Matthew Taylor CBE previously led the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) between 2006 and 2021
RSA Address: 8 John Adam Street, London
Brian Clivaz ,director of the famous L’Escargot Restaurant in Soho,
CEO of the Devonshire Club,
is a Freeman of the City of London, Liveryman – The Worshipful Company of Cooks, Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality and
Fellow The ROYAL SOCIETY ARTS thecriticsguide.com/sevensins/290/…
The Devonshire Club is part of Le Cercle de Wallonie, along with St Jame’s Club, The Sloane Club, Phyllis Court Club and Royal Dublin Society web.archive.org/web/2020102513…
Baron Patrick de Caters is a member of Cercle de Wallonië, along with ... archive.ph/LRrEw
"Soho-based L’Escargot launched a pop-up restaurant L’Escargot Sur Mer
George Pell runs the restaurant" eadt.co.uk/things-to-do/a…
he organised parties for Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney & Damien Hirst. He then worked at the Arts Club as night club manager gastronomes.org/2018/06/18/new…
He organised parties for Sotheby’s, Goldman Sachs, New York Times, Zaha Hadid and Tracey Emin
George is a member of the Devonshire Society, FSB Groucho, Black’s and an Ambassador for the Jockey Club.
Pell also arranged evenings for Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, David Beckham and Mark Ronson
In 2015, Ronson became a patron of the Amy Winehouse Foundation..
GG : "The 2019 MoD initiative to recruit specialists for cognitive warfare aligns with GCHQ's move to Manchester by signaling a shift toward integrating behavioral science into military and intelligence operations. ..
While GCHQ historically used Palantir software to manage mass intelligence data, the timeline of 2019 serves as a critical bridge between the Ministry of Defence behavioral science expansion, the creation of the National Cyber Force (NCF), and the data-driven response to COVID"
The friction between academic freedom and military integration highlights a fundamental shift in how the UK state projects power. "..
In his former role as The Prince of Wales, His Majesty was the patron of the UK intelligence services and will receive several briefings from GCHQ’s mission teams. gchq.gov.uk/news/king-visi…
The agency’s presence in the North West is expected to continue to grow with the National Cyber Force’s new HQ to be located in Samlesbury , cementing the North-West region’s position as the cyber centre of the UK."..
GG : " Heron House has housed GCHQ's high-tech operations in the North West since 2019. Following his appointment as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham established the No. 10 North outpost within the same highly secure facility ..
to decentralize political decision-making from Westminster." 🎶
Future Plans: The government's northern headquarters will temporarily operate from Heron House until a permanent Manchester Digital Campus is constructed in the Ancoats area, scheduled for completion in 2032 "🎶
Miatta Fahnbulleh was the Head of Cities at the Cabinet Office from 2011 to 2013; the director of policy and research at the IPPR from December 2016 to November 2017; and the Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation between November 2017 and December 2023.
The New Economics Foundation (NEF) and economist Mariana Mazzucato share strong ideological alignments and frequently cross paths through shared policy advocacy, joint open letters, and mutual citations.
Joint Advocacy: NEF and Mazzucato (via the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose) have co-signed expert interventions, such as open letters urging the Bank of England to adopt stronger climate-1.5°C decarbonization powers."
GG : "The connection between Hikvision and Israel centers on massive public surveillance deployment, integration into military check-points, and high-stakes geopolitical cyber warfare
Much like its expansion into the UK public sector, Hikvision leveraged its highly competitive pricing and advanced AI to establish a staggering presence in Israel, which has subsequently drawn immense scrutiny from human rights organizations and cyber-intelligence agencies"
Hikvision is deeply entrenched within Israel's core municipal and law enforcement systems.
The "Hawk Eye" System: The Israel Police utilizes Hikvision technology as part of its automated "Hawk Eye" project—a massive license plate recognition and traffic enforcement network.
May’s Wuhan visit was intended to promote advanced UK tech & open post-Brexit supply chains.. this era of aggressive trade optimization and open-door tech partnerships is precisely what allowed Hikvision to quietly entrench itself across the UK’s public sector infrastructure.
While Theresa May’s 2018 Wuhan trip specifically advanced education and high-tech corporate pacts, the underlying strategy under both her and Liz Truss championed a "Golden Era" of UK-China relations."..
Hikvision capitalized on this open policy to quietly become the dominant provider of surveillance technology throughout the country: 1. The Low-Cost Procurement BoomDuring the mid-2010s, public bodies like local councils, the NHS, and education authorities were under severe