My Diigo

"The Citizens' Assembly Network is a association of people who are committed to making greater use of randomly selected mini-publics at municipal level or are involved in this for other reasons. The aim of the network is a constant exchange on open […]

"Catherine L. Mann highlights how the Bank of England’s balance sheet is important for monetary policy purposes. She discusses the implications of reducing the stock of gilts for her interest rate decisions. " Annotations: […]

Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative nature. A preview and hit-piece on Your Party's founding conference. Annotations: […]

"In the French Alps, beauty of the most breathtaking nature and heart-stopping action collide. Glacier-carved national parks and shark-toothed mountain summits, ice-blue lakes and sky-high cols (mountain passes): the call of the wild is fierce in this […]

"Ditch the skis – these winter breaks are all about stunning mountain scenery, cosy places to stay and fun activities Tags: holiday europe travel

Cruises advetised by the Guardian Tags: holiday france cruise burgundy

"As much as we love the latest iPads, Apple’s range of tablets just can’t compete when it comes to the sheer amount of choice offered up by the Android crowd. You’ve got budget options that are ideal for entertainment, solid mid-range options that […]

at stack overflow Tags: technology linux sudo

"Data on economic output by industry for the UK and regions, and jobs by industry for the UK, regions and constituencies." Oct 2024 Tags: economics houseofcommonslibrary […]

Interesting!! Tags: risk flooding gov.uk

"The co-founder of LinkedIn and Democrat donor remains confident that AI can be good for all of us – if its introduction is handled in the right way." Tags: technology artificialintelligence […]

"Peter Oborne’s exclusive Byline Times reporting exposes how Keir Starmer's chief strategist is driving a Labour Government towards defeat by the far-right" Tags: politics labour […]

"Still far short of the 50% market share Arm infra chief was hoping for" Tags: technology cpu marketshare ARM […]

"We are launching a new app called Sora. This is a combination of a new model called Sora 2, and a new product that makes it easy to create, share, and view videos." By Sam Altman on his, not the companies blog Tags: […]

"University of Edinburgh to house new national supercomputer as government reverses spending decision" Tags: politics supercomputers industrialpolicy

Tags: politics europe euroalter democraticodyssey

A diatribe against the so-called elitism of citizen's assemblies by Roslynn Fuller in Unherd, Tags: politics citizensassembly

"‘Value talk’ is gaining increasing traction in European politics and law. What is the meaning and relevance of the ‘EU values’, in the abstract as well as through their articulation in legally binding pronouncements (notably Art. 2 of the TEU)? […]

"The 2025 letter has been signed by over 400 academics, including 31 Nobel Prize winners. We call upon all democratic citizens to join them in defending democracy by signing the letter. " Tags: politics […]

"As the European Commission prepares to publish the Democracy Shield proposal, it must be sure that it has real and meaningful ambition, with matching resources to ensure real-world impact. Crucially, if Europe wants to be competitive in the world, it […]