Mélenchon’s mission for his young fans: Debate boomers on Facebook
It has at least one obvious limitation: Political parties have no control over social media algorithms. In Brazil, Lula’s campaign alleged that Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, was boosting Bolsonaro…
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Who Protects Our Children? | UK Column Interviews
The research is being presented in a series of written articles for UK Column. Part 1 of the series has been published . According to the Protect and Teach CIC website , the company “exists to promote high-quality…
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How NATO can turn data into defense advantage
Because data stays under the control of the nation or system that owns it, access can be governed by policy at the source, with classification boundaries and national rules enforced where the data lives rather than…
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Putin not invited to G20 summit in Manchester, says Burnham
Asked whether the Russian president would be invited to the annual meeting, which the UK is hosting in November 2027, Burnham said "no" because of sanctions against the Kremlin. The UK has a longstanding policy not to…
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Syria’s History of Anti-Colonialist Resistance Is Still under Attack
A lot of a nation’s legacy survives through the visualisation of that legacy across the country. That visualisation takes shape through monuments, historical sites, forts, architectural styles, and the places that have…
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Burnham won’t follow Trump in actively inviting Putin to G20
to make its own decisions. A photocall at the G20 foreign ministers meeting last week was canceled after politicians, including Miliband, refused to be pictured with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The U.K. has…
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Could this be the last Bonfire Night for noisy fireworks?
The government is currently considering reducing the noise limit for fireworks by 50% for those bought in shops for private use, after pressure from campaigners concerned about the impact on nervous animals and people…
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Former Brexit negotiator Barnier: UK should get flexibility on euro and Schengen if it rejoins EU
Barnier, however, said there can be “no cherry-picking” when it comes to joining the single market — a line he often used as Brexit negotiator. Barnier, who spent roughly three months as French prime minister in 2024…
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Mahmood’s migration changes may harm women and children, Labour MP warns
Mahmood has said the changes are designed to deter both economic migrants and asylum seekers from coming to the UK, and to minimise the impact on British taxpayers of those who are already here. The home secretary…
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UK Government and Education, Part 1: Who Decided What Schools Are For?
The series examines how the role of UK schools has changed over the last 20–25 years. The authors challenge UK Government policies and aim to build a counternarrative that could be used in future approaches to UK…
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