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Palestinian granted asylum in UK

samedi 16 mars 2024 à 12:21

*Palestinian citizen of Israel granted UK asylum in case said to be unprecedented. "Hasan", 24, argued he would face persecution in Israel on grounds of his race, faith and its "apartheid regime".*

New technologies lower quality of life

samedi 16 mars 2024 à 12:21

*Exposure to new technologies including trackers, robots and AI-based software at work is bad for people’s quality of life, according to a groundbreaking study from the Institute for the Future of Work.*

Big pharma on medicare negotiations

samedi 16 mars 2024 à 12:21

*Pharma's Dems are doing [the wrecker]'s dirty work on drug prices.*

Israel journalists comeuppance, UN

samedi 16 mars 2024 à 12:21

The UN has rebuked Israel for attacking journalists that were carrying clearly visible identification as journalists.

Define "extremist", suppress groups, UK

samedi 16 mars 2024 à 12:21

*[UK] ministers and officials to be banned from contact with groups labeled extremist.*

Aside from the general point that this would undermine democracy, there is the question of who to label as "extremist". What about the big Tory donor who recently said that MP Diane Abbot should be shot? I don't think you can get more extremist than that.

How about prohibiting ministers and officials from meeting with business lobbyists? Those are the most dangerous people for ministers to meet with.