Ros Taylor

Coming tomorrow … New MORE JAM TOMORROW

Out first thing tomorrow. morejamtomorrow.com

I see reports that Reform is planning to bring back imperial measurements. In the More Jam Tomorrow ep on decimalisation, I talked to a man who made a passionate case for imperial… morejamtomorrow.com/episode/deci...

And had Thatcher not abolished the Metrication Board, we might be travelling in km and drinking half-litres of pints now.

I must admit I find the ‘Prepping’s not my job! What’s the government going to do for us in an emergency / stop the emergency from happening?’ reflex … odd.

And I also think there’s an element of ‘I lived through COVID! Can’t take any more emergencies! Don’t make me think about more bad shit happening in my lifetime!’

I must admit I find the ‘Prepping’s not my job! What’s the government going to do for us in an emergency / stop the emergency from happening?’ reflex … odd.

I think the lesson of COVID, for some anti-preppers, is that the govt can cope in a crisis by telling people what to do. This works if there is still plenty of food/water/ power. Doesn’t work if not, and for all it will try the govt may not be able to restore them immediately.

I must admit I find the ‘Prepping’s not my job! What’s the government going to do for us in an emergency / stop the emergency from happening?’ reflex … odd.

We all like the idea of a National Care Service, but what would it actually do? If you hope the answer is 'offer pretty much all the care I need', you're probably going to be disappointed ... I talked to experts about the really hard choices awaiting Burnham. www.thenewworld.co.uk/ros-taylor-w...

Thanks to @camille-oung.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.org.uk and @blimeysimon.bsky.social @thekingsfund.bsky.social for their insights.

We all like the idea of a National Care Service, but what would it actually do? If you hope the answer is 'offer pretty much all the care I need', you're probably going to be disappointed ... I talked to experts about the really hard choices awaiting Burnham. www.thenewworld.co.uk/ros-taylor-w...

First off, what about the 300k people who aren't elderly but need care? Scotland initially excluded them from its free home care, but did a u-turn because it was manifestly unfair. Then, what IS care? It's not simple and it'll have to be legally defined if people have a right to it.

Taken aback, when doing the ONS Labour Force phone survey just now, to be told that my MS could be helped by EE QUANTUM SYSTEMS and I should check out the website!

If one more tosser calls me on my mobile and offers me a part-time job, I swear I'll ... oh, there's nothing I can do, they've found a way of scamming people with absolutely no comeback.

Every bloody day.

Good piece from the BBC about AI and recruitment. They couldn’t get any response from designers of the AI hiring tools either. But the idea that people are in a position to demand humans look at their applications? Might be a legal right, but it’s for the birds. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you think an employer’s going to hire you after you demand they read your application, I have a bridge to sell you.

Agree that ‘publishing guidance on how limiting visiting will be decided upon in a future pandemic’ is an (inevitable) cop out. The next pandemic will be different. Spread differently. Kill different ages. Be more or less lethal. Not possible to predict what public opinion will demand/tolerate.

I noticed a few people here circulating these images. It’s tempting to make rioting seem sweet and relatable, I suppose. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...