Despite his explanation and the need for political stability, the PM is still unpopular – and Olly Robbins has yet to give his side of the story
Labour MPs frustrated with the lack of a clear mission from Keir Starmer’s No 10 have often urged the prime minister to be more forceful in his arguments, to prosecute his values, to find an enemy to define himself against.
The prime minister has found one: Olly Robbins. Starmer prosecuted his case against the former Foreign Office chief on Monday with the vigour of his former life at the bar.
Continue reading...Appointing an amoral narcissist was the PM’s biggest crime, but he was keen to breeze past it in the Commons
Things could be worse. The prime minister can still catch a break. Some had called Monday’s Commons statement Keir Starmer’s judgment day. But that was a category error. Many Labour MPs had long since made up their minds. Keir wasn’t the right person to be running the country. But it was just that now, with a war in the Middle East and the local elections early next month, was not the right time to think about replacing him. The party and the country wouldn’t thank them for turning a drama into a crisis.
You may also wonder whether the lack of interest in replacing their leader to be found among Labour backbenchers was mirrored by Starmer’s lack of interest in being prime minister. Because it’s increasingly looking as though he often fails to do the basics. I mean, I’m sure he likes being prime minister. When he remembers he is prime minister. We can’t be certain he doesn’t have to be reminded from time to time.
Continue reading...Antisemitism has been rising in years since 7 October attacks, including recent arson attacks at Jewish sites
British Jews feel under siege and worry about their children displaying religious symbols in public, community leaders have said.
There have been a series of attempted arson attacks at Jewish sites over the past week, including incidents at two synagogues in London and one at a building used by the charity Jewish Futures. Four Jewish community ambulances were also set on fire in north London in the early hours of 23 March.
Continue reading...Opnieuw een opvallende mijlpaal in de robotica: een groep Chinese wetenschappers heeft een robot ontwikkeld die kan tennissen, hardlopen, polsstokhoogspringen en voetballen, maar daar nooit zin in heeft.
Met AI-gegenereerde teksten zoals ‘vorige week heb ik ook al hardgelopen’ en ‘ik heb nog een beetje pijn aan mijn enkel en ik wil het niet forceren’ geeft de robot schouderophalend aan dat deze totaal niet zou weten waarom hij zich zo zou uitsloven.
De robot maakt een zuchtend geluid, pakt een afstandsbediening en zet de tv aan. “Ik kijk wel hoe het over een paar dagen met mijn knie gaat. Misschien volgende week weer”, mompelt de verveelde androïde, terwijl hij op TikTok scrollt.
Er klinkt veel kritiek of deze androïde de twintig miljoen dollar wel waard was, maar de robot zelf denkt van wel: “Ja…”
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