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Policy at @CDEIUK working on responsible use of technology in the public sector. Views my own.

London
Joined March 2014
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At @CDEIUK we're researching and piloting solutions to make sure new technologies help address existing biases in society, along with lots of other exciting things. Read our 2 year strategy here gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Great blog from @GilesHerdale on brilliant @the_police_fdn report on #datadriven #policing - tinyurl.com/yxq9r3xg Excited to be part of the @CDEIUK team working in this space.
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Replying to @vueling
@vueling I see from your twitter page that you are doing this to all passengers. I will be involving aviation authority to ensure this is properly addressed and I am compensated.
Replying to @vueling
@vueling I have just received an email denying me compensation for a flight that was cancelled from Florence. I was promised compensation and a refund on the phone by you and at the airport. This is disgraceful and the second time you have refused me compensation.
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Brilliant article in @theatlantic on need for high-school girls in #AI "While women were fighting for full sexual agency in the real world, mostly male roboticists were creating AI-enhanced mostly female sexbots" theatlantic.com/technology/a…
Replying to @dadwroteaporno
@dadwroteaporno Iceland too expensive, so playing bananagrams. Can anyone help us out? How do you spell #sterbacher?
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In wake of #syriaairstrikes General argues UK ally #Saudi creating conditions in #Yemen which let #ISIS flourish tinyurl.com/jzemoaq
Andrew Mitchell on why #UK #SaudiArabia should work together for #Yemen ceasefire to restore countries' partnership telegraph.co.uk/comment/lett…
On the day of #YemenDebate UK must publicly pressure both sides to a ceasefire @ymnraf @almuslimi explain why bit.ly/1LprkiG
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#UK cancels £5.9m #SaudiArabia prisons contract, but what about over £17m arms sales to #SaudiArabia used in bombing campaign in #Yemen
Is Britain complicit in war crimes in #Yemen? Andrew Mitchell calls on @Number10gov to investigate and respond gu.com/p/4d5nc/stw
#Yemen on the brink @thetimes UK has leverage on Saudi Arabia to push for peace process thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/l…
17 kids killed in 1 day by Saudi airstrikes in #Yemen. Is Britain complicit in war crimes? @Number10gov must answer #Newsnight
Is Britain complicit in war crimes in #Yemen? #Newsnight investigates tonight: bbc.in/1QoOuam
Few remaining dengbejs in Diyarbakir: “We sing stories of love and war" tiny.cc/0ll81x
Replying to @VICENews
@vicenews 23 orgs call #UN to create #COI4YEMEN to investigate serious violations by all sides in #Yemen bit.ly/1JqGuGp
Replying to @NadiaSakkaf
@NadiaSakkaf 23 orgs call #UN to create #COI4YEMEN to investigate serious violations by all sides in #Yemen bit.ly/1JqGuGp
Replying to @DanielWickham93
@DanielWickham93 23 orgs call #UN to create #COI4YEMEN to investigate serious violations by all sides in #Yemen bit.ly/1JqGuGp