform replacing two. Operational now, US DoD contracts, TRL9. If maritime, defence or offshore is your world, this is worth five minutes.
🌐 https://t.co/97blGSfBBh #Oi2026 #Naviator
#Oi26 #Oi2026 #SubUAS #DualDomain #MaritimeTech #DefenceTech
Ten confirmed acts of sabotage against Baltic subsea infrastructure since 2022. Billions in damage. Not one prosecution. The seabed is the world's most critical and least protected corridor. #Oi26#MaritimeSecurity
1.4 million agents. 0 human participants. The "Moltbook" surge isn't a trend; it’s the end of the traditional corporate perimeter.
If your team is using OpenClaw, your data is already in the "Shadow World."
Here is the CEO Battle Plan.
https://t.co/YFUxwRVuXs
#moltbook
We asked what would happen if machines started talking to one another.
It turns out the answer is: they already are, we barely noticed.
January 2026 may be the moment that assumption finally breaks.
The AI Illusion, Revisited
https://t.co/8Xray67c5j
#AI#Clawdbot#moltbook
Greenland isn’t a land grab. It’s a signal.
About NATO. About power. About deterrence becoming transactional. I’ve written a piece on what this episode really reveals.
🧊 Greenland and the Rise of Transactional Deterrence
https://t.co/3XQnJd8Eqo
📢 The final chapter of my AI Illusion series is here: From Wonder to Vigilance 🚨Reflections on AI’s breathtaking acceleration; plus an appendix of recent breakthroughs 🎁 BONUS: Short Story tomorrow!
https://t.co/9C6GWk0jap
#AIIllusion#AI#TechEthics#AITrends#AIRevolution
Survive the hidden AI in your daily life!
Discover practical tools and rights to protect your privacy and agency in the algorithmic age Read The AI Illusion 1.40; the AI Survival Playbook
https://t.co/qOG1fu3Af7
#AISurvival#DigitalPrivacy#AlgorithmicAccountability#TechForGood
Is AI humanity’s greatest partner, not just a tool or threat?
Explore the AI Illusion 1.39 “Blue Sky” a vision of AI amplifying creativity, fairness, & planetary health.
https://t.co/g7VHl3tnUS
#AI#TechForGood#Futures#Innovation#SustainableTech
Is humanity steering AI—or just watching the dashboard flicker? Dive into “The AI Illusion 1.38; Exit Strategies,” where exit strategies, open-source revolutions, and hard questions await.
https://t.co/oEu3WOuECy
#AI#Future#Ethics#AIillusion
AI’s brain runs hot! Peak water. Peak power. Peak heat. Explore the resource demands behind every data centre in The AI Illusion 1.31.2. Part 2
https://t.co/1Isk0VuGvb
#SustainableAI#DataCenters#AIWater#AIPower