Nish Kumar

The second thing that I want to say about this is, have we fucking learned nothing from the last 10 years?

Why do so many people that I know

funneled their entire conversation about this subject on Twitter.

We have learned that it is not a platform for these kind of complex conversations.

It is not a town square.

It is a conversation that is being governed by algorithms that are designed to feed on hostility as a revenue generator.

And thirdly, and most importantly...

It is short form conversation.

It, by definition, cannot engage with the complexity of the conversation that we should be having, that we should be capable of having when something like this happens, right?

We have to turn away from exclusively funneling our conversations on this issue to social media.

And I think that we keep on making the same mistake in thinking that these tech platforms are the right place for this conversation.

I would really urge people to go and seek out a YouTube video that's been done by Jermaine Williams, who's the first elected official in the States who actually has Tourette's and is a black American man, and has spoken very, very eloquently in this video about his response

to what happened at the BAFTAs.

And it's worth really engaging with some longer form stuff than just a tweet on this, right?

But look, we also wanted to tell you about the long-awaited release of the proposals to reform the special educational needs and disabilities or SEND system in England.

Yeah, look, that conversation with Rachel was brilliant and is really worth going back and checking out in full.

It's obviously some potentially concerning developments for us.

Now, as promised, we have some good news.

First, six healthcare workers who were on trial for criminal damage following a protest linked to Extinction Rebellion have been cleared.

The jury accepted their argument, which was that as healthcare professionals they have a duty to protect life and that climate change is a health emergency.