Computational immunologist at Birkbeck College, London, specialising in B-cell receptor genes and repertoires.
Jul 29, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
At a time of widespread concern over one slogan on a bus, Leave campaigns were pumping out whatever messages they wanted on Facebook with no scrutiny. Readers may not even have realised where they came from. #fbpe#peoplesvotetheguardian.com/technology/201…
Robert Mercer was investing huge amounts in Cambridge Analytica and its sister companies in order to influence politics - in the UK, US and other countries. Widespread potential for data misuse, but also links to black ops hackers and intelligence companies.
Apr 3, 2018 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
It's easy to forget the problems around brexit when news is short. So here's a quick summary of key issues ahead for the Government and the deal. #fbpe ft.com/content/9251ec…
Firstly, the NI border. Pretty much everyone except the Government, including Parliament's EU Select Committee, thinks that the only solution is for NI or the entire UK to stay in the SM and CU, breaking remaining red lines. theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/f…
Mar 29, 2018 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
On news, Any Questions and Today, BBCR4 has allowed the views of hard brexiteers to be spoken unchallenged. For months they spoke about WTO rules being perfect for our needs, seldom with any challenge from interviewers.
The same voices are heard over and over again: Farage, Lawson, Tim Martin, Dyson. Their continued appearances make people think that many people share their views, which is just not true.
