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Tom Forth

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CTO and co-Founder @TheDataCity. Head of Data @OpenInnovates. Runs @imactivate. I block anons for even the slightest rudeness.

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I agree. Don't blame. Abolish. You fix a culture of leaking by firing the leakers. Start with the OBR. The whole thing.

It's no good blaming the OBR for this massive budget leak, when you yourself have presided over the leakiest budget process in the history of this country. It's your culture of leaking. Own it.



Need abolishing. This is unacceptable. It's got to go.

When the dust clears on the Budget, it is clear we are hitting the nadir of relations between the OBR and the government It's not quite at Truss levels yet, but we are a long, long way from Reeves lionising the forecaster in the run-up to the general election and legislating to…



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Latest FSD driving us unassisted out of Manhattan. Human drivers are so cooked.


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Because most people haven't experienced either Waymo or Tesla FSD (i.e. punching in a destination and the car just taking you there with zero human intervention), they don't understand the implications of AVs. Society is about to have a big reboot. Transportation as a service…

Latest FSD driving us unassisted out of Manhattan. Human drivers are so cooked.



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The “most complex heritage project undertaken in living memory anywhere in the UK.” Total cost will be £525 million. Latest estimate I’ve seen for renovating the Palace of Westminster is around £7billion, which is of course outrageous and must be full of pork fat.

Manchester Town Hall completion date now spring 2027. This from @ManCityCouncil 'The project completion has now been set for spring 2027. This is later than the previous estimated date, but with more certainty. To overcome the final obstacles, a budget increase of £95 million…

JonathSchofield's tweet image. Manchester Town Hall completion date now spring 2027. This from @ManCityCouncil 

'The project completion has now been set for spring 2027. This is later than the previous estimated date, but with more certainty. To overcome the final obstacles, a budget increase of £95 million…
JonathSchofield's tweet image. Manchester Town Hall completion date now spring 2027. This from @ManCityCouncil 

'The project completion has now been set for spring 2027. This is later than the previous estimated date, but with more certainty. To overcome the final obstacles, a budget increase of £95 million…
JonathSchofield's tweet image. Manchester Town Hall completion date now spring 2027. This from @ManCityCouncil 

'The project completion has now been set for spring 2027. This is later than the previous estimated date, but with more certainty. To overcome the final obstacles, a budget increase of £95 million…


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Got chatting to an older couple on the train. Turns out they are both historians of engineering on their way back from a conference. The wife(/gf?) says railway engineer Robert Stevenson was “the ideal of male beauty”. What do we think guys:

pastasnack_e's tweet image. Got chatting to an older couple on the train. Turns out they are both historians of engineering on their way back from a conference. The wife(/gf?) says railway engineer Robert Stevenson was “the ideal of male beauty”. What do we think guys:

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My "budget graphics showdown" with @EdConwaySky here. Good questions from Ed, but I reckon he got some pretty good answers too! youtu.be/AIkrIOIXMHM?si…

Dan4Barnet's tweet card. Treasury minister vs Ed Conway in budget graphics showdown

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Massive shout out to @SeatyLock --- I don't know when or where, but sometime recently someone pretty well equipped tried to steal my bike, obviously, and gave up barely a fifth of the way through. Their products are fantastic innovations in locks, and now proven in battle.

thomasforth's tweet image. Massive shout out to @SeatyLock --- I don't know when or where, but sometime recently someone pretty well equipped tried to steal my bike, obviously, and gave up barely a fifth of the way through. Their products are fantastic innovations in locks, and now proven in battle.
thomasforth's tweet image. Massive shout out to @SeatyLock --- I don't know when or where, but sometime recently someone pretty well equipped tried to steal my bike, obviously, and gave up barely a fifth of the way through. Their products are fantastic innovations in locks, and now proven in battle.

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