Is the UK facing a ‘Christmas of discontent’?
Is the UK facing a ‘Christmas of discontent’?
Mass strikes across multiple public services spell disruption on a scale not seen since 1978
Manchester bombing report exposes ‘incompetence’
Manchester bombing report exposes ‘incompetence’
Newly published findings of public inquiry into 2017 attack describe a litany of failures
Albanian migration and the exodus from a ‘failed state’
Albanian migration and the exodus from a ‘failed state’
Enticed by the economic opportunity in Britain, more Albanian migrants have been crossing the Channel
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Supreme Court weighs up affirmative action
Supreme Court weighs up affirmative action
11 Nov 2022
Man arrested in Scotland is missing US fugitive
Man arrested in Scotland is missing US fugitive
11 Nov 2022
1.5C global warming threshold in danger
1.5C global warming threshold in danger
11 Nov 2022
‘A new winter of discontent’
‘A new winter of discontent’
11 Nov 2022
The Daily Briefing
12 November 2022Democrats inch closer to Senate win
Democrats inch closer to Senate win
The Democrats have edged nearer to keeping control of the Senate, with a projected win in Arizona following the midterm elections. The forecast outcom…
Ukrainians celebrate in Kherson
Ukrainians celebrate in Kherson
Ukrainian soldiers have been welcomed into Kherson by after Moscow said it had fully withdrawn its troops from the key southern city. Video showed loc…
Sunak shelves growth plans
Sunak shelves growth plans
Rishi Sunak’s plans to boost productivity by cutting taxes on business investment will be shelved, said the inews site. Senior Tories fear that tens o…
Companies impersonated on Twitter
Companies impersonated on Twitter
Twitter has dramatically halted its new $8 blue tick subscription offering as a number of accounts impersonating big brands received the verification …
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Pros and cons of ID cards
Pro: keeps track of numbers
Pro: keeps track of numbers
It is remarkable that, in the digital age, UK officials can still not accurately track the number of people entering and leaving the country. Highligh…
Con: encroach on rights
Con: encroach on rights
Libertarians and civil rights groups have long campaigned against the idea of mandatory ID cards, arguing they infringe on individual liberties. Boris…
Pro: can end trafficking
Pro: can end trafficking
A report published in July by the Tony Blair Institute recommended introducing universal mandatory digital identity cards to help to alleviate the Cha…
Con: don’t tackle illegal migration
Con: don’t tackle illegal migration
The Daily Telegraph suggested there is “little evidence” that ID cards would help combat illegal immigration. “Many people who are described as illega…
Ukraine in focus
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11 November 2022Wit & Wisdom
Wit & Wisdom
“If we could be twice young and twice old we could correct all our mistakes.” Euripides, quoted in Forbes.
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Good week for...
Windfalls, after an unnamed ticketholder in the US became an overnight billionaire, scooping the largest Powerball jackpot in the game’s history.
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Bad week for...
English National Opera, which was informed that it is being stripped of its £12.6m a year in Arts Council England funding.
Poll watch
Poll watch
Across France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and the UK, one in four people describe their financial position as “precarious”.
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Indian ‘hack-for-hire’ gangs target UK firms and politicians
Indian ‘hack-for-hire’ gangs target UK firms and politicians
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