21 years in recruitment. Writing about AI, employment and the future of work. Responsible AI at Warden AI. Conservative. Jewish. Zionist. Opinions are my own.
St Albans, United Kingdom
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AI will change work. The political question is who gains, who carries the risk and who remains accountable.
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Over 500 Conservative councillors have signed our open letter calling on Green councillors to stand up for British Jewish residents.
The Green Party has declared “Zionism to be racism”. Zack Polanski didn’t stay to vote against it. And yesterday, he told Laura Kuenssberg he wouldn’t overturn it: “I don’t think this is actually controversial.”
We’re asking Green councillors to disavow the motion, challenge antisemitism and reassure Jewish residents they’ll be represented without prejudice.
Silence is a choice.
As a Zionist, I will not defend lawlessness.
Ten arrests after attacks on a journalist and diplomats are a necessary start. A democratic Israel must enforce the law equally, including when Palestinians are the victims.
@Reuters reports on the arrests and the Israeli police commissioner’s commitment to equal enforcement:
reuters.com/business/media-t…
A partial year cannot prove a decline. Official like-for-like data show Level 6 apprenticeship starts up 4.9%. Employer cost pressures deserve scrutiny, but comparing nine months with a full year obscures the trend. Skills policy needs an accurate diagnosis.
Official data compare August to April with the same period and record Level 6 starts up 4.9% to 25,140.
FT report: ft.com/content/85545be4-6f36…
Official data: explore-education-statistics…
Anthropic’s proposal to put 5% of its equity behind public benefit is substantial. Company-directed philanthropy cannot substitute for democratic accountability. If AI disrupts work, firms should help fund transition while governments set the rules and workers retain rights.
We’re committing a portion of Anthropic’s shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new wholly owned entity dedicated entirely to the public benefit.
It will start off with 5% of our shares. For every 50% increase in the company’s value over a set baseline, we can contribute up to an extra 2%, subject to our board’s discretion.
In total, this means that roughly 20% of Anthropic’s shares are committed to the public good. Our co-founders have already pledged to donate 80% of their equity, and around half our employees are donating a portion of their equity as part of a donation matching program we’ve run since our founding.
In the post below, we share more details about our new fund.
anthropic.com/news/public-be…
Zionism is not extremism. As a Jewish Zionist, I find this chilling. Supporting Israel, visiting it and opposing antisemitism are not grounds for counter-terrorism scrutiny. If this account is accurate, Durham Constabulary must explain why officers were sent to her door.
The police record reportedly acknowledged that supporting Israel or travelling there is not a counter-terrorism concern. Prevent exists to stop people becoming terrorists, not to police lawful solidarity.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
Great to be out with @HertsmereTories to kick off their local election campaign, delivering thousands of leaflets across Elstree. Out with @MorrisBrightMBE and @harvcohen and team.
Brilliant to be out in support of our neighbouring association.
MI5’s confirmation of more than 50 Iran-linked arrests, much of it aimed at Jewish communities, is welcome but late. The threat is state-directed through proxies. Protection cannot stop at statements of solidarity; resources and prosecutions must match the pattern McCallum described.
MI5 is finally saying out loud what many of us have been warning about for years.
Sir Ken McCallum: more than 50 arrests in Iran-linked operations in the UK over the past year. Much of that aggression aimed squarely at British Jewish communities. A spring wave of arson and sabotage against Jewish sites here and across Europe. Iran subcontracting its violence through criminal proxies—and now shifting toward harder targets as well.
And on top of that: a 19-year-old Norwegian footballer was just jailed for 20 years after agreeing to carry out a hit for the Foxtrot network—an Iran-backed Swedish gang sanctioned by the UK and US precisely because it orchestrates violence against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe. He flew in with guns and ammunition. The intended victim remains unknown.
This is not distant foreign policy but is the Islamic Republic targeting Jews on British soil.
The warning signs were everywhere after October 7—the marches, the chants, the normalization, the weak official responses that treated Jew-hatred as just another opinion. Many of us said the consequences would not stay on campuses or in the streets. They haven’t.
No more pretending this is someone else’s problem. The threat is real, it is state-directed through proxies, and it is aimed at Jews. @andyburnham: Protect British Jews.
An AI agent can know the right answer and still be the wrong system to trust with the action.
As agents gain authority, companies need people who can design the system around the model.
This week: why the agent needs an architect.
owntheconversation.substack.…
London Colney and Colney Heath residents face five overlapping planning processes at once, including 5,000 homes at Bowmans Cross.
That volume is not consultation; it is overload. Parish councils are right to force a single meeting so people can actually understand what is being proposed.
Herts Advertiser report on the 22 October public meeting:
hertsad.co.uk/news/26640197.…
The rapid rise in AI-assisted applications and interviews shows that hiring systems built for polished CVs are being devalued; employers and policymakers should insist on verifiable evidence of capability rather than automate an already flawed process.
Labour is right to end local deals with Green groups that refuse to reject the “Zionism is racism” motion.
That policy does not critique government decisions. It defines the Jewish people’s right to self-determination as racism and backs a single Palestinian state across the whole of historic Palestine.
Treating the national liberation movement of the Jewish people as racism erases Jewish identity. Other parties should take the same clear line. Jewish self-determination is not a bargaining chip.
Board of Deputies statement @BoardofDeputies (15 Oct): bod.org.uk/bod-news/board-of…
@BBC on the conference vote: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6jd…
Deloitte’s own survey shows more CFOs expect AI to cut headcount than expect it to raise margins. That is the wrong sequence.
Two-thirds of them say their organisations are still only a quarter of the way through the change they anticipate.
Cutting first and redesigning later is how risk gets transferred to workers while the technology is still early.
Employers must be able to explain the tasks that remain, the judgement still required and how capability is actually measured.
Full Deloitte Q3 CFO Survey (14 Oct): deloitte.com/uk/en/services/…
ONS September data showing only 6% of AI-using firms (10+ employees) have actually cut headcount: ons.gov.uk/businessindustrya…
Five years ago today, Sir David Amess was murdered while serving his constituents. I grew up in Southend and met David several times. He was warm, decent and utterly devoted to the place and people he represented. Southend’s city status stands as part of his legacy.
