The National Minimum Wage has become a rationing mechanism rather than a floor. By clinging to age-based tiers, the UK masks a systemic failure where the private sector no longer rewards experience.
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Nigel Farage previously said that defectors who refuse to hold by-elections are "disgraceful" and guilty of a "complete insult" to the electorate
If it is sometimes hard to tell the difference between fossil-fuel lobbyists and the billionaire press, that’s because there isn’t one. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 13th March 2026 These are burning, smoking lies. As oil and gas prices soar, thanks to the US and Israel’s attack on Iran, the UK’s opponents of […]
När Finanspolitiska rådet för några veckor sedan kritiserade regeringen för att inte ha följt sina egna (rampolitiska) ekonomiska regler, kunde den socialdemokratiske skuggfinansministern Mikael Damberg uppenbarligen inte låta bli att ta tillfället i akt och i populistisk anda ondgöra sig över att “våra barn och barnbarn kommer behöva betala för att svenska politiker i dag […]
Since his first inauguration, Trump has been throwing charges at protesters and seeing what sticks. He always failed — until now.
The post Why We Have to Fight Back Against ICE Protesters’ Terror Convictions appeared first on The Intercept.
Research is uncovering the way music can calm the brain and there are techniques to help you amplify its emotional power
- by Stefan Koelsch
Since living requires choosing, we will always feel regret about the paths not taken. But what matters is the future we forge
- by Tasha Kleeman
Recently stumbled across a thread by someone who dug deeply into the most recent data from Britain. It’s pretty abysmal, but what’s most interesting is the notes: There’s no systemic testing for either covid or long covid any more; Long Covid is often diagnosed as something else; You can have organ damage from Covid without […]
Despite his high-profile controversies, Platner is still popular with Mainers. But leadership isn’t budging from its centrist pick.
The post Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced. appeared first on The Intercept.
I find Card No. 160’s nomenclature interesting. It’s not steak, because it’s lamb. So is it “Spartan” as in frugal or “Spartan” as in Greek? I figure it’s a Greek thing. Lamb isn’t any cheaper than beef. And this lamb-tomato combo has appeared more than once in the series: See: Anyway, let’s get into CardContinue reading 160. Spartan Steak
David Tennant is returning as the Tenth Doctor for 15 new episodes of Big Finish's Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures, set for 2027.
In a follow-up, Film is Fabulous! addressed rumors that an announcement of more recovered episodes was set for April 4th, and much more.
Self-appointed press regulator IPSO initially refused to investigate the paper, until polling suggested that nearly two-thirds of readers had been misled
Britain may not formally be at war with Iran. But decisions taken in recent weeks mean the country is edging ever closer to involvement in a spiralling conflict that Parliament has never authorised. The government insists the UK is not supporting the military campaign launched by the United States and Israel. Ministers have instead relied […]
Lately, in work conversations, I find myself fighting a lifelong tendency to provide way more context than is absolutely required. If you ask me to okay your work, for example, I may respond with an essay on what delighted me about it. The teaching gene, plus the exuberance of writing and thinking clearly, compel me […]
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How do we develop our sense of space? Henri Bergson questioned the very fabric of our reality in his revolutionary work
- by Aeon Video
How did the most influential friendship in the history of psychoanalysis fall apart? The historic break-up of Freud and Jung
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In the early 20th century, Emmy Noether’s mathematics transcended the physical world. She longed to do the same herself
- by Julia Ravanis
“Jordan Wood was not a CD2 resident until very recently, and I personally look sideways at someone who moves into a district in order to run.”
The post Dem in Maine House Primary Funneled PAC Money to Republicans appeared first on The Intercept.
When I was six, I met my sister: her quiet question sparked a bond that took us from foster agency to home
- by Leslie Vooris
