Jane J Hamilton ✍️

Journalist @TheSun & @TheTimes. Careers, social mobility & future of work. Mum & chocolate addict. ✉️ [email protected] & [email protected]

[The Reclamare @TheReclamare]

If I entered politics, I would give speeches like this

Because paving the roads and managing the treasury are merely the obligations of governance.

To lay courage, anchor strength, and sow pride is the chalice of purpose from which few are willing to drink

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

Are we finally seeing a return to common sense? As a mum of 3 boys, this resonates. Young boys are not 'toxic' - but as a society "we've taken our eyes off some of the issues that men face through their lives"

https://t.co/IOP50H8eXe

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

Here it is: my 2026 manifesto for the #Makerfield By-Election. Makerfield Great Again! #VoteBinface #MakeYourVoteCount

[Patrick Maguire @patrickkmaguire]

This decade's Liam Byrne note

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

How very British and how very wonderful 👇

[quibble @quibbleUK]

Hello, we are Jonathan and Abigail - unashamed pedants who want to bring this affliction to bear on all things public policy and practice.
We believe that details matter, especially in public administration. This is why today we are founding quibble: a campaign to fix the small stuff.
Think, for example, about the cookie banner that we click on every webpage. Each instance is not a big deal, so we just put up with it. But its cumulative impact adds up - on average we press it 5 times per day. The European Commission estimates that it costs EU citizens 343 million hours per year.
And who is there to represent the impacts of seemingly minor issues like this in a systematic way? We want quibble to be the answer. In the case of the cookie banner, lots of advocacy has rightly focused on privacy, but has this meant that user experience has taken a backseat? We believe there are ways to improve user experience without compromising on privacy. We will share more about this soon.
Consider another example. Did you know that in some government-run car parks you can be fined for a minor keying error, such as accidentally typing a zero instead of an “o”? Again, we will come to the detail of this quibble in the coming weeks, but for now just consider again the question: who? Who is there currently to systematically represent the interests of the parker who is given an unfair ticket?
An inherent feature of consumer interests is that those who have them rarely have enough other things in common to make collective organisation and representation feasible. This is the gap that quibble seeks to fill. Now of course excellent consumer interest groups exist. But understandably quibbles might not be at the top of their lists. Our hope is that quibble will be complementary; picking up the bottom-of-the-list issues faced by various groups - the stuff they are almost too embarrassed to raise because they are too small.
We are not embarrassed about detail. If you’ve ever had a splinter, you know small things can have a big impact. This is what quibble is committed to tackling, and our wider hope is that by doing so we will also incentivise policy makers to be even more careful about detail.
Check out our website here, including our first four campaigns: https://t.co/gZiqqHbhIL

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

Scaremongering- or a smart take? 👇

[Sir Escanor (𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳) @EscanorReloaded]

CEOs are quietly realizing the AI replacement plan has a problem.
Two problems, actually.

One: the token costs for running AI agents are now exceeding what they were paying the employees they fired.

Two: when the tokens run out, the AI stops. Just stops. No continuity. No workaround. Just a spinning wheel where your workforce used to be.

You fired humans to save money and bought a subscription that bills you into a corner.

The employees you let go knew what to do when things broke.
The AI just invoices you for the outage.

And then there’s the permission problem nobody wants to talk about.

To do its job, the AI agent needs access. Full access. Your systems, your patents, your contracts, your future plans. Everything you spent years building, handed over to a process that has no loyalty, no discretion, and no skin in the game.

You didn’t hire a replacement.
You gave a stranger with no soul the keys to everything you own.

Enjoy.

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

You used to go to work to learn to do the job. Now learning is the job.
Here are the top 8 skills for workplace survival in 2026

https://t.co/tYsYU0VGbS

#LearningAtWorkWeek

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

Rachel Reeves has criticised a potential leadership challenge, saying "now is not the time to put our economic stability at risk", that'll come in November with her next budget

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

Well that aged well …

[The Spectator @spectator]

'We had the Conservatives who were consistently shit, whereas Labour are shit but faster'

Tim Shipman reads out a quote from Anoushka in Sowerby Bridge, sent in by a pollster, that "sums up what the British public think of the government at the moment".

@ShippersUnbound | @JAHeale | #coffeehouse

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

This is mesmerising - stick with it

[Lester @Chen]

the best 3 minutes of video I've watched this year

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

And how to apply for funding to study

https://t.co/XE5NcidPrP

#NSW2026

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

'Every scholarship awarded is a dropout prevented and a future secured.”
Here's how to get involved with National Scholarship Week

https://t.co/WfzJ7m11hj

#NSW2026

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

@Jenny_Nice @Meduse17b @moving_charlie I'm not looking for perfection. I'm happy to take on work / issues if they are disclosed honestly upfront. However in these cases, lenders refused to lend as the surveys were so bad. Even the surveyors said 'do not buy this house'! Never seen that in 25 yrs of prior homebuying.

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

@proptechpioneer @moving_charlie Some of these sellers were professional landlords - in 3 cases they had done major works without permission. That’s different to an elderly couple mislaying their FENSA certificate. System needs overhauling so it’s truthful & transparent from start so buyers can offer accordingly

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

@proptechpioneer @moving_charlie If the typical lifespan of a UK home is circa 100 years then 30% of current housing stock would be uninhabitable. With respect, you’re missing the point. It’s not about weather or construction techniques but whether sellers are obliged to be honest about potential problems.

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

@proptechpioneer @moving_charlie It’s not click bait, it happened to me! Properties ranged from Georgian to 1960s. Issues include subsidence, illegal extensions, penetrating damp , no building regs for chimney breast removal, grade II work not complied with

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

@mongrelcelt I’ve used a couple of good ones that could - but sadly the sector does seem to attract a few that can’t . However how much is it down to the seller rather than the agent?

[Jane J Hamilton ✍️ @JJhamilton]

@ScarlettChappe4 @moving_charlie 3 of the 4 were landlords looking to exit the market swiftly. They hadn’t looked after the house and / or hadn’t got the permissions for works done. However of all the types of seller, surely they would realise a buyer will find out during conveyancing? 🤷‍♀️