Tech For Good
In a few weeks’ time, together with a brilliant, brilliant data scientist, we’re launching a project which has the potential to improve decision-making throughout the UK. In fact, this tool [...]
New Knowledge Nuggets: Episode 2
Starey Eyes Have you ever felt like someone is watching you from behind? Or have you ever caught someone staring at you, only for them to turn around and [...]
New Knowledge Nuggets: Episode 1
Political Yuck Factor This week, I stumbled upon a curious tidbit that tickled my brain, one of those insights that feels like it should have been obvious all along. It [...]
Tax My House
So, Labour’s signature policy is slapping 20% VAT on private school fees. What a sorry state of affairs – that this is pretty much the sum total of the [...]
Chickens Coming Home to Roost
Former British Chancellor George Osborne, who served between 2010-2016, was a brilliant political operator. However, he was the most damaging chancellor of my 44 years. Brilliant, because when the International [...]
Becoming Human 2
A few months ago I spent the day filming with a TV crew working for the Singapore-based Channel News Asia, for their show Becoming Human 2, all about AI [...]
Don’t Envy George Clooney
If you look up the dictionary definition of the word “debonair” it says: “See George Clooney”. Ok, it doesn’t say that, but I’m sure we can agree that Clooney epitomises [...]
Vote Conservative?
Imagine that you require some serious non-standard surgery of the general anaesthetic-requiring type. Imagine that two surgeons visit your hospital bed vying for the right to perform this procedure of [...]
Unleashing Infinite Political Potential With AI
Since standing as the first AI-powered candidate in an election in July 2023, I have spoken to dozens of fascinating people all around the world who want to upgrade [...]
It’s the weather, stupid
In the winter of 2012, in Bilton, Harrogate where I lived, the sitting Conservative Councillor resigned. Naturally, this triggered a by-election just before Christmas, on 13 December. Nobody, but nobody, [...]
