Decoding Pareto: How Agent-Based Technology Can Unveil New Perspectives and Solutions on Issues such as Inequality

In a world grappling with escalating multiple complex challenges, understanding their dynamics and seeking effective remedies in a more granular way is more crucial than ever if we ever want to see systemic change and improvement to peoples’ lives. Take an issue such inequality for example, which politicians, theorists, and activists have debated, at times…

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Pupil Mental Health, Well-being and Development

My Lords, I extend my gratitude to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for initiating this vital debate, and declare my interests as a parent of home-educated and state-educated children and as a board member of an organisation committed to providing private education. We are at a critical juncture, where the mental health challenges facing our…

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The Fujitsu Scandal: A Lesson in Lazy Procurement, Unaccountable Power, and Inexpert Design for the Age of AI

In a modern world where technology increasingly intertwines with every aspect of business and governance, the Fujitsu scandal serves as a stark reminder of the pitfalls of a flawed procurement process especially in large organisations, a culture in of unaccountable power Whitehall and beyond, and the lack of adequate expertise in managing complex digital systems…

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Science and Technology Superpower

The report rightly highlights areas where the UK must improve to achieve its ambition of becoming a science and technology superpower, whether you define that in terms of the amount of innovation generated, the number of patents, ideas or even Nobel prizes, the value of ideas commercialised or simply our influence. The report highlights the…

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5 radical ideas to balance the UK budget

With our new PM in place the focus shifts from supercharging growth to finding short to medium term savings to balance the books. In truth as we have found dramatically already, the one measure is needed to enable the other:  the interest cost of our debt has reduced because the markets have confidence that the…

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Tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth

My Lords, what else is there to say after so many heartfelt, excellent and eloquent tributes both in this Chamber and beyond? Our late Queen upon her passing, as ever in life, brings out the best in us, inspiring us to be our better selves and to fulfil our duty, despite the turbulence around us.…

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Schools Bill

My Lords, in moving Amendment 64B I shall also speak to other amendments in my name. I declare an interest, as I have before, that I am from a home-educating family, which I am proud of. I wish there were more noble Lords in this Chamber who had the privilege of being part of home…

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