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printed from blueskywriting
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A Buckminster Fuller quote got me thinking about why “automation is taking away people’s jobs” is usually framed as an argument against it, when for me it’s the argument for it. Nobody actually wants drudgery, and self-service tills don’t take away things people love doing.
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My partner Stephanie runs the socials for her yoga class, and this pakora recipe (or “kapora”, depending on which family in-joke you’re following) is the one she always serves. Too good not to share, in-joke and all.
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Back in 2017 I made a set of political bets for the general election, staking a fantasy £100 on each. Six weeks after the result, I revisit the picks to see exactly how much I would have lost, and where Jeremy Corbyn’s surprise surge wrecked my predictions.
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Leaving a political party is never easy, especially after investing time and effort into it. I’ve decided not to renew my SNP membership and to join the Scottish Green Party instead, driven by growing concerns about climate change, social justice, and grassroots democracy.