Neal Lawson on the series of numbers that really matter in UK politics right now
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As ministers search for cuts, a new parliamentary report reveals the hundreds of billions of pounds that could be clawed back into the UK's flagging economy
Sectoral Financial Balances for the UK as a % of GDP, smoothed over a year
Diogo Jota was a footballer who sashayed like a slalom skier. He bundled past defenders, picked their pockets, smashed the ball home from every conceivable angle. He was an imp. He played with a smile on his face. He wound his opponents up. A Portuguese international forward who won the Premier League and a brace […]
Iranian immigrants to the U.S. already faced higher scrutiny. After the U.S. waded into Israel’s war on Iran, ICE seems to be targeting them.
The post “Are We At Risk?” Wave of ICE Arrests Strikes Fear in Iranian Communities appeared first on The Intercept.
- by Michael Garfield
The contemporary obsession with feeling good might mean we’re losing sight of what makes life genuinely meaningful
- by Derek van Zoonen
Scientists offer a new way to compare and contrast social ties – like a ‘Big Five’ for relationships
- by Matt Huston
The colossal structures, built by hunter-gatherers, are way older than archaeologists had thought possible
The post Monumental Burial Mounds Rewrite Ancient History appeared first on Nautilus.
The rational expectations hypothesis assumes—primarily for reasons of internal consistency—that agents possess complete knowledge of all relevant probability distribution functions. When attempts are made to incorporate learning into these models, often in response to longstanding criticism, it is invariably a highly constrained form of learning. This type of learning excludes the truly unexpected or surprising. […]
One presumably unintended consequence of the Labour government’s decision to label the activist group Palestine Action a ‘terrorist organisation’ has been a revival of community film screenings. Across the last fortnight, hastily arranged presentations of To Kill A War Machine — Hannan Majid and Richard York’s 2025 feature length documentary following five months of Palestine […]
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Nearly ten times as many entered the UK under under Brexiters' unvetted skilled worker visa scheme as arrived in small boats
Only one of the eight immigrants set to be expelled to South Sudan is from that nation. The post Supreme Court Lets Trump Banish Immigrants to South Sudan appeared first on The Intercept. Low rating cable channel, Sky News Australia, has demanded that Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, get back to work and produce an even bigger beautiful bill in response to US President, Donald Trump’s big beautiful bill. ”Our viewers, all 7... Read More ›
In this episode of State of Play, Greg Stoker and Robert Inlakesh examine how a Delaware-based NGO with ties to Israel and the Trump administration is using American mercenaries to control, and possibly depopulate, Gaza. The post Gaza Aid or Cover for War? US Mercenaries Accused of Firing on Civilians appeared first on MintPress News. Big Finish released an audio excerpt of the cold open to "Doctor Who: Vampire Weekend," the first new Thirteenth Doctor/Yaz audio adventure.
Here at PepsiCo, we take pride in our family of beloved brands, which are enjoyed by billions of consumers all over the world. As evidenced by our numerous corporate-responsibility initiatives, we take our obligations to society seriously, which is why we are writing today to apologize for inadvertently contributing to the crisis of American democracy through our popular Mountain Dew soft-drink brand. A fast-growing pan-African media outlet was erased in a coordinated takedown, accused without evidence, censored without process, and punished for challenging Washington and Silicon Valley. The post Blinken Ordered the Hit. Big Tech Carried It Out. African Stream Is Dead. appeared first on MintPress News. The BIG Idea: Open, Safe AI for EveryoneAt its core, the Drupal AI Initiative is about helping organisations adopt AI responsibly. As Paul Johnson put it: “We’re looking to tell the amazing story of how Drupal AI can help organisations that want to adopt AI that is safe and in a way where freedom remains to make their own choices.” - Paul Johnson The group shared updates on work happening in AI Core, including modules for agents, logging, testing, and a new Experience Builder that aims to make page creation smarter without compromising on security or trust. EXCLUSIVE: Local police have rejected the Reform UK deputy council leader's claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents
In early June, the Washington Post published a follow-up to earlier stories on a Trump administration plan to remove thousands of photographs from Defense Department websites because of “DEI-related content.” Illustrated with more than a dozen samples of the targeted photos (which the Post‘s reporters were able to find reproduced on non-government websites), the Post‘s new story offered more details on the images marked for deletion because they were deemed to touch on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues — overwhelmingly depicting subjects identified as “gay, transgender, women, Hispanic, and Black.” The headline over the story didn’t mince words: “Here are the people Trump doesn’t want to exist.” Identified from a database obtained by the Associated Press, the targeted subjects included... Read more |
