Emojiocracy Launches Vote Predictions in the UK
Crowdfunded digital democracy platform launches vote prediction service ahead of crucial Brexit session in the House of Commons.
Month: February 2019
Predicting Parliament: Emojiocracy Has Landed
A new data-led tool is in town, allowing users to predict the future of what goes on in Westminster. Emojiocracy is the digital equivalent of Toto, pulling back the curtain on a lot more than expenses and what has happened during previous votes…
The Brexit Death Spiral
We’ve reached the point where there is no good conclusion to Brexit and Britain faces a choice: take one for the team or be willing participants in the fall of Europe. And no, you are not going to like this.
The colour of Russian money part 16: An Open Letter to Paul Volcker
Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, has invested in a bank that appears to have been propped up via a bogus privatisation deal at a cost of over €55m to the Latvian people…
Leading Charities Call For No Deal Clarity On Insulin
Government must provide concrete detail on access to insulin in event of no-deal Brexit, say leading diabetes charities: In a joint statement, Diabetes UK and JDRF have said that, without more detail, they cannot say a no-deal Brexit would be safe for people reliant on insulin.
The Cairncross Report: what it says and first impressions
These decent proposals for helping public service journalism are worryingly vulnerable to manipulation by corporate press bosses and their ministerial friends
Phone hacking: time the police stepped in
Evidence against executives and editors is piling up in the civil courts, but newspapers are just buying their way out of trouble. The right place for this is the criminal courts, which means the Met must act
Film: Malware For Humans
Malware For Humans is a conversation-led, independent documentary about fake news, big data, electoral interference, and hybrid warfare. It is available for free, without advertisements, worldwide from 12pm (GMT) today.