Stewart Kettle

Watch this it’s fascinating - I asked James Timpson what he’d do about prisons and sentencing if he was in charge. He believes only a third of prisoners in jail should definitely be there. He’s now in charge of prisons (but not sentencing).

And here’s an update of the "what share of young adults really really dislike the Conservative party" chart: Now up to a record 45% 📈 Chart shows the share giving the Tories a 0 out of 10. Young people’s distaste for the Tories is getting very deeply rooted

NEW 🧵: how Britain became gripped by the worst homelessness crisis in the developed world

Gut-wrenching to see Bakhmut destroyed like this. I’ve seen countless such videos and photos now and it hits hard every time. This is what Russia has wrought on Ukraine. This video shows the central blocks of what used to be a vibrant city of 80,000 residents. It’s filmed heading east on Tsiolkovskoho Lane, then turning south on Nezalezhnosti (Independence) Street, and then east on Bazarna Street. I walked these streets every day for years. The vehicle drives by the back entrance to my second apartment; past New York Street Pizza; it scans toward the office where I saw many friends get married; past the central square and Palace of Culture; past the Silpo grocery and central market; then finally past the bus station.

Half of the prisoners Russia recruits as soldiers die within 2 months! Insane stats from a new BBC investigation.

@R_Thaler Hi Richard, I thought you'd find this interesting. We could reduce sludge by... asking people (at scale)! Keen to hear your thoughts. This could be the next big behavioural science method? x.com/Stew_Ket/statu…

Great illustration of the value to reducing #sludge. oes.gsa.gov/projects/2305-…

The biggest method innovation since the #RCT? With @UNICEF we AI-interviewed 152 frontline NGO workers across Türkiye in 48 hours. #behaviouralscience can now be done at scale with insights from those who know programmes best. @Colectiv_tech #econtwitter colectiv.tech/blog/ai-for-hu…

Can AI help improve humanitarian work? I'm happy to share results from our recent project with #UNICEF Türkiye. Colectiv's AI interviewer bridges the gap between field insights and decision-makers. Please check out our blog, and follow Colectiv as we try to build up a following!

We live in a time increasingly resembling the second half of the 1930s. I couldn't live with myself with the knowledge I didn't do more to stop another Hitler. In light of the Republican wavering and in memory of Navalny I will give $100 towards FPV drones for Ukr for every RT.

There are no words.

An employee of a kindergarten in Kherson is heartbroken when she sees what Russian shelling did to it. Listen to her pain. Russia shells Kherson every day, usually multiple times a day. 📹: Kherson administration

This is solid. Our political system just isn't up to the job of governing right now. Details matter. Evidence from similar schemes in other countries matter. But our politicians don't even know the capital of a country we're trying to deport people to.

359,000 page planning application for a tunnel. You can't make this stuff up

@johnaglionby @johnthornhillft @FT Yes, we absolutely need to listen to the humans on the frontline of technology, and AI can actually help us do this. My thoughts on how AI can amplify the voices of those running services here x.com/Stew_Ket/statu…

"Listen to the humans on the frontline of technology, more than those in the back office. Software fails. Governance matters. This will become all the more important as AI systems increasingly intrude." @johnthornhillft @FT on the Post Office scandal ft.com/content/3cbb7b…

@thatginamiller @Telegraph Amplifying the voices of frontline workers is key to justice and fairness, as well as improving public services. Some thoughts on how AI could help with this x.com/Stew_Ket/statu…

Agree with today's @Telegraph 'The #PostOffceScandal has exposed Britain as a hotbed of #cronyism and #corruption' but will it clean it up? There will be political plasters but will the status quo parties introduce reforms to increase justice and fairness, and fight corruption, being proposed by @VoteTrueAndFair - including: - tackle injustices caused by private prosecutions brought by companies and institutions - e.g. supermarkets, landlords, the DWP, Electoral Commission etc due to lack of transparency, oversight or bullying? - introduce a duty of candour for all public servants, politicians and public authorities? - properly fund legal aid? - put in place proper compensation schemes? telegraph.co.uk/columnists/202…

@hare_brain @FT Agreed! And we need to use AI to amplify the voices of people x.com/Stew_Ket/statu…

@urban_teacher Yep, we need to use AI to amplify the voices of frontline workers x.com/Stew_Ket/statu…

The Fujitsu Post Office Horizon scandal teaches a crucial lesson to all organisations, especially in this age of AI: it's dangerous to unquestioningly rely on tech and to assume that it's always perfect, while unfairly suspecting workers of dishonesty. bbc.com/news/business-…

@adwooldridge @opinion It depends on how we use AI. If we use it to amplify the voices of frontline workers, we could prevent disasters like this from happening: x.com/Stew_Ket/statu…

The rise of AI, which has even more glamour than old-fashioned computer systems but is also prone to error, will make for many more Post Office tragedies in the future, bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via @opinion

@jeremybrier It depends on how we use technology. If we use AI to amplify the voices of frontline workers, we could prevent disasters like this from happening: x.com/Stew_Ket/statu…

@thetimes @hugorifkind Alternatively, we could use AI to prevent scandals like this from happening in the first place: x.com/Stew_Ket/statu…

'With AI looming, the Post Office scandal is a reminder that all automation must be backed up by accountable humans' | ✍️ @hugorifkind ⬇️ #Echobox=1704752010" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.co.uk/article/horizo…