German-Australian-British; Member, UK Liberal Democrats and German FDP; Work on intellectual property matters and investor in the tech sector.
Zorneding, Germany
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I listened to Ed Davey on the @BBCr4today this morning, and frankly, I think he missed the point.
The idea that we're keeping the triple lock to help millennials is at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting. I say that as a millennial.
The case for the triple lock is a worthy one - stopping pensioner poverty. I want that as much as anyone. But pensioners are now less likely to be in poverty than children or working age adults.
We talk about fairness, yet our answer is to give the same increase to every pensioner, treating the one choosing between heating and eating exactly the same as the one with millions in the bank. I can see no moral or fiscal case for above inflation rises for millionaires.
That money should go where it's needed most - to everyone in poverty, not just one group. It could help fund free personal care, a policy that would disproportionately benefit older people.
Ed is right that we shouldn't pit one generation against another. But intergenerational inequality is already one of the defining injustices of our time, and this would further entrench it. Worse, it gaslights an entire generation into believing it's for our benefit.
Telling millennials we're keeping the triple lock to help us in 30 years' time is nonsense. We're on course to be the first generation worse off than our parents. We're locked out of the housing market, paying higher taxes, repaying student loans that never seem to shrink, and putting off having children because of the cost of living.
I joined this party because I care about fairness and tackling inequality, and that has to include inequality between generations.
This line, and this decision, fails on both counts. Ed needs to think again.
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Excellent response @tomgordonLD. We cannot expect young people today to continue to finance pensions - even if they will benefit later. Burnham has shown how politically we can move on from the triple lock and the @LibDems should engage with him, rather than rejecting proposal
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Hey, @CountBinface , chair of Liberal International British Group on here. Glad to know you notice our flip chart poll! Lots of our members told us that they are impressed with your campaign in Clacton so they picked you in the poll!
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Germany's #Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice) is set to refer questions about training of systems using copyrighted materials to the European Court of Justice
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Calling #photonics entrepreneurs. Next edition of the PhotonHub Scaling Club launched. Join a group of 15 scale-ups and gain access to strategic mentorship, investor introductions, and tailored guidance to secure follow-on funding. techtour.com/phsc-v3/
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UK is failing to capitalise on Brexit, says top Trump trade official ft.com/content/0d2beac3-ef62… via @ft
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A strong alliance with Europe remains the UK's best economic strategy. Greer and the Trump administration have some nerve complaining that the UK is “bending over backwards” to just to please them.
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Sachsen-Anhalts AfD-Vize Hans-Thomas Tillschneider wollte verhindern, dass wir dieses Video veröffentlichen: In seinem Wahlkreis-Büro zeigte er mir - wohl in einem unbedachten Moment, mehr oder weniger aus Versehen - eine Tasse der russischen Armee. Er merkte offenbar, dass dies nicht zu seinem Image als Friedenspolitiker passt - und schickte seine Anwälte los. Wir veröffentlichen diese Aufnahmen natürlich trotzdem, weil sie sehr tief blicken lassen und zeigen, dass der ideologische Kopf von Ulrich Siegmund, der Vater des Programms der Landes-AfD, und ein selbsternannter deutscher Patriot, offenbar ein Verehrer der russischen Streitkräfte ist. Die ganze Video-Reportage bei Youtube auf dem Ronzheimer-Account!
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Da hat er aus meiner Sicht nicht Recht. Es geht immer darum, die Mittel auf ihre #Wirksamkeit hin zu überprüfen. Da sehe ich bei der #Entwicklungszusammenarbeit in vielerlei Hinsicht Luft nach oben..
CDU-Politiker hält Kürzung bei deutscher Entwicklungshilfe für „strategischen Fehler“ to.welt.de/uldp8Ov
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#Entwicklungszusammenarbeit ist wichtig für Deutschlands "Soft Power" und für seinen Ruf in der Welt - und die Wirksamkeit muss immer wieder auf den Prüfstand gesetzt werden. Eine allgemeine Kürzung ist nicht sinnvoll.
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Images on the #Cara database have been scraped - and there seems to be little that can be done, at least in the US. There may be cause for action under the European AI Act if they are used for training #GenAI.
#EUAIAct grahamlovelace.substack.com/…
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It's not going to "break the Internet" but potentially render existing #cryptography protocols like #RSA redundant - and New Zealand isn't the only country which is behind the curve. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36102260…
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First time that I've drunk cider like this - a private dispenser to squirt a mouthful into the glass which needs to be drunk immediately
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A German court just dealt a blow to AI music companies. In GEMA v. Suno, court rejected the "models are just math weights" defence, ruling that Suno's AI had "memorised" copyrighted tracks scraped from YouTube.
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#Copyright #AIMusic #IntellectualProperty
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🚨 The EU AI Act's new transparency rules just went live today—and non-compliance costs up to €15M or 3% of global revenue. If your business uses chatbots, AI marketing tools, or automated workflows, "flying under the radar" is no longer a legal strategy.
#AIAct
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Here is what senior leaders need to know (and do) right now 👇
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Rob Harrison retweeted
Nothing beats a Jet2Holiday...except a smooth border process.
Andy Burnham needs to pick up the phone to each and every European leader - and persuade them, collectively, to suspend EES and save the British summer holiday.
@CalumMillerLD
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Speaking to the European Parliament, Ireland's Prime Minister promises to use the Irish Presidency to "fully harness the immense capabilities of artificial intelligence while firmly mitigating its risks.
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He further announced that Ireland would "convene global tech leaders, governments, and academic stakeholders at an International AI Summit during our term, specifically focused on utilising trustworthy AI to scale European competitiveness"
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