The absurdity is already with us - AI written documents are summarised by AI. Then the summaries are fed into other summaries. It's an empire of bullshit and it's expanding rapidly. (View Post)

"Concerning Function: A Treatise on the Natural Order in Society, the Bible of the Functionalist movement, was first published in 1930. It claimed to be a scientifically accurate theory of socia… (View Post)

The brief spike of the BNP wins in council seats was closely associated with real and imagined issues with council house allocation. (View Post)

a One senior civil servant described a simple database of ID, name and photos, as "unsellable" and "boring" as a project, in conversation with me. It wouldn't need a new agen… (View Post)

FPT The problem with ID cards isn't the ID cards. The problem is the insane requirement that every government database be linked up, and access provided to everyone who asks. *Without* segregati… (View Post)