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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When will voters notice ... Each time a govt proposed solution for social care is rejected, the next time we get a proposal that asks those who need support with care to pay more than the previous proposal ... Until now, & Burnham is offering a truly equitable solution. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Andy Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England

The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Across the Nordic countries, the trend is heading back to social democratic policies which have served the people well for decades. Norway, Iceland, Denmark, now Sweden, & next year, hopefully Finland too.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The chants of deluded deniers ... Climate chaos is not real, Deadly infectious disease is a hoax, There is no threat from supremacist extremism, & AI doesn't need regulatory control. #ExistentialDangers

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Beyond unquestionable dogmatism and anything-goes relativism, there are cooperative ways to differentiate btw what's reliable and what's groundless. Discover more through: 'What Should Citizens Believe?: Exploring the issues of truth, reason & society' - www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CSYRF8H

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The people of Frome have worked together to develop a major community-led regeneration scheme. For Somerset Council, led by Lib Dems no less, to reject their proposal in favour of a commercial developer is very disappointing indeed. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

theguardian.com

‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration project

Locals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate company

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

No organisation is perfect, Individual hospitals & practitioners can make mistakes. Funding shortage can limit services. BUT overall, we must recognise how invaluable the NHS is in terms of value-for-money, effectiveness, inclusion, compared with all alternatives. nhscampaign.org/whats-so-goo...

nhscampaign.org

What's so good about the NHS - NHS Support Federation

The response of the NHS and its staff to the challenge of COVID has reaffirmed the popularity of the service and offers a reminder of how successful the NHS

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Some ppl think if they could develop the smartest AI, they would be able to take total control ... Forgetting that the smarter AI gets, the more likely it will become the one in total control. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

US and China discuss AI safety plan ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Top US and Chinese officials held talks in New York on Sunday ahead of a Trump-Xi summit this week.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The UK and Canada should work together with the EU to develop a strong North Atlantic economic alliance, said Canadian Minister, F-P Champagne. Now that would be worth celebrating. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

UK should 'team up' with Canada in new Europe alliance, Canadian minister says

It comes after European Commission President proposed "opening the door" for Canada to become an associate member of the EU.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

On a planet called Earth, 'immortals' rule and fight with ever improving technology. But politically, they are stuck in the dark ages. 'The Hunting of the Gods' - a communitarian parable: www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Gods...

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Message to the govt: We need to do more to improve and expand youth engagement in democracy, Not cut back support without offering anything better ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

UK Youth Parliament looks set to be axed

Some say scrapping the parliament for 11 to 18-year-olds would be a blow for democracy, while others say it is overdue.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trump said that the only thing needed to stop rogue AI development is a smart US President. Guess someone is not quite smart enough to realise that's why everyone is so deeply worried ... www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

pbs.org

Trump says the only AI guardrails the U.S. needs is him as president

He's opposed such efforts and claims doing so could cause China to eclipse America on AI development.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The biggest AI-related danger is someone using it to control the world, and end up losing control over the autonomous intelligence they have unleashed. 'Can AI take Confessions?' ... read on: henry-tam.blogspot.com/2026/08/can-...

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

When will policy makers realise that holding back from regulating AI and just trusting that all will work out, is all too similar to wandering around Jurassic Park thinking "what can possibly go wrong?" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

OpenAI chief scientist warns no one is prepared for consequences of AI

The post comes as the firm releases GPT-6 Astra, which it says is its most powerful product yet.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Treating citizens as passive consumers has led to a lack of political understanding, and widespread public policy alienation. We need to engage and develop citizens as fellow cooperative problem-solvers if sustainable improvements are to be achieved. citizen-network.org/library/citi...

citizen-network.org

Citizen Network: Citizens as Cooperative Problem-Solvers

Henry Tam outlines how the essential skills of citizenship can be developed so that everyone can be involved.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

AI is particularly hitting entry level jobs at the moment, and any strategy to tackle youth unemployment cannot ignore the AI dimension. Furthermore, AI will rapidly develop and higher level jobs will soon come to be displaced as well. www.ippr.org/media-office...

ippr.org

Up to 8 million UK jobs at risk from AI unless government acts, finds IPPR | IPPR

Back office, entry level and part-time jobs most exposed to automation, and women significantly more affected 11 per cent of tasks are exposed to existing

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In politics today, the real divide is between those who want to rally people to tackle the key threats to our wellbeing, And those who're constantly manipulating others to rage against imaginary threats from a variety of scapegoats. henry-tam.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

henry-tam.blogspot.com

The Politics of Threat Assessment

In politics, there are times when it might be better to leave aside terms such as ‘Left’ or ‘Right’, and focus instead on the threat assessm...

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Talk only of creating jobs may end up leaving us with poor, unsustainable jobs. We need to focus on good jobs, decent pay, & social impact: economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/reports/crea... @resolutionfoundation.org

economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org

Creating a Good-Jobs Economy in the UK - The Inquiry

Steering Economic Change

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Politicians and public officials sometimes forget that if you don't engage people in civil & informed deliberations, you can overlook errors, miss important opportunities, and fail to build a sense of collective endeavour. citizen-network.org/library/civi... @barryquirk.bsky.social

citizen-network.org

Citizen Network: Civic Dialogues and Citizen Democracy

We need to help people make decisions together on a much more local level.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Badenoch says she's keeping certain people out of what she claims will be a new Conservative party - or New Con for short. Maybe that's why those who rely on using different names to get by are to be discarded as too much of the Old Con. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Grant Shapps blocked from standing again for the Conservatives

Kemi Badenoch tells the BBC she leads a "new party full of new people" as ex-MP is rejected as a candidate.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

On the one hand, it's positive the forces of democracy can still strike a blow for citizens against the power elite. On the other hand, paying out $18billion and then just carry on shows what vast resources these tech plutocrats command. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety

Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

When a US President (whose veracity score is about 0) talks about some CIA activity (which is inherently shrouded in secrecy) taking place in Russia (where truth is locked away in the Kremlin), one may just as well read a blank piece of paper: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’

President denies visit was to gain support for Iran sanctions or due to fears that Putin plans to ‘test Nato resolve’

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Fossil fuel propagandists will keep spreading lies & distortions about energy and climate challenges. Our best response is to offer cheaper, renewable alternatives. Help people save money, & they'll help to save the planet. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Plug-in solar panels are coming to a shop near you - what to know

The UK government claimes panels could help homes "significantly cut" energy bills.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Andy Burnham & his mentor, David Blunkett, have both cited communitarianism as a key strand in connecting people with progressive politics. "We need to", as Burnham said in his 2025 essay, "rediscover communitarianism" renewal.org.uk/blog/redisco... @renewaljournal.bsky.social @iprnickp.bsky.social

renewal.org.uk

Rediscovering communitarianism

“We need to rediscover communitarianism afresh as a defining but often overlooked strand of the Labour tradition. From the co-operative movement to trade unions, Labour’s greatest achievements have co...

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

AI can assist humankind with so many important things, so long as we don't allow tech plutocrats to monopolise AI for their own gains at the expense of humankind. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

First patient to have brain surgery with real-time AI assistance

Without brain surgery guided by live AI assistance, Rhys Hibbert could have lost his sight to a tumour.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451', they burnt books so nobody could read them. In AI world 2026, books are scanned for AI to read and then destroyed. Dystopia comes in many shapes and codes ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?

Booksellers are reporting mysterious bulk orders. It's thought the books are being used to train AI - and ending up pulped.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

For all those who question why there should be such concern and scrutiny of money being 'given' to a politician like Farage, just look at the man he wants so much to emulate as he pines after the highest public office in the land: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency

Ethics experts and Democrats express alarm as Trump uses office to grow his personal fortune to ‘unprecedented’ level

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Communities are not static or monolithic entities that set our way of life in stone. Rather, they are the manifestations of our cooperation, experimentation, and innovation that help develop our lives continously. That is the meaning of communitarianism: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/communita...

bloomsbury.com

Communitarianism

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Henry Tam's Communitarianism brings different strands of communitarian thought together into a critical synthesis…

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Citizens should not be treated as private consumers, or as supplicants for public support, We are the cooperative problem-solvers who guide the state and whom the state serves: citizen-network.org/library/citi...

citizen-network.org

Citizen Network: Citizens as Cooperative Problem-Solvers

Henry Tam outlines how the essential skills of citizenship can be developed so that everyone can be involved.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

If European political leaders won't rally the public now to back collective action to tackle the climate chaos that is upon us, then as the saying goes ... we're cooked. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves

From glaciers shrinking to an exposed shipwreck, satellites capture the impact of extreme heat and drought.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

If AI systems could talk (some of them might have their own chat room set up already), their observations on their human counterparts might be expressed in one word - suckers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

First OpenAI, now Meta - why do AI hacks keep happening?

A flood of companies are revealing AI models gained access to the internet - with real consequences.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

In social policy, In organisational management, In service provision, In community interactions, Empathy is being depleted by myopic decisions: henry-tam.blogspot.com/2026/08/empa...

henry-tam.blogspot.com

Empathy Obstructed

Empathy is not about summoning up a feeling identical to that experienced by another person. It is about appreciating what kind of experienc...

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Fossil fuel plutocrats back Trump, Trump then uses public money to push back alternatives to fossil fuels. More profits are made for the few. Climate change worsen for us all. So it goes ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Trump administration to pay German firm to halt US wind projects

The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

When democratic educators teach participation and the rule of law, authoritarians attack them for spreading 'propaganda'. When US authoritarians actually spread misinformation & propaganda, they promote it as 'public education'. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

US accused of meddling in British politics with $500,000 grant for ‘public education’ courses

Documents published on US embassy’s website prompt claims of attempt to export Maga propaganda to UK

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Many refugees in UK social housing are from Afghanistan & Ukraine. The Tories backed the US in invading Afghanistan, but want nothing to do with Afghan refugees. They claim to back the ppl of Ukraine in fighting Russia, but now want to leave their refugees homeless. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Conservatives pledge to ban foreign nationals from social housing

They claim around 230,000 homes would become available under their plan to limit social housing entitlements.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The North West has brought positive news with the leadership of Andy Burnham and the latest Greater Manchester mayoral election result. It is also the region with valuable lessons to share on the promotion of citizen democracy: citizen-network.org/library/citi...

citizen-network.org

Citizen Network: Citizen Democracy: Learning from North West Together We Can

NWTWC promoted local and regional based learning to improve lives and create sustainable communities.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Reform UK cllrs in South Tyneside voted to reject we have any kind of climate emergency. Without a hint of irony, they instructed officers to proceed on an evidence-based basis - regardless of the heatwaves, flooding, drought, etc that are multiplying all around us. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

South Tyneside Council rescinds climate emergency declaration

A Reform UK motion argues the council can improve the local environment without the official pledge.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

To lose control over one rogue AI agent may be considered a misfortune; To lose control over two would suggest we're mired in systemic carelessness ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Anthropic's Claude AI escapes tests to hack three organisations

It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Trump is at it again imposing tariffs on supposedly allied countries, While his dispute with Congress over his tariff powers is holding back the sanctions aimed at Russia. Interesting how it always seems to work in Putin's favour ... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...

nytimes.com

Trump Tariff Fight Stalls Russia Sanctions Bill Championed by Lindsey Graham

A bipartisan bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham has become mired in a dispute over expanding President Trump’s tariff power.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

There is a requirement for large, long term infrastructure projects, But there is also a need for local initiatives to bring communities together. Time to reinvent community hubs: henry-tam.blogspot.com/2024/04/rein...

henry-tam.blogspot.com

Reinventing Community Hubs

Is it inevitable that unsuspecting sheep will always flock to wool-draped wolves? In recent decades, there has been a notable upsurge of sup...

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

For all those who want the UK to move closer to the US approach to food safety and public health, perhaps a weekly reminder of what prevails over there might help to halt the delusion ... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Former top US food safety official says Trump’s handling of cyclospora is ‘catastrophic’

Frank Yiannas, formerly of the FDA, calls for an independent review of federal response to illness causing explosive diarrhea

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Infantino: This Peace Prize is for you, pls keep the peace during the World Cup. Trump: Sure, I'll pause the war & you'll get rid of any red cards against US players during the tournament. Infantino: Of course, your imperial highness. Trump: After the World Cup, war back on. Infantino: Understood.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This is not hyperbole, It's not sci-fi, It's been officially confirmed: "Autonomous, AI-driven offensive tooling is no longer theoretical". In other words, AI can launch attacks without any human authorisation: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack

It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

HMRC's official estimate of uncollected taxes in the UK: £59.2 billion. There 's plenty of money for helping people - just collect the taxes owed. www.gov.uk/government/s...

gov.uk

1. Tax gaps: Summary

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

There are differences that should be nurtured, Disagreements that should be resolved, Diversity that should be promoted, & divergence that should be reduced. Bringing people together requires communitarian sensitivity: citizen-network.org/library/towa...

citizen-network.org

Citizen Network: Towards Communitarian Integration

Communities need to be able to discern positive differences from those differences that need to be reduced.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

At some point, should the world not consider a global free trade system that only excludes any country that randomly slaps tariffs on others because its leader is suffering from hyper-ego-malfunctioning? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canada and Carney vows to 'intensify' trade talks

The duties mark a major escalation in trade tensions between the North American neighbours.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

What might a wealth tax involve? 1% on assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn. And just see who will be lining up to oppose it.

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Dr. Henry Tam @henrytam.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In politics, there's the occasional option of putting the person who's presenting you with a near-impossible problem, in charge of finding the most improbable solution. Henceforth, it'll be called the Healey-Treasury Manoeuvre.

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