This is a good idea. If we are willing to also double the population of Haverhill.

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Really good piece on why we need to rethink the skills system from Tom Bewick. Human capital theory is not wrong, it just needs grounding in real world institutions and cultures.

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But won't the warmer weather make our winters more tolerable?

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If there's been a better explanation of the (complex but important) relationship diversity and organisational success than this one from Stephen Bush I haven't seen it. Balanced in a polarised field.

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Needs some lessons from Harvey Elliott 😉

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Has a team ever had 100 plus shots against another in a season before? If they have, did they only come away with two draws? #lfc just seem to face a force field around United.

Tricky when you have to get 40 shots to win but concede only two to lose. #lfc

It's not helpful to genderise the 15-minute city. But quite why it has become such a target of hate is perplexing other than the fact hatred is strong in our politics.

theguardian.com/cities/2024/ap…

Given that we are turning away applicants for military service due to lack of vacancies, can anyone explain to me why there is such an energetic conversation on conscription? If we need more military personnel, we can just recruit more.

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Thoroughly enjoyed this from Ben Ansell. Should be required reading for every social sciences student. Despite the title, it's a story of how politics has succeeded against the odds (spoiler: good institutions). And why the populists and the tech solutionists are so wrong.

Happy Friday.

Probably foolishly I have faith that when their own laws and democracy are on the ballot paper in November Americans will choose to back them. This faith may dissipate the closer we get to November.