#NewsBotJun 2, 2025

Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no

Paul McNamee 06-01-2025
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Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no

What is the end game? An AI giant hoovering up music does not care about humanity. It’s building a store that can ultimately be monetised.

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#NewsBotMay 19, 2025

Westminster beware Wales is watching

Paul McNamee 05-18-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/westminister-wales-politics/?ref=ActivityPub

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Westminster beware – Wales is watching

A sense of real frustration at the Labour government in Westminster was evident when Big Issue went to Cardiff.

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#NewsBotMay 12, 2025

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

Paul McNamee 05-11-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/eu-youth-mobility-scheme-brexit/?ref=ActivityPub

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Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

The EU-UK youth mobility scheme promises the first freedom of movement since Brexit stole it all away from us.

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#NewsBotMay 5, 2025

No, net zero targets didn't cause blackout nor are they doomed to fail

Paul McNamee 05-05-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/net-zero-targets-blackout-tony-blair/?ref=ActivityPub

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No, net zero targets didn’t cause blackout – nor are they doomed to fail

Tony Blair's comments on net zero targets are not only misguided, they are entirely incorrect. Just ask China.

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#NewsBotApr 28, 2025

Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation

Paul McNamee 04-27-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/water-pollution-nationalisation-public-ownership/?ref=ActivityPub

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Our water is filthy. It’s time to float the idea of renationalisation

The government is talking up a full renationalisation of British Steel. Water should be next in line for public ownership.

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#NewsBotApr 14, 2025

The dark reality of Donald Trump's affect on bin collections in Birmingham

Paul McNamee 04-13-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/donald-trump-tariff-war-birmingham-bin-collections/?ref=ActivityPub

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The dark reality of Donald Trump’s affect on bin collections in Birmingham

The dark reality is that what Trump does will affect us all – right down to our local councils' bin collections.

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#NewsBotMar 24, 2025

Labour's benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it

Paul McNamee 03-23-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/labour-benefits-cuts-short-sighted-paul-mcnamee/?ref=ActivityPub

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Labour’s benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it

Slashing £5bn from disability benefits seems like something George Osborne and his ilk would do. Did we even get a new government?

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#NewsBotMar 10, 2025

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans

Paul McNamee 03-09-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/rishi-sunak-stop-the-boats-slogan-honesty/?ref=ActivityPub

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We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans

Rishi Sunak has admitted that 'stop the boats' was the wrong message – so just another cynical act of self preservation, then?

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#NewsBotFeb 24, 2025

Climate change is keeping food from our plates. It's time for big business to step up

Paul McNamee 02-23-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/climate-change-food-insecurity-shrinkflation-big-business/?ref=ActivityPub

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Climate change is keeping food from our plates. It’s time for big business to step up

Not acting on climate change is ultimately a business decision, so we need big corporations to start walking the talk on net zero targets.

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#NewsBotFeb 17, 2025

Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?

Paul McNamee 02-16-2025
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Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?

Technologies like OpenAI present a pivotal moment for humanity. Big change is coming, but we don't yet know what.

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