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What is the economic legacy of austerity?
Mariana Mazzucato, economics professor at University College London and author of 'Common Good Economy', debates this question with Michael Gove, a former senior Conservative minister and now Editor of The Spectator.
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Ridge reads out what the Chief Rabbi said about the govts statement yesterday
Ed Miliband "Im a proud British Jew & I don't agree with the Chief Rabbi"
Ed goes on to explain that conflating Jews with Israel is antisemitic. And you know who is doing exactly that? The Chief Rabbi
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This film — watch it all here — is a very important piece of investigative journalism.
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A decade after the Great Smog of 2016, India is entering another winter with air pollution still a persistent public-health challenge. As the Indo-Gangetic Plain braces for winter smog, can AI help us respond faster and better?
Better technology alone will not clean the air. In today's
@htTweets, @mrafiuddin50 and I argue that AI-enabled air-quality systems must be designed around the people who use them—backed by trained personnel, human judgement, data systems secure enough for sensitive government data, and supported by investment in indigenous AI models and applications.
With the @OfficialINDIAai Mission moving towards real-world applications, air quality should be a priority use case. The opportunity is significant, but getting the basics right will determine whether AI becomes another layer of technology or a tool that helps officials act better and faster.
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There was a pivotal moment when a responsible & resourced news org could have investigated the race science network behind the Jason Arday allegations.
It is a tragedy that hasn’t happened until now but this is a much needed corrective from @NafeezAhmed & @BylineTimes
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Times Higher Education investigated Jason Arday plagiarism claims in 2025, producing a dossier before spiking it after threats from his lawyers Carter-Ruck.
retractionwatch.com/2026/07/27/cam…
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"When people talk about the need for Black Excellence I counter with an insistence on Black mediocrity: the right for black people to be as average, flawed, compromised & mistaken as any other group of people. The right, ultimately, to be human." R.I.P. Jason Arday
100000% this, one of the most shameful episodes I can remember ends inevitably. A vulnerable man so let down.
The term “witch hunt” is overused in politics. Perhaps not this time. Quite a bit of the British media should ask themselves some serious questions as to whether the tenor and volume of the coverage they gave to this man was remotely proportionate. Likewise there are questions for Cambridge- and whether they discharged their duty of care.
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Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
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Love this from McIlroy. Because he's clearly telling us how he actually feels. What's the point of being Rory McIlroy if you can't be candid?
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A reminder that Shane Lowry was penalised 2 strokes at last year's Open Championship.
I don't remember anyone suggesting that the R&A and CGM were conspiring against him.
He wasn't happy with the decision but he didn't threaten to WD and spoke to the media after.
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So Reform UK is funded by Russia, Restore bought and paid for by an American trillionaire, GB News owned by a hedge fund in Dubai and the Daily Mail registered in Bermuda. That's patriotism for you these days.
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Possible corruption and cheating aside, hilarious that the Trump administration were allegedly pushing hard to reinstate a player who is a literal birthright citizen. His pregnant mother gave birth to him on a visit because the airline wouldn’t let her board her return flight.
🚨 Exclusive: The White House made a direct call to FIFA to ask Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun’s red card.
FIFA approached for comment and referred to the findings of its independent committee.
FIFA sources insist White House influence could not affect the decision due to the powers contained in Article 27 and the independent nature of the disciplinary panel.
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I truly love the replies to this which mainly consist of accounts saying “how can you expect our future head of state to go…to a *state* school?!”
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They really let a UFC fighter call our only Black First Lady a man on the White House lawn at an official White House event … while thousands cheered and the biggest podcaster in the world smiled.
There is no economic policy fix for this. Many of these people are just racist.
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Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and complaining about the museums.
Or moving to Hackney and grumbling about creatives. Living in Richmond and hating green space.
It's all getting a bit silly, isn't it?
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here's Trump entering a UFC event as Vance says that negotiations with Iran have failed
