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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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and not just in the UK, please https://www.cityam.com/ditch-the-usual-suspects-gov-uk-founder-urges-labour-to-look-beyond-big-four-consultants/

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My 5,000 word Tribune piece on UK’s Israel lobby—and its dual strategy for capturing the British political system—is now out from behind the paywall

Same strategy is being pursued in US and across Europe

Read it all here. Anatomy of the Israel Lobby👇

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Anatomy of the Israel Lobby 

Zionists are pursuing a two-pronged strategy in Britain, capturing the political class while casting the Palestine mov...

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2 Sep 2095027593539908054

Beyond dystopian: US hospital group using Uber-style dynamic pricing for freelance nurses to "help control costs” - better stated as turning care work into gig work 
 via @samim

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UNC Health says new scheduling system won’t pay nurses less. Why it has critics.

The health system says it is not a “bidding model” and calls those claims “misinformation,” but that hasn’t stopped online outrage.

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2 Sep 2095092986572865832

Thank you, China, for defending such 'non-market policies' as the rights of people and nature. "China derails consensus after US-hosted G20" via @ft

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China derails consensus on communiqué after US-hosted G20

Beijing objects to language calling for elimination of ‘non-market’ policies to curb trade imbalances

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