Reposted by R PhelpsDr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 4hAB has managed to wrong foot (on this subject) afaics pretty much the entire UK media / think tank etc establishment. I remain v curious as to the catalyst for what I think is a v significant change of direction. 4362
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 1hJust by doing the barest amount of learning from the last decade Burnham is making all sorts of good things possible. 000
Reposted by R PhelpsSteven Seggie @stevenhseggie.bsky.social · 3hAs a result of my work I meet a lot of EU political / business elites and I don’t think I’ve met a single one who, assuming the UK was serious, wouldn’t welcome the UK back to the EU. 152
Reposted by R PhelpsPascal @pascallth.bsky.social · 2hRussia has made no secret of their intentions in this war: they are going to bomb everything in Ukraine Apartments, hospitals, schools, supermarkets, internet services, telecoms, heating, electricity – not to speak of the constant risk they blow up a nuclear facility 142
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 2hWhat's most moronic about this is Ukraine is the clearest, most uniting argument for Rejoin as you can find. We watch EU summits on funds to Ukraine without a say or a vote, just keeping our fingers crossed as a major priority if the British people is decided upon. Bring back our voice. 030
Reposted by R PhelpsHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 4hGood piece from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & @sarahoconnorft.ft.com on AI in science. It’s making some bits faster, but there is a new ‘verification tax’ taking up time. And there are heightened bottlenecks in physical experiments & data collection. AI is a workflow problem www.ft.com/content/4508...ft.comThe AI Shift: Is AI supercharging science?Productivity gains in analysis are getting stuck in physical-world bottlenecks 24115
Reposted by R PhelpsChaz Nuttycombe @chaznuttycombe.bsky.social · 19hDemocrats are currently favored this year in state government elections to... Create 4 new trifectas Create 4 new supermajorities Break 4 Republican trifectas Break 8 Republican supermajorities projects.statenavigate.com/25-26/nation... 48223
Reposted by R PhelpsStanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 18hNew lowest figure I have seen for the purchase of wheat directly from Russian farmers. In the northern parts of Rostov they are selling at 3 000 rubles per ton. That's between 25-30% of the production cost for the 2026 harvest. 17010
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 23hstatic.klipy.comTed Lasso says YES! (TheGoon BigOldGoon)ALT: Ted Lasso says YES! (TheGoon BigOldGoon) 010
Reposted by R PhelpsChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 02/10/20261/ Ukraine's A1 Artificial Intelligence Centre has developed, with UK support, a new AI platform called SPECTR AI to greatly reduce the time taken to detect and engage Russian targets. A Russian analysis highlights its capabilities and the threat it poses to Russian forces. ⬇️ 323557
Reposted by R PhelpsRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 01/10/2026European political elites need to understand that if they say European security isn't possible without the US, they are actually saying that European security isn't possible. For many reasons, they don't want to accept that, but they urgently need to. 316048
Reposted by R PhelpsAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Getting the UK back into the EU is no longer just about winning the arguments of 2016. It is about anticipating and decisively shifting the Overton Window around where the arguments will be about membership in the 2030s. 1236
Reposted by R PhelpsAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Associate Member breakfast 3144739
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Syria all over again. Putin is stalemated in the front lines, in an economic hole and so resorts to terror. Worrying that Burnham didn't mention this around the clock hell in his Conference speech, we can do so much more to help, the public would be with him. 044
Reposted by R PhelpsJacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨🚨Under-reported but strikingly radical #enlargement proposal from the @ec.europa.eu where the EU would offer unprecedented "gradual integration" into the EU SM and access to research programs for candidate countries, while their applications are being worked on. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...politico.euEU to offer single-market access to candidate countriesEconomic benefits would be conditional and can be taken away if non-members backslide on democracy or share sensitive tech with unfriendly governments, the plan says. 512366
Reposted by R Phelpsrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 01/10/2026sure. he has retrofitted a model of artificial intelligence which is mathematically impossible in order to speak about artificial intelligence which actually exists, then used a metaphysics which is so insane that it is virtually impossible to explain to another person to predict doom. 866083
Reposted by R PhelpsBettina Struff #Woke #FBPE #FBPR #NHS #RejoinEU @bettinastruff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"His remarks are particularly likely to be welcomed by EU members, who have been frustrated by the UK’s inability to have an honest conversation with itself about its relationship with the bloc." An excellent article from @alexhh.bsky.social in @bylinetimes.bsky.social And already.... 26124
Reposted by R PhelpsNaomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Where does the idea that the UK would have to be in Schengen and join the Euro come from? I personally don‘t see the EU insisting on that 12217
Reposted by R PhelpsSimon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Andy Burnham promised a circuit-breaker but he’s yet to deliver one. Here’s a five-point plan to reverse the damage of four decades of neo-liberalism. The second in my two-part series on how to fix Britain’s wrecked balance sheetnixons.substack.comHow to Rebuild Britain’s Lost WealthAndy Burnham promised a circuit-breaker. Here’s a five-point plan to reverse the damage of four decades of failed neo-liberalism and restore the country’s wrecked balance sheet 3135
Reposted by R PhelpsDr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The answer to the question. ‘With respect both to adopting and not adopting the Euro is it better to join the Euro?’ Is: Yes 2171
Reposted by R PhelpsDr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The answer to the question: ‘Is it materially more likely the UK will adopt the Euro if it joins the EU?’ No. 1121
Reposted by R PhelpsDr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The answer to the question: ‘Will the UK have adopt the Euro if it joins the EU?’ No. 6284
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Unbelievable. Idiots. This is like losing Queen Elizabeth I's remains. 000
Reposted by R PhelpsMark Riedl @markriedl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And here we goooo... nonprofit legal advocacy organization is suing OpenAI over the HuggingFace hack on the grounds that it violated California state law arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.com"An AI did it" is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hackOpenAI makes others suffer "the harms of its unsafe decision-making," nonprofit says. 38015
Reposted by R PhelpsLeo Cendrowicz @leocendro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026EU folks have responded warmly after Andy Burnham opened the door to returning: inews.co.uk/news/world/m...inews.co.ukEU open to reversing Brexit after Burnham speech - but at a priceAndy Burnham has made the EU take note – but a Brexit reset would test everyone 052
Reposted by R PhelpsKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 30/09/2026“Putin has gone even crazier,” a senior Ukrainian official told The Economist. “He ordered attacks on everything civilian. They want people to be afraid of going to the supermarket.” www.economist.com/europe/2026/...economist.comPutin’s new bombardment of Kyiv has a terrible logicA Russian terror campaign aims to cripple the capital even before winter hits 810763
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This looks like a job for @emwandsworthmerton.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comNo 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EUSenior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit 131
Reposted by R PhelpsTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026He is not burning cash. He is investing money to shape political discourse and public opinion in line with his ideology and interests. And it's a successful strategy. Also, for a billionaire losing 10 million is like losing 1000 pounds for a middle class person. 111132
Reposted by R PhelpsGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 30/09/2026OpenAI says Moonshot attempted to manipulate their models to disclose reasoning chains as part of a distillation effort.openai.comDisrupting a coordinated model-distillation campaignLearn how OpenAI disrupted a campaign to extract protected model reasoning and is strengthening defenses against adversarial distillation. 8455
Reposted by R PhelpsGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Wrote in June that Burnham should revive his Rejoin position and delighted that he has. The economic/geopolitical/electoral case has only got stronger. www.arguably.uk/p/we-cant-af... 1215
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026lol. Important to watch this, the Russian government has barely managed to borrow anything from the market in weeks. 001
Reposted by R PhelpsFared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Otherwise, we can see the limits for Britain when it wants to re-engage with us while remaining outside, because you cannot pick and choose among the freedoms of the Union. You cannot decide to take what suits you and leave the rest. 0173
Reposted by R PhelpsFared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think it would be a good decision, and I think he is right to have that audacity. 1182
Reposted by R PhelpsFared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 30/09/2026French President Macron: Welcome back, if the British want to return. The British have always been demanding partners, but our bilateral relations have continued on issues such as defense, security, immigration and many strategic matters. 1256
Reposted by R PhelpsKungahuset @kungahuset.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A 3D simulation showed what happened to the FlyDubai plane. They were on the verge of crashing in the air due to exceeding the maximum speed. And it's truly a miracle that they were able to regain control of the aircraft. #Dubai #Pilots #FlyDubai #Israel #Terrorist #MuslimTerrorist #Oman 253
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's entirely possible the Russia-Ukraine war ends up this year with Ukraine having net gains. The West needs to step up and help Ukraine defend its skies and pour on the long-range pain, and there's a good chance Putin gives up post the French election. If Le Pen loses... 030
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026'Just incredible how modern players can play 5 set matches and come out again the next day at 100%' Yeah, no shit. 000
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'd say around 0.05% of football fans want to think about this but it's spot on. See also tennis. 010
Reposted by R PhelpsAndy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So UK economy looking... pretty decent? Sadly it's hard to get that message across against the global bond market moves, tough fiscal arithmetic and dire geopolitics. 1194
Reposted by R PhelpsAndy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Get this - real GDP per head has grown by 1.1% over the first half of 2026. Excluding the swings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, that's the largest increase since late 2017. 43111
Reposted by R PhelpsAndy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🥳 UK economy grew more than thought in the second quarter. • GDP +0.5% qq versus a previous estimate of +0.4% (same with GDP per head) • Strong business investment growth (see 👇) • Current account balance (exc. precious metals) smallest in 5 years at 1% of GDP thanks to services exports 38733
R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tory corruption from pre-2024 should still get this treatment. 110
Reposted by R PhelpsEuropean Movement in Wandsworth and Merton @emwandsworthmerton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On Oct 19 we are having a social with a difference! Arjan, our resident local beer expert, has reserved Battersea Brewery taproom for everyone hoping to learn more on beer history and styles. It's also a great opportunity to meet EM members from across London. All info here: tinyurl.com/4c9y8mxz 22117