Artificial intelligence is the new frontier of ethical tests August 22, 2022 WITHOUT a doubt, there is vast potential for advancement and benefit to society arising out of the application of artificial intelligence. Around half of businesses plan to use AI or advanced machine learning in some capacity in the next three years. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said self-driving cars could be on our roads as [...]
Inflation has pushed the political vibes into depths Friedman cannot reach August 22, 2022 We are experiencing the politics of feelings, of “vibes”. These may not adhere to strict logic but their power should not be underestimated.
Brits love talking about the weather – so let’s talk about investing in climate action August 22, 2022 Up until very recently, British people loved talking about the weather. It has long been part of our cultural zeitgeist and public representation. A BBC survey from 2015 found that four in 10 people admitted to having a conversation about the weather in the 60 minutes preceding answering the survey. Fast forward seven years and [...]
Letters: Accountability for all in health August 22, 2022 [Re: Our healthcare leaders need financial acumen to fix the holes in the NHS, August 16] I read Alex Day’s comments about the need for financial acumen in the NHS. He is certainly correct in this, but his example doesn’t reach all the parts. How many of us outside the edifice of the health service [...]
Weekend Read: Is Britain headed for a summer recession? August 21, 2022 Britain has met the first half of the technical recession definition, meaning there is a small chance we are headed for a summer recession. The Bank of England thinks the country will tip into the longest recession since the financial crisis in the final three months of this year. Figures published last week by the [...]
As Bitcoin heads for the obituaries, cryptocurrencies can finally mature August 19, 2022 A dizzying number of mostly youthful folks have been proclaiming all manner of “paradigm shifts” recently. “Cryptocurrency is the future!” they exclaimed, while congratulating one another on their astute investments. I am in no sense a digital native, having been born back in the heyday of transistor radios and televisions with three channels. However, having [...]
PwC was right to scrap 2:1 degrees for hires – next they should ditch all academic marks August 19, 2022 PwC has said new hires don’t need a 2:1 degree - but they should strip all academic marks out of its recruitment.
It’s time to put an end to the Tory leadership contest August 19, 2022 Facing crises on multiple fronts, inaction is the course of action for Number 10’s current inhabitant. Inflation tops 10 per cent, energy bills are rising beyond £4,000, and the United Kingdom faces its worst drought in decades, yet the prime minister has said any action is for his successor to decide, so let’s get on [...]
Letters: Who’s at the top of the NHS? August 19, 2022 [Re: Our healthcare leaders need financial acumen to start to fix the holes in the NHS, August 16] The people working in our healthcare system should be able to balance budgets, but they should also have more public accountability when they don’t. The governor of the Bank of England has been heavily criticised for failing to [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Leave cyclists out of your culture wars August 18, 2022 This government is a small state government, Conservatives tell us. People don’t like it when politicians intrude too much in their life choices, they say. Yet Transport Secretary Grant Shapps thinks there’s one area where it is worth intervening: the dangerous, unruly lycra-clad cyclist community. He called for speed limits in residential areas, and insurance [...]