Whataboutism is often deployed when an argument is seen as a battle to be won and not a debate. Prostock-studio | Shutterstock Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter itContinue Reading
Horner hits out Red Bull boss Christian Horner explained his team’s grievance over Aston Martin producing a similar car and pledged an ‘internal investigation’ Horner said: ” It is no coincidence that a few individuals have transferred from Red Bull to Aston Martin over the winter and during the earlyContinue Reading
Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock You’ve probably read the stories proclaiming that eating blueberries reduces your risk of dementia, or red wine is good for your heart, or coffee protects against type 2 diabetes – or, indeed, many of the other big health claims for a particular “superfood”. But what is theContinue Reading
The iconic _Iguanodon_ sculptures of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. Witton and Michel (2022), CC BY-SA This summer sees our love for dinosaurs manifest in two major releases: the David Attenborough documentary Prehistoric Planet, and Jurassic World: Dominion. Such multi-million dollar projects are a far cry from the first attempts toContinue Reading
Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock There is no “massive use for food banks” in the UK, according to Lee Anderson, the Conservative MP for Ashfield. However, figures and evidence from food bank organisations, charities and researchers show that this is simply not the case. I have been researching the development ofContinue Reading
The Taoiseach has warned that the country could face further cost-of-living “challenges” later in the year if the war in Ukraine continues. Micheál Martin said the Government will have to work strategically in what he described as a “unique set of circumstances” brought on by the pandemic and the war.Continue Reading
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“NOT my problem, mate.” That was the aggravating yet entirely predictable reply of the parking warden who gave me a ticket this week, despite my best efforts trying to persuade him not to. 2 Racecourses have reacted with a shrug of the shoulders at fans’ complaintsCredit: PA I was twoContinue Reading
Basicdog/Shutterstock While we might not be hearing the daily COVID numbers anymore, the virus hasn’t gone away. In the UK alone, thousands of new cases continue to be recorded every day. Meanwhile, there’s a very large group of people for whom the virus hasn’t gone away in a different senseContinue Reading
Everyone had a different experience of the pandemic Shutterstock All over the world, people suffered the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on their wellbeing. However, the impact was not the same for everyone. We know physical health and mental health are affected partly by environmental factors, for example the COVID-19Continue Reading
