How did a tiny town in rural Japan double its birth rate between 2005 and 2019? I've written about how the small community of Nagi embraced pro-child policies and created a positive culture of parenting. boomcampaign.org/p/nagi-japans-…

Ace blog from Patrick. Politicians think civil servants are 100% focussed on furthering their agenda. Sometimes they're right! We should acknowledge other incentives exist. Sometimes to extremes - I've met many who feel like their duty is to 'the civil service', at least part.

break em up

"Empire without end"

Imagine how cool this guy looks to his grandchildren.

no doubt addressing the UK's critical shortage of government consultations, reviews, and taskforces

1/6 Watching the fallout over Innovate UK last weekend I was pretty shocked. Women keep being held to a much higher standard - now even in grants. I reflect on what it means for female founders in CityAM today: cityam.com/innovate-uk-cu…

💼 New Reform report proposes ideas on how to make AI work in government. x.com/jo3hill/status…

🚙 What can London learn from San Francisco's approach to getting self-driving cars on the streets? x.com/ShakeelHashim/…

Been sending this table to a few people this week, perhaps one of the biggest structural challenges for UK AI.

Friday musings

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Rosie has no idea the torrent of GoT references she’s in for in our 9am team meeting

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