DIRTY BUSINESS, DIRTY OIL, DIRTY TANKERS.
To finance its war against Ukraine by selling oil, Russia is using old tankers, often without valid registration or transponders […]
Read more → nickhollinghurst@nickhollinghurst.org
Nick Hollinghurst
Working for social democracy and a greener world through the Liberal Democrats
Category: Economy
FAIR AND SQUARE FOR INVESTMENT AND REWARD
When companies invest in UK they do so in the hope of profitable business – and UK welcomes this as […]
Read more →Exascale Computing Development Confirmed for Edinburgh
Few now remember Black Arrow, UK’s 1970 satellite launcher. This developed out of the successful earlier Blue Streak rocket program. […]
Read more →The Public Service Ethos must be Defended
There are many public service activities where it is inappropriate for private contractors to be involved. The contractors in some […]
Read more →Nationalism and Populism will Never Work in the Long Term
Sorry, Reform and Tories. There is no simple answer.
Are there too many people in the UK?
Well, looking at the rate […]
Biden was aware of the dangers of biased AI systems – so he introduced safeguards. But Trump could see the potential of “politically correct” AI in moulding thought and culture to please the MAGA base, the evangelical right wing and the US ‘Technoplutocrats’ – so he cancelled Biden’s safeguards as quickly as he could!
As you all know there are many different versions of “AI” from Expert Systems to “LLM Chatboxes”, e.g. ChatGPT. It’s […]
Read more →“Irish Lines are Smiling” – Ambitious All-Island Rail Review Could Transform both Passenger Travel and Freight Movements.
“Irish Lines are Smiling” – Ambitious All-Island Rail Review Could Transform both Passenger Travel and Freight Movements.
A €37 billion joint […]
USA does NOT “Subsidise” Canada!
USA DOES NOT “SUBSIDISE” CANADA. This statement arises from a misunderstanding as to what a foreign trade imbalance represents.
Argus is […]
In the US, Correctly Applied DEI Policies are Associated with Corporate Success.
A paper in the Harvard Business Review last year showed an organisation’s main driver for DEI is to ensure that […]
Read more →Helping start-ups and businesses in Albania establish themselves and grow.
EBRD is the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. It is supported by the European Central Bank. Its ownership is […]
Read more →