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EDM 2650 Letter to my MP
Subject: Support the EDM 2650 - the UK needs a digital sovereignty strategy now
Dear Charlotte Cane MP,
I urge you to support the EDM 2650, to create an urgently needed UK digital sovereignty strategy.
I’ve been working in the tech sector in the UK for 30 years, and am keenly aware of how fundamentally beholden private and public organisations digital services are to foreign companies. Whether it’s the well-known, like Google or Microsoft, or the less visible Palantir, Oracle or AWS - our entire digital infrastructure is owned and run primarily by US tech companies.
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Ex-twitter
For obvious reasons, I left Twitter. I kept the archive, because it is almost 10 years of stuff what I wrote. Some of which was funny, personal and / or interesting (to me).
Now, even with the archive, I don’t want there to be any links back to the nazi bar. So, if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you clicked on a link there. It’s okay. I do it too sometimes. I’m not immune to wishing it was better. I’m not immune to hoping to find that friends have signed off and deleted their accounts.
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Wait, you're still on X?
Elon Musk OK. So, you ignored warnings like mine from a year ago, and you’re still using and promoting the non-consensual porn and CSAM site, x.com.
😢 “We know it’s bad, but we’ve got a huge audience there.”
But, if that’s true, what does that say about your audience? An audience that comprises of supporters of fascism; creators of inappropriate, offensive, and illegal content; and politically weaponised bots? Is this the audience you want to cultivate?
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Songs for Christmas
Without a shadow of a doubt, this is the Christmas music you and your hipster mates would play, if it wasn’t too much of a drag.
I am not allowed to play this album in the family areas during the festive run-up, but funnily enough, by the time the big day arrives, we’re all ready for a bit of a palette cleanser…
There’s such a great energy in this album. Trad songs and Steven’s own alike are performed with a fresh-sounding verve. The standout track for me is “Get behind me, Santa!” which just oozes good humour.
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