kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Me: *pops in to see if Bluesky has got any more progress-y* Median Bluesky post: 030 3
Reposted by @kmeinnes.bsky.socialJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 11/05/2026Appoint Blair from the Lords as the War Prime Minister so he can finally destroy the Triple Lock, then resign so someone else can take over. 6314 31
Reposted by @kmeinnes.bsky.socialCalum Weir @cwp-weir.bsky.social · 20/06/2025The rise of Nigel Farage could lead you to believe that a more abrasive way of doing politics is popular. So, we wanted to test: Does the public want politicians to swear more? Should politicians try to be more colourful, by using more colourful language? The answer is ‘no’(-ish). A thread 🧵: 2177 17
Reposted by @kmeinnes.bsky.socialJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 16/06/2025New episode of THE ABUNDANCE AGENDA podcast is out now! ☢️ SMRs vs Big Daddy reactors (technical term) 🚄 Does govt support for Northern Powerhouse Rail secretly save HS2 to Manchester? 🪪 And we speak to @kmeinnes.bsky.social about "BritCard" www.abundancepod.com/p/smrs-vs-bi...abundancepod.comSMRs vs Big Daddy ReactorsPlus has Northern Powerhouse Rail saved HS2? And we dig into a controversial digital identity proposal. 385 8
Reposted by @kmeinnes.bsky.socialMarios Richards @mariosrichards.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Seems like a lot of people don't realise that UK police can - and do - stop people and ask for ID. There is little to no connection between the state requiring that you have ID/carry it with you* and the state *giving* everyone ID. 6112 11
Reposted by @kmeinnes.bsky.socialChristabel Cooper @christabelcoops.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Today @labourtogether.bsky.social called for a Digital ID for all UK citizens and residents. There are many good reasons for this - convenience, efficiency of public services, avoiding another Windrush scandal, but also the impact on perceptions of migration. www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...labourtogether.ukBritCard: a progressive digital identity for Britain — Labour TogetherIn government, Labour has committed to reducing migration. Labour Together is supporting this agenda with a series of papers looking at how to create a migration system that puts country first. In Oct... 72210 22
Reposted by @kmeinnes.bsky.socialRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025I’ve never understood the irrational opposition to universal ID in this country so very happy to see this in my inbox today 9628139 281
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Genuinely interested to know what specifically is grotesque about it in your view - surely only the state can legitimately say who is a member of it, and issue tokens of that? 010 1
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Some thoughts on our report, www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...labourtogether.ukBritCard: a progressive digital identity for Britain — Labour TogetherIn government, Labour has committed to reducing migration. Labour Together is supporting this agenda with a series of papers looking at how to create a migration system that puts country first. In Oct... 142 4
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025... it’ll be because it’s well-designed and executed and actually adds value to peoples’ daily lives. I think it absolutely could do that. 100 1
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025The brand: I don’t think it’s necessarily jingoistic to use the 🇬🇧 or the prefix “Brit”. But I think we would agree that if this does make a contribution to any sense of national identity (which is a loftier claim than any we make in the paper)... 210 2
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025...but I think a mixed economy is almost certainly both needed and possible here. Some use cases feel like they should be citizen<>state; and some might be more comfortable being mediated by a private sector provider. 100 1
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Impact of this on the private provider market: there are already some interactions between the Trust Framework and One Login/the planned digital credentials that need sorting out... 110 1
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025The costings do include roll-out and IRL support channels for people who are digitally and/or ID-excluded. I think you might be right that we missed out comms though. 120 2
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025We’re not asking people to prove who they are any more often than is already the case - this is to make existing checks quicker and easier 210 2
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025There will always be bad employers who are just not interested in doing checks. But there are also those who don’t know they need to check; or try in good faith to check, but are duped by forged or borrowed ID. This will rule out those cases, and free up resources to get to the real bad guys 210 2
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025This is just one part of a migration strategy - definitely not a silver bullet. Nevertheless I think it’s quite a fundamental part. I think it’s reasonable to expect the state to have a clear idea of who is and isn’t allowed to live in the country, and to issue a proof of that to those that are. 120 2
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Thank you for the thoughtful critique - I do appreciate it. I think it's helpful to have these arguments in public, so here's some thoughts in response: 130 3
Reposted by @kmeinnes.bsky.socialTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 19/12/2024There is a grey area. I am the product in some hard to reverse engineer way of everything I've read, seen and heard, yet no-one is coming at me for a share of the revenues I've generated with my own writing. Same for every other book, piece of music, work of art. 14184 18
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Can't stop thinking about the tepid bath of managed decline. What a weirdly intimate metaphor. I'm kind of nervous about the moment when the grumpy dripping civil service finally hauls itself out and grabs a towel 110 1
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024OpenAI's state of the art video generator Sora has been launched publicly in the US and "most other countries" - but not the EU or UK 😭. Brexit or no, we will keep being seen as a high regulatory risk jurisdiction until or unless we make our stance clearer 010 1
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 03/12/2024www.labourtogether.uk/insights/ins...labourtogether.uk#5 Inside Labour: Rewiring the state means getting to grips with AI — Labour TogetherCongratulations to Chris Wormald on his appointment as Cabinet Secretary. As Shadow Health Secretary, I worked with Chris during the Covid-19 pandemic. I am confident he will deliver the "complete rew... 020 2
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 03/12/2024What's the Case equivalent of pardoning your son I wonder? 000 0
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Ooh I don't really know but thank you for asking... 000 0
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024PLEASE someone cheer me up by explaining why this is not totally disgraceful bullshit? 000 0
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 27/11/2024oooh Google Calendar just automatically added all the right people to a meeting I was creating based on its title ✨ 000 0
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Who's your pick for Cabinet Secretary? Wormald/Romeo/Finkelstein/Robbins or other? 100 1
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 26/11/2024omg is there seriously not a bookmarks feature here? or am I missing it? 000 0
Reposted by @kmeinnes.bsky.socialEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 22/11/2024"Claude, create the worlds most annoying CAPTCHA" "Make it more annoying" "Make it REALLY annoying" (apparently this is all technically solvable) 919527 195
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024This by @yiu.co.uk is bound to be excellent - hacks from the mind of the hands-down most effective person I've ever worked with secretweapon.substack.com?r=z3u2&utm_c...secretweapon.substack.comSecret Weapon | Chris Yiu | SubstackCrush whatever work throws at you. Click to read Secret Weapon, by Chris Yiu, a Substack publication. Launched 2 days ago. 010 1
kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024OK, @dieworkwear.bsky.social @emollick.bsky.social and @komaniecki.bsky.social are here, maybe I can give up Tw*tter 010 1
