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MACHINE LEARNING
In unveiling his great “AI Action Plan”, the PM was the fifth PM to promise to make the UK a world leader in AI in just the past 11 years.

US-EYE
Donald Trump’s decision to move the ceremony indoors kicked off a shameless scramble for access among his biggest backers and donors.

CONTRACT LENS
No one can explain why a Home Office contract recently awarded to Fujitsu seems to be more than three times as expensive as its predecessor.

PAY PALS
More than a decade and a half after the government bailed out RBS, the now renamed NatWest Group is predicted to finally return to full private ownership.

RIDDLE OF THE STINKS
Nigel Farage is fronting an operation that sells goods and gives punters money back when it secures discounts – but the only product available is a curious one.

TULIP MANIA
Tulip Siddiq’s departure as a minister came despite the efforts of a crisis-management firm that she employed to try to save her job.

BODY BLOW
With combative responses, delays and poor communication, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is failing those who seek its help.

POST WASTE
The Post Office’s accounts for 2023/24 make for grimly fascinating reading for students of corporate mismanagement.

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