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I have recently, watched the YouTube video, “How tech CEOs are lying to you”, where Karen Hao is interviewed by Aaron Bastani on Novara Media's channel. Ms Hao has just published a book, “Empire of AI” and the interview covers the topics of the book. At the centre of her arguments are, that large language modules aka AI, and their use of resources, water, power, land and rare metals are a choice, and one that society cannot afford. She questions the business model of the AI industry...| davelevy.info
While posting my notes on my reference back for Labour Conference I fell back on the OBR statistic that Brexit had cost the UK 4% of GDP. I thought a chart would have been helpful and so went looking for| davelevy.info
Labour is holding an election for the position of Deputy Leader, I have five questions I want to ask them. Now how to put these questions to them.| davelevy.info
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At the General Committee of Lewisham North last night we agreed to send a motion calling for the abolition of the two child benefit cap, and also proposed a reference back of the NPF report. I intiallly proposed the words| davelevy.info
On 1st September, 2025, Yvette Cooper made yet another immigration policy announcement, most startlingly, prohibiting, refugees, who enter the country irregularly from bringing their family with them: reported by the Guardian & BBC. We should bear in mind that there| davelevy.info
I wrote a piece for Chartist on AI & its regulation, which I have signposted on LInkedin. I look at its likely macro-economic effects and the essential defence of Article 22 of the GDPR, where I say, … the most| davelevy.info
In an article/podcast in inews, entitled “Starmer’s Government sees closer ties with the EU as a key part of plans to ramp up economic growth”, the issue of deals with globa…| davelevy.info
This article looks at the development of Labour’s Policy as its annual Conference approaches. It looks at the rules commitment to “voting in parts”, and reproduces an NPF report r…| davelevy.info
I have posted an article to my Linkedin blog. I had come across an article on medium, and so probably behind their paywall, called, “The Death of Agile: Why Tech Giants Are Abandoning Scrum and Wha…| davelevy.info
Today, is the 21st anniversary of starting this blog. The first article called “Online at last” is still available. Back then I promised or hoped that some of what I put here, about IT issues, business and Computer Games (including| davelevy.info
Last night I watched a video about Canada raising a large toll on lorries travelling from the Lower 48 to Alaska, and it documents and forecast the impact on the fragile Alaskan economy. It reminded me of the trade barriers| davelevy.info
I wrote a piece on the Peter Principle and Creative Incompetence on my LinkedIn blog. The Peter principle, suggests that people are promoted to levels of incompetence. I the article I argue that this is aggravated by the fact that| davelevy.info
I went to London region’s fringe meeting. These are held inside the conference centre and must be sponsored by a region. This meeting was called “Getting involved in politics”. It’s platform…| davelevy.info
At a meeting yesterday, I asked about/EU/UK cooperation within the justice pillar. I asked if in order to develop further cooperation, the UK would need to sign up to the EU’s charter of fundamental rights. The senior MEP present stated| davelevy.info
I posted a note on things we’ve forgotton about the GDPR. I posted this on Linkedin & Medium. It talks about the DPO, Privacy Impact Analysis and 3rd Party standards. … 1. The DPO needs industry-leading knowledge on both the| davelevy.info
As is traditional the GMB debated international solidarity on Thursday morning although since a GMB workplace in Northern Ireland had been attacked, a delegate from that Region addressed Congress. He is followed by an address from Tariq Pollard, from the| davelevy.info
Trans-rights There was one motion on the issue of Trans-rights, this is/was 242. RETURN THE CONCEPT OF FEMINISM WHERE IT BELONGS on p121 of the agenda document. At the centre of this motion is the call that “the position that| davelevy.info
On the day before Congress started a leading US West Coast trade unionist David Huerta was violently arrested in Los Angeles while observing a demonstration. I drafted an emergency motion expressing our solidarity and commitment to the right to assemble| davelevy.info
I moved a motion entitled higher education, knowledge and funding. In my speech I placed the crisis of HE funding in the context of macro-economic policy and as the results of Labour’s hostile environment. I had been inspired to write| davelevy.info
Over the last week, at GMB Congress, three reasons to rejoin the EU or at least the single market have, in my opinion, been exposed. The EU’s GDPR is an important law establishing the right to privacy as we are| davelevy.info
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