James Garforth (jamesgarforth.bsky.social)
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@jgarforth
Teaches ethics / social responsibility @infAtEd. Gone to the blue place that isn't a garbage fire. Who else's opinions would they be? He/him.
Today’s Israeli Knesset bills restricting @UNRWA are totally wrong. Alongside international partners, the UK has been clear Israel must ensure UNRWA can deliver aid at the speed and scale needed to address the humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
This might be the most switched-on crop of Labour MPs we’ve ever had. 15 of them are presenting private members’ bills today. It’s the biggest clue yet which issues they care most about. The list of bills:
Job coaches sent to mental health wards is clearly obscene but it’s the natural end point of an agenda that equates health with productivity. If you believe humans are only valuable when they earn a wage, the NHS is a tool - not to help patients - but to get them back to work.
The UK’s Prime Minister is proposing giving free weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic to unemployed obese people in order to encourage them to work: “[The drug is] very important for our NHS, because, yes we need more money for the NHS, but we've also got to think differently.”
✨Thrilled to announce that my PhD dissertation has received the 2024 Andrew Webster PhD prize for best thesis in the field of Science & Technology Studies. Grateful to @Assist_UK for this recognition and to my wonderful supervisors for their support!✨ assistuk.org/2024/10/02/202…
THIS ISN’T NORMAL. Every single one of these rockets is meant to kill.
We can build a future where AI drives growth, creates wealth and attracts investment in the UK, strengthening our position on the world stage. standard.co.uk/news/politics/…
OpenAI says the latest ChatGPT can ‘think’ – and I have thoughts theguardian.com/technology/202…
