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Claire Hartnell
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Vices: Politics, Opinions, System 1
Vices: Politics, Opinions, System 1
Tim Harford 
Time to introduce myself. Hello!
I'm an economist, writer and professional nerd. https://timharford.com/
I write books (The Undercover Economist, How To Make The World Add Up, etc).
I present "More or Less" on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.
My FT column is called "The Undercover Economist"; it's been running since 2005.
I also present "Cautionary Tales", a podcast about learning from other people's mistakes.
Nice to be here.
Gemma AbbottFirst up - VIP lane referrals did NOT go through the same process as everyone else - that’s *precisely* why the High Court found the VIP Lane to be unlawful
In particular:
- VIP treatment sped up the process, which meant offers were considered sooner in a context where timing was critical
- VIPs’ hands were held throughout
You can read the judgment in the relevant case here: https://goodlawproject.org/update/high-court-vip-lane-ppe-unlawful/
BREAKING: High Court finds Government PPE ‘VIP’ lane for politically connected suppliers ‘unlawful’ - Good Law Project
Over a year of hard work has paid off today. The High Court has ruled that the Government’s operation of a fast-track VIP lane for awarding lucrative PPE contracts to those with political connections was unlawful. In a challenge brought by Good Law Project and EveryDoctor to the behind closed door VIP lane worth billions […]
Anthony Stevens 🇪🇺 🇯🇲 💙President Zelensky says it was great to meet yet another British PM, and he can’t wait to see who we send in December.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/haveigotnews/status/1594249591356264448
Good Law ProjectJust 3 days until our livestream with @[email protected]!
Register for free here: http://glplive.org/aw-live-t-151122
Eugen RochkoI don't want to just be posting about numbers like a clock, but the 2 million mark of monthly active users across the network is a pretty big deal. This is going big numbers! Shout out to all the server operators who are absorbing this wave.
Richard MoorheadHow the British constitution works (from the FT's article on Johnson's last stand):
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/chrisbrooke/status/1593903985961885696
Mastodon MigrationAn Incredible Day In Internet History
It started with the Twitter lockout. 10,000 new users per hour. A QUARTER MILLION people migrated to Mastodon in one day. The servers struggled. Remarkably, admins all over the world built up capacity in real time. New users were patient. The system held.
It's running better now. There will be more hard days ahead, but people powered social media has arrived.
@atomicpoet Err - isn’t that a subscription service?
Tim PaulOoh, by way of an #introduction - Hey, I'm Tim 👋
I design digital public services in the UK, currently for the Government Digital Service, where I'm Head of Interaction Design.
I helped create the gov.uk/design-system and I'm generally interested in the potential for platforms, systems and services to redistribute power and do good.