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Human stupidity is nothing new in politics

Letters: Gregorio Kohon looks at why we accept superficial slogans, pseudoscientific claims and comforting myths from our leaders, and Vaughan Dean writes about ‘Trumpery’

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Robinson and Farage’s ‘civil war’ narrative is warping voters’ minds. How is any government supposed to counter it?

Whatever the reality of Britain today, our social media feeds are full of anger, violence and disorder – and that’s the reality politicians must confront, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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27 WFH Jobs That People Online Recommend If You Want To Earn Over $30 Per Hour

Somebody asked the internet what people earning over $30 an hour working from home or remotely do for a job. Here’s our pick of the most interesting answers. The post 27 WFH Jobs That People Online Recommend If You Want To Earn Over $30 Per Hour first appeared on Bored…

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Inept managers have left universities at crisis point

Letters: Prof Helen Smith, David Rennie and Prof John Denham on the dire state of university funding

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Eye-watering taxes are a problem for the Tories – and an even bigger one for Labour

After 13 years of Conservative rule, many voters simply resent taxes, now that they no longer mean better public services, says the political economist William Davies

The Guardian - UK

No, Rishi Sunak, ‘rip-off’ degree courses aren’t the problem – failed education policy is

Should anyone need yet more proof that higher education is an area not best left to the market, this absurd ‘crackdown’ is it, says sociologist William Davies

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Teenage cyclist on his way home from college died after crossing busy main road into path of car

'He was a lovely boy who would do anything for anyone', his family said

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Uni offers give Hunter HSC graduates shot at an early Christmas gift

Alexandra, 18, is one of many across the region waiting for the Universities Admissions Centre's first round of ATAR based offers, to be released at 7.30am.

Newcastle Herald

In Britain today it seems your suffering only counts if you have a mortgage

Despite a deepening crisis, it wasn’t until homeowners were threatened that Westminster reacted, says political economist William Davies

The Guardian - UK

The era of low interest rates is ending – its legacy is inequality and toxic politics

Over the past 14 years, older homeowners have continued to benefit – creating an unpleasant form of economic progress, says sociologist and political economist William Davies

The Guardian - UK

Trussonomics will be a reckless exercise in slashing the state when there’s nothing left to cut

Thatcherism was disastrous 40 years ago, but the new prime minister seems intent on reviving it to meet the crises of 2022, says sociologist and political economist William Davies

The Guardian - UK

The 75-year-old DIY shop no bigger than a front room where you can buy practically everything

It has been likened to Arkwright's out of Open All Hours - and stocks 50,000 pieces of stock challenging the likes of B&Q with only a fraction of the space

Wales Online

There’s a gaping hole at the centre of British politics where ideas used to be

Ideas once animated politics. Now our political class is rudderless at a time of crisis, says writer William Davies

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This age of inflation reveals the sickness ailing Britain’s economy: rentier capitalism

Profits have become all-but guaranteed for wealthy elites, says economist William Davies

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The Gwendraeth colliery tragedy that killed 26 men and boys and took months to recover their bodies

The number of people who died could have been far higher, a report suggests

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