Serial careerist from journalism to PR to tech policy. Hasn’t got cats, does like reading and wild water swimming.
Swindon and Stroud
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Hi Andy! Thanks for the feedback. Me and a few mates on the newsdesk tweet out all the front and back pages as a little service for our friends on the Twitter. Do please follow along! #TomorrowsPapersToday
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Motorway closed in both directions on #M5, junction 11A northbound, Gloucester turn off. Vehicle was on fire, now out. Emergency vehicles in attendance. Don’t think anyone is going anywhere soon.
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First mention of tech comes halfway through the debate. Candidates asked if they would 'crack down' on #TikTok: 'We absolutely should be cracking down on those types of companies,' says Truss. Sunak would take a 'very robust view on standing up for our values'. #BBCOurNextPM
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.@AsdaServiceTeam. It’s two weeks since one of your vans bashed into my car and drove off. I can’t sort out the insurance and get it fixed until Cctv footage on your van is reviewed. But you won’t release it. What has the driver got to hide? Let’s get this sorted.
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.@easyJet can my 16 year old son use the @CitizenCard for a flight from Bristol to Inverness? He hasn’t got a passport or driving licence.
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The @BCS_Policy Christmas party is well under way! 🎄🎄🎄 @clairepenketh @JennaGr39602004 @Tzardan @HiArnoldis @batteredbluebox @JimWooChelt
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"The leaders are waking up ... we should keep up the pressure" -- @lizwathuti speaks movingly about her plea at Cop26. And what its like returning to drought-ravaged Kenya in the wake of yet more promises postponed.
For @NewStatesman:
newstatesman.com/the-environ…
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Interesting couple of days with #openukcop26 really great to be in Scotland and to catch up with @urban_teacher @DrChips_ @kirstymcfaul @LouiseE_Foreman @bw_clark @clairepenketh @FreddieQ @innovativeteach @gowolade and many others 🌎😊⭐️
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Implement ‘plan B’ winter measures now or risk NHS crisis, Johnson warned theguardian.com/world/2021/o…
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"If you want to make someone accountable [eg. for racism], you need to know who they are" - @BCS' Policy Director, Dr Bill Mitchell talked to the @theipaper about the consensus of pressure on social media companies to act on abuse.
Read our full research: bit.ly/3eOsIAd
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Dr Bill Mitchell @BCS Policy Director joined a @bbc5live discussion on verified social media ID with @StephenNolan: “When you're dealing with homophobic behaviour, hate speech, racism; that person should be accountable for what they are doing.”
Listen here bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000vj…
Last August, @bbcsport launched its #HateWontWin project.
We have since blocked & reported hundreds of users, & removed or hidden thousands of comments. We will continue to take action.
Here's the BBC’s approach on the social media boycott in sport: bbc.in/3gWy7It
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What's #SewingBee got to do with #Computing? Our very own @victoria_temple says there is a link - and there's more to homemade #DesignerFashion than meets the eye: bcs.org/content-hub/sewing-a…
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Details emerging on the #CovidPassport scheme: "Pubs, restaurants and non-essential retail will not have to use the system for now."
@BCS warned last month that entry to domestic venues should not be denied unfairly by the plans: bit.ly/3mi6Gcw
Government plans for Covid passport scheme in England to be trialled this month bbc.in/39CflBu
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‘Algorithms must be ethical by design and that needs collective technological governance and professionalism,’ says @bcs President @john_s_higgins in response to this report by the @The_TUC. Read more here:bit.ly/3vX8w6Z
"Make no mistake. AI can be harnessed to transform working lives for the better.
But without proper regulation, we risk it being used to set punishing targets, rob workers of human connection and deny them dignity at work."
- @FrancesOGrady
politicshome.com/thehouse/ar…
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Some great tips for remote delivery of computing from
@clairepenketh. Will definitely be adopting some of these after half term
bcs.org/content-hub/computin…
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Happy National Careers Week! We at @bcs @CompAtSch have been working on resources to help demystify pathways into tech careers & showcase a range of job roles. Hear from game designers, app developers, digital marketers & more: computingatschool.org.uk/car… @CareersWeek #NCW2021
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Dr Bill Mitchell @BCS Director of Policy spoke to @mailonline for its Computers for Kids campaign: "We've got to work together to develop a national strategy that recognises the digital divide as a modern measure of inequality & removes it once & for all" mol.im/a/9190797
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Have you wondered how #teachers are coping with #remotelearning? I asked three of them to share their experience.
Computer science teachers have been at the forefront of helping their schools switch back to remote learning in this latest lockdown
We asked members of the @CompAtSch peer-to-peer teachers support network to share their top tips: hubs.ly/H0F6vMr0
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