2026-03-20T10:27:59Z https://yabu.me Kim Spence-Jones 🇬🇧😷 https://yabu.me/npub1npwrdcqh5yahwgu8qh5f00h4ytsr5gycah6s2wfw8w4cadgwa78qvet4lp https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/470/228/980/613/623/original/f982c2dfaf927292.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/470/228/980/613/623/original/f982c2dfaf927292.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyz68gvym7a5wkhaj64696xmkfxzu43dg9mde25x82adhuxr2rurszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu3tpg3j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7vhry2y983n7za6xz87ky4snfe62wr5cd6wlhgnpkfnsqmadatqyfgzqp'>nevent1q…gzqp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>‘Trump post’ is not an adequate Alt text. Do better! 😉 2026-03-14T10:38:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsre3k0n4qzalpz3hy9m5s5hu4jfqu22gs47362nwgcgc2et0r9z3qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu74klzq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdeya8j8kph26run05jqglptgnmujgtfke6rrper4m5mkyes935pckyr7xg'>nevent1q…r7xg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had exactly this dilemma in a company I worked for which had a ‘no defence work’ rule. We were asked to provide equipment for on-base schools. We decided that was OK, but not everyone was comfortable with the decision. 2025-07-14T15:45:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf68d6y06eama8q2m4066jl9h9phgsj9cj6p7v84ep7y73jh57jdszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcundtvyx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8cqy7p30f7xp5e4e48scrtq7dv80xrl7rufdh3hkf67zdxwy7v2gphyp4l'>nevent1q…yp4l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As Phil Moorhouse often complains, Labour are absolutely shit at publishing the good stuff they do. Does Labour HQ even have a Social Media team? Do they even have a Mastodon account? I never see anything reposted from any SM platform. There should be daily updates. One lesson they could learn from Trump! 2025-07-06T00:25:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4w8gh9d7w9xvypx9gpu4g780x2jej4cdwhzm7zvld27mfg6m4vgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuk99e06 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrupxlp2nsng8s8uall98h4f2jjtmyzd5w3m9df2v08fy324rejeg98zjhx'>nevent1q…zjhx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I certainly couldn’t vote for a party that distanced itself from any climate action. So no, your strategy fails as it will piss off anyone likely to support a new party. They’ll all vote Green instead, as will I. 2025-07-03T23:03:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdq22awju3t4vpt3wezemqfyrwyrl3lxyf6qa23ruaq53s9gk7rxqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuj8xuwq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9d9y7gkywwu3swpgtyrzafdlfrw0wd7v4hs3pcusew7zhh6d0teclfwm8n'>nevent1q…wm8n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Conclusive (?) proof that Labour should not do as Wes Streeting says and ‘take Reform seriously’ by drifting to the right, but should instead ‘take Greens seriously’ and get back to traditional Labour pro-human policies. 2025-05-05T05:34:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqf4kq8k6lan7ckaxcrcgw6z25avvaldjgxkttveh84veq2l04uqqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuj8pm4c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdlw8fvmk9whyknn9w3h9nwutmwkc32shd5cawj5apnakzlq4gy2sawdekz'>nevent1q…dekz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, Toby Lütke enshitifies Shopify. Clearly a fan of the Musk approach to management.<br/> Failure of Shopify imminent. 2025-04-08T10:56:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjddjk7956f67jlnrjqrzktxpfpfcad4apmf6w0eec7dahldwxmczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuqyyn08 Who could replace Reeves?<br/><br/>How about Chi Onwura? A chartered Engineer with an MBA, with experience in both private industry and at Ofcom (where I first encountered her, and realised quickly she has a brain sharper than my own).<br/><br/>She comes from Newcastle, so not London centric, and has a good reputation as a constituency MP.<br/><br/>So far her highest role was Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, but I think she is destined for much higher things.<br/><br/><a href="https://chionwurahmp.com/about-me/">https://chionwurahmp.com/about-me/</a><br/>#UKPolitics 2025-03-26T21:24:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0jgttmw87zgdjdvwenhl0t6vcx3graqh3urj8t5pf3gtlaway7aszyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuq6qx7t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsptd0qsp742fc78sccvv39nud6h09xf0hwhnmqq04s27ll49nj6hqyjcjnn'>nevent1q…cjnn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed, but only recently has France been becoming the _loudest_ voice of reason. Other European countries used to be more influential. 2025-03-22T11:39:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylryvwzwlpl7k7ak4t8yvfmsldsvmqr092txv7d4jjpaahp32q7qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuz2jjgp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqprhfglp0v6awula663u5k5r04m4vqufrg8ftul6rlhst6a490kqdnt0ug'>nevent1q…t0ug</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have reached that unexpected point in history where the French are the loudest voice of reason (they have voted to protect end-to-end encryption). Good on them! 2025-03-22T11:18:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp8dejw3hn0u7gs5ft0jrdn8vtnrce4glkzp5aqdccqnm7yppm7cqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcugwvt63 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqste5p85prmtldh8xwrt3amfnrdk5ja0tjejxmrj8x7pkjy2d8d80swjj072'>nevent1q…j072</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>‘Wellbeing’? 2025-03-12T14:08:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf8vnnmpw05swtuktwn6kp9k9v5lqz5e6j45002duyj4lcx0q4hjgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu26rj2s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfcm8p65fyajx2c3prekus40w2a49yrzhyyl9tld8d6cg68lf36qz2hnxd'>nevent1q…hnxd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The depressing thing is how hard it is for bosses to spot what is going on. These people are usually masters at disguising their behaviour from those above them. 2025-03-02T09:50:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstt4m5jl9kr73twhex5hscd8e2lmsfqdlz22jcxppew6ux79xe94gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu6sefnt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswydrpvks5cl7f28thg0assfv5jxsvxuxszhs39ydq6n2pse9pjass5u0dm'>nevent1q…u0dm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>possible theory: he drove there, drowned, and someone stole the car. 2025-02-23T22:43:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstw0t998gm400kqzmst54j4ptvw93xqm43l2l5xz9x557xwe5q25qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuj2act0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqzp4zu7ge4zdd07zgjlfvjx48hxvhuapg2r8sxjzunklu75rzjxqrr22a3'>nevent1q…22a3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The really dumb thing is that there are weasel words that work well. ‘Trained as a solicitor’ would garner almost as much respect, whilst being significantly more accurate. 2025-02-20T18:13:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdjk0hpju29q2w8kz7rksl5c7mmjv94mtl3yfwgs3wajwscvmk0dgzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu4zqa6x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqdvul2pgsf3p47qum4q064h5whcrjpkgt5gv0dakmjyp084200gan233t'>nevent1q…233t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think there’s a difference between putting on the best spin and actually misrepresenting facts. ‘Experience with x’ when you were just helping your boss is one thing. ‘Being a banker’ when you were just answering the complaints line, or claiming to have a qualification you don’t have, is a rather less acceptable thing.<br/><br/>Thank you,<br/>Prof emeritus Kim, PhD, MA Cantab. 😜 2025-02-20T18:05:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgatfyk0y0aejf5jz63u46gvd37vem5gqu4n9qyprgkr94vn8cqqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcufwhk4f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgz75csh4edsncx7ytw8tl372f4879lugxx65jdkyvyhx403erwkswr6ssz'>nevent1q…6ssz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gosh, that’s quite an extreme analysis. I think we need to suspend judgement until we see how America pans out over the next couple of years. If MAGA is drubbed in the mid-terms, things may be very different. 2025-02-18T11:19:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszsqzrs248gdq9pmn5aqgsuypc3dlnnjcwc4fjc6lq4a57l2eq8qqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcum76dl4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs207s84rtz7mvusr2wj60n5pnvz9z6zmal8h3h47esdrt997gp2dq4nkg04'>nevent1q…kg04</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m told by a biochemist friend that the NIH was *the* international repository of genetic research data (not just for humans, but for many other lifeforms too). All those data are currently inaccessible. This is vandalism on a par with the burning of the library of Alexandria. 2025-02-09T01:21:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ulum50uwjekak97kfqxxgekr9lkw0sgu297czg4evpv8c90jz7gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu6rhd54 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxl997s6tnt3kpda2udmsn9ae0s7tld5mkpl72zex9rscp55gp08q4qhgkn'>nevent1q…hgkn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn’t know the Government had convened a group to look at why our soft power is waning. Is there any way to input to it? 2025-02-05T10:23:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd33dzg3reyl0qwly73phqy9trwdex68pr0dspgfjah75v90av04qzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcukkcumg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs95620aw7ewk0drl5fhwjqnlu2gaqm9qst9dc23v44sam3dx2jnqqh8y2us'>nevent1q…y2us</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Labour Party Conferences put forward a lot of the right ideas. It’s time the leadership stopped ignoring what is decided there. 2025-02-05T10:02:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8zlm42j0nm66dtlyexjhnfwlyjy6myt6tajwql8fk93p9l6edswczyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu8vxp2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtnnre9zzqv5uqsm8sfklqc8ecvwldh3q64p8h9ghawaf88p3hxqlt7wxw'>nevent1q…7wxw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can you imagine the reception Nye Bevan’s pitch for the NHS would have got from this Cabinet? Labour has completely lost the plot. LINO indeed!<br/>#UKPolitics 2025-01-29T08:23:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvjlzwpkua5x4lv73qwn9m5llumf04wnvvxth7qdwawqfdmdzae3gzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu4cz2zf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdx855py7dppv5m38gysh0mhfdwzeggx4rffk60fdh990qvt7q86swwsv79'>nevent1q…sv79</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For those who don’t know, currency hedging is a service which (in its useful form) allows companies with a future liability in a foreign currency (for example to buy electronic components) to buy forward enough currency to meet their obligations. That fixes into their own currency the price they will have to pay, allowing them to plan their profit margin, transferring any risk that exchange rates will move against them. Or alternatively, to fix incoming payments, too. 2024-11-30T10:41:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdx855py7dppv5m38gysh0mhfdwzeggx4rffk60fdh990qvt7q86szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcul4wkk9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7qu3ntgvrccrsapn8laxhxjd7vqf8rr50x6zufnp8l9stvejvycy52tmd'>nevent1q…2tmd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A great read! The only sentence I disagree with is “In the financial economy, it is a zero-sum game, where the winner takes the losers’ money.” That’s not totally true. The financial economy has to make a profit, and it does so by extracting some of the profit from the real economy. It is in fact largely parasitical. Yes, some services such as insurance and currency hedging are worth paying for, but many are not, and in fact do great damage. 2024-11-30T09:31:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszjana4szxgnd4n8usn98c406tlqg476f77eyrsyj0wd98knxe63szyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcu0hytxy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstu4yhldxyee9cakdkv8a0u8d70at9pzwkjhuuqk3kygnkd70jzacdxy2w5'>nevent1q…y2w5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don’t think the fight is over yet, unless too many people start to think that it is. 2024-06-30T09:08:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4gpusszj7xlshyq8we3c8hqr5mnh5gyrvlpcs509e50eexuxwugzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcudddvsf A message for Americans who are comfortable that a Trump win is unthinkable. That’s what Remainers thought about Brexit, and complacency led to all the unthinkable things happening.<br/> Fight like hell for Biden, while you still have the opportunity. 2024-06-30T06:29:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswe8klgy2nn2g5x8a2zmk0542yfpawgdl4exad9wt97z9pt8d7daqzyzv9cdhqz7snkaersuz739a7753wqw3qnrkl2pfe9ca6hr44pmhcuqu6nrd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxkfsrugs9wzypzwlz7f4ne4h779rvrntczmql757efqmxmgp28ncj4vtqu'>nevent1q…vtqu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You see, impatience! Corbyn’s policies were outside the Overton Window. He wasn’t the ‘first step’, he was a wild leap into the unknown (at least that’s how the electorate saw it).<br/> We may not like what Starmer is offering, but at least it’s to the left of the Tories, and will start to move the Overton Window leftwards again. 2024-06-08T08:58:56Z