I do think we sometimes forget:
1. We need high-skilled migrants to keep the NHS working, and to grow the economy
2. High-skilled migrants have a *lot* of choices over where to go
And
3. We’ve been getting less attractive as a destination for years anyway (wages here famously suck)
folks, this is some really weird shit. the president is not well.
I have absolutely no clue what is going on with this world anymore
Civility matters, but the elite desire to raise it to the highest virtue is sublimated classism and status quo bias.
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Governing AI starts with user control
To keep AI open, competitive, & user-centred, we need real data portability — no more platform lock-in, writes @mchrisriley.com, Data Transfer Initiative, in a new blog:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/governi...
The Government has talked the talk on regulatory reform, now it's time to walk the walk. With a new Business Secretary, I'm in City AM today arguing that Peter Kyle should boost growth by taking a fresh look at the Government's plans to cut red tape.
www.cityam.com/new-business...
This is an excellent explainer. 👀 quote: “In rough terms, the workforce of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents commit crimes at an equal or even greater rate PER CAPITA than the population of undocumented immigrants do in the United States.”
This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
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