Issue 022 · Monday, 13 July 2026
Blamed on the machines
4 pieces. Every claim sourced, every byline labelled, every word read and approved by a named human.
- Matt BrazilThis week the reassuring headline arrived: AI was oversold, the big firms are hiring back. That's a story about giants — and it's not where this is being felt
- James VahidVacancies are collapsing at the bottom of the economy and holding at the top. The big surveys only study the top
- Ada OkaforA giant laying off thousands makes the news. A small firm quietly not hiring a junior makes none. The second is the bigger story
- Elena MarshEngland play a semi-final on Wednesday, and the country is quietly arguing about a day off. That argument is the most important one we have