£2m is a *lot* of focus groups.

Imagine spending £2m on focus groups and still calling it 'Eat out to help out'. Did no one say...?

'As a society we nag kids to get off their phones into the real world, but won’t make room for them here; we put adult convenience first, and are then surprised when children don’t flourish.'

This is the most eminently sensible piece gabyhinsliff

In the FRT-equipped surveillance state, *EVERYONE* is a suspect.

Surveillance is not care, nor is it safety.

It does provide a handy pretext for harassing out-groups though, and that’s a profitable market these days 🤷🏽‍♀️

read entire piece hoping to find supporting evidence. Don't bother reading, there's none, only vacuous claims like: 'The signs may only be small at the moment, but through AI-enabled health, AI tutors for education, and to help solve crime, this technology can be transformative.'

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Nothing makes the case for better public transport than how empty the roads are in my bit of SE London during school holidays. Just whistled through a usually 45-minute bus journey in 15 mins.

Good grief everyone just put your headphones in