And that is the sentiment that Burnham is appealling to. There is a very strong congruence between those old coalfield areas de-industrialised in the Thatcher period and the Brexit vote. There was a … (View Post)

The other hurdle for AI companies is convincing consumers that they want it. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/ceos-say-ai-is-making-work-more-efficient-employees-tell-a-different-story-6613ce9… (View Post)

The US military spends as much as the next 9 countries military budget put together. While money is not the only measure of capability, it is fairly congruent with firepower. The US military is simpl… (View Post)

I see Consumer confidence is slowly improving, though has been negative for ten years*: https://bsky.app/profile/financialtimes.com/post/3md2xpol6ld2e And December's retail beat expectations up … (View Post)

Though the NAACP still use the old term. I think this is all part of euphemism inflation. Existing usage gets tainted by pejorative connotations, so new terms come into usage, which in turn become pe… (View Post)