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Sep 27, 2022

Why Liz Truss is no Margaret Thatcher when it comes to the economy

Craig Berry, UCL The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, has made no secret of her admiration of her late predecessor, Margaret Thatcher. However, anyone expecting a swift return to Thatcherite policies in 2022 should probably take a closer look at Truss’s politics. To begin with, Truss is about to oversee a significant

Sep 26, 2022

Rethinking insurance for floods, wildfires and other catastrophes

Q&A — Economist Carolyn Kousky The industry is in crisis just when disaster coverage is most needed By Emily Underwood When Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana on August 29, 2005, surges of seawater more than 20 feet higher than normal tide levels crested over the levees surrounding New Orleans. Within hours, the levees started

Sep 23, 2022

What is Prevent?

Prevent is a controversial aspect of the government’s anti-terrorism strategy, that many argue puts at risk the rights and freedoms of people – particularly Muslims – across the UK. This film explores the issues with Prevent, the government’s review of it and why 17 human rights organisations decided to boycott that review after

Sep 22, 2022

41% of NYC students were chronically absent last school year

Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York Sep 16, 4:40pm EDT About 41% of New York City students were chronically absent, missing at least 18 days of last school year, according to city data released Friday. The figures from the Mayor’s Management Report show that as the city required all students to return to class

Sep 21, 2022

Spain: free rail travel for commuters for 3 months

The Spanish government of Socialist Pedro Sanchéz wants to do everything to “relieve the middle class and workers”, says the Prime Minister. From September 1st, rail travel in Spain will be free for local and medium-distance trains for three months. In Germany, 52 million 9-Euro tickets were sold in the summer, saving 1.8

Sep 20, 2022

Russia is building a closer alliance with the world’s autocracies – the west should beware

Barbara Yoxon, Lancaster University Russia is planning to buy “millions” of Soviet-era weapons from North Korea, a recent US intelligence report revealed. Britain’s defence intelligence has also confirmed that Russia is already using Iranian-made drones in Ukraine. The revelations follow a series of diplomatic exchanges between Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean