@midwalesmike.bsky.socialAfter I used a 'Little Britain' catchphrase to examine AI making decisions affecting human beings, the Lib Dems adopted it. Did I hit a cultural nerve?
#LibDems #AI #EconomicGrowth #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialPIP reassessments may be stressful, so ending routine reviews for people with progressive conditions seems attractive. But what if their award should rise?
#PIP #DLA #DisabilityBenefits #TimmsReview #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialThere is a fundamental difference between a machine processing information and a human being exercising judgement.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanRights #Technology #AIRegulation #Automation #Accountability #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialThe latest proposals for reforming Personal Independence Payment contain some genuinely welcome ideas, but there is a serious problem buried among them.
#PIP #DisabilityBenefits #DWP #WelfareReform #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialThe State Pension is set to rise above £13,000 a year. Why are non-pensioners making such a fuss?
#StatePension #TripleLock #Pensions #UKPolitics #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialReform UK has received £72 million from two crypto billionaires. But the bigger issue is what the donations tell us about the relationship between wealth and democracy.
#ReformUK #PoliticalDonations #Democracy #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialNew PIP proposals contain genuinely welcome reforms. But who should decide what a disabled person needs to meet the extra costs of their disability? #PIP #DisabilityBenefits #DWP #TimmsReview #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialWhy did Reform UK accept £72 million its bosses knew might have to be returned? And why is there still no cap on domestic billionaire donors?
#ReformUK #Farage #PoliticalDonations #Democracy #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialAI can make mistakes. But the bigger question is why politicians and businesses are allowing it to make decisions about human beings at all.
#AI #HumanRights #AIRegulation #Technology #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialIf scrutiny only arrives when a policy is already in trouble, is it really damage limitation?
#UKPolitics #LocalGovernment #CouncilReorganisation #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialWhat happens when people believe their concerns cannot be expressed without being dismissed with intimidation, abuse or violence?
#TheWhipLine #SmallBoats #PoliticalDebate #FreeSpeech #Politics
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialPolice forces are struggling with staff shortages, inadequate resources and pressure from rising crime. Who should back them up?
#Policing #PoliceFunding #Crime #PoliceReform #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialThe public rejects cuts to disability benefits. So will Andy Burnham listen? What about preventing people becoming ill in the first place? #DisabilityBenefits #PIP #NHS #Labour #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialUK sanctions on Israel may look limited. But their implications could be much bigger – for trade, international law and political relationships.
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #UKPolitics #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialCouncil reorganisation has been thrown into doubt after Angela Rayner received new legal advice. What did it say?
#UKPolitics #LocalGovernment #Labour #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialSmall boats are fuelling an ugly political divide. We need to hear legitimate concerns about migration without tolerating racism, intimidation or disorder.
#Migration #SmallBoats #UKPolitics #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialWhat happens when political words stop meaning what they are supposed to mean? When labels become insults, they stop helping us understand politics and start encouraging us NOT to
#PoliticalLanguage #Populism #Politics #TheWhipLine
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@midwalesmike.bsky.socialNigel Farage says he is the target of a “complainants’ society”. But with Reform UK facing yet another funding controversy, is he really the victim?
#NigelFarage #ReformUK #UKPolitics #Politics #TheWhipLine
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