A chart showing how trust in the government declined after various scandals in the 1990s.

A YouGov poll conducted in October this year asked respondents if they trusted the Conservative party. Some 68% said that the party could not be trusted and only 14% said that it could. This followed the ill-advised mini budget from former prime minister Liz Truss and former chancellor Kwasi KwartengContinue Reading

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The annual music festival takes place across two weekends in Spain, with star acts such as Blur, Kendrick Lamar, Depeche Mode and Calvin Harris among those set to perform. It will feature around 200 performances featuring a “shared lineup shared 620 kilometres apart, with a few small exceptions”. Which artistsContinue Reading

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Chinese protests are about more than COVID – student discontent has fuelled the biggest movement since Tiananmen Square

blank Protests have erupted across China, initially in response to the deaths of ten people in a fire in an apartment block in Xinjiang in the country’s northwest. The demonstrations represent the biggest expression of public unrest since the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement was savagely crushed. The deaths haveContinue Reading

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From Andrew Tate to Jordan Peterson, a phoney zero-sum-game argument sits at the heart of anti-feminist backlash

The real reasons to be worried about men's quality of life does not mean discussions about equality should become a zero sum game. Syuzann/Shutterstock Clips of men sharing controversial opinions about women and masculinity do swift business on social media. Despite personally being banned from Twitter, social media influencer AndrewContinue Reading

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Cabinet is expected to approve plans to bring back bonuses for banking staff. Pay has been capped at €500,000 at the three bailed out banks – AIB, Permanent TSB and Bank of Ireland – and bonuses have been banned since the financial crash. But plans before Cabinet this morning areContinue Reading

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