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Dominic Raab claims are more akin to ‘abusive supervision’ than bullying
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak continues to refuse to suspend the deputy prime minister, Dominic Raab, from office while accusations that he has behaved inappropriately towards staff are investigated. The government has confirmed that lawyer Adam Tolley is leading an investigation into two complaints made about Raab’s conduct while at theContinue Reading
State of the Union: ‘bipartisan’ Biden’s landmark speech sounds like a campaign launch for 2024
The US president Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address with a message of optimism, declaring – as is customary – that “the state of the union is strong”. With newly elected Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democrat vice-president Kamala Harris sat behind him, Biden launched whatContinue Reading
Neville has SYMPATHY for City after they were charged with FFP rule breaches
GARY NEVILLE says he has SYMPATHY for Manchester City after they were charged with 115 breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. On Monday, a bombshell announcement by the Premier League saw the champions be charged with financial offences. 2 Gary Neville says he has SYMPATHY for Manchester CityCredit: PA 2Continue Reading
Rishi Sunak’s reorganisation: history shows creating government departments in response to short-term problems is rarely a good idea
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced a major reorganisation of Whitehall, creating a new department dedicated to energy and another for science and innovation as well bringing various business and trade portfolios under one roof. Reorganisations of this kind tell voters a great deal about the government of theContinue Reading
A teen is directing A24’s next film: here are the studio’s best films
A 24, the independent film studio behind Oscar-nominated Everything Everywhere All At Once, have always done things their own way – and so far, this approach has been going rather well. Next up, they have a 17-year-old filmmaker set to direct their forthcoming horror, The Backrooms, which is going toContinue Reading
The Last of Us: why we should all think like preppers – and how to do it
The acclaimed post-apocalyptic TV series The Last of Us, based on a hugely popular video game, featured a character – Bill – who has managed to live through the nightmare because he has prepared for such an eventuality – he is what he calls a “survivalist”. “Prepping” – as itContinue Reading
Data bombing and dead cats – how PR uses practices of secrecy to influence media and society
Microgen/Shutterstock More than 100 years ago, sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that secrecy is a core part of all human relationships. The ratio of secrecy to openness in a society, he argued, can tell us much about that society. I explore this in my new book, examining how public relations secrecyContinue Reading
Despite the Taliban’s pledge to eradicate opium, the poppy trade still flourishes in Afghanistan
The Taliban have always had a complicated relationship with the opium trade. As a narcotic, opium is haram, or forbidden under Islamic law. But at the same time opium production has tended to increase in areas they have controlled, where local leaders reportedly raise money to fund their operations byContinue Reading
Turkey-Syria earthquake: how disaster diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives
The death toll of the massive earthquakes that have rocked the Turkey-Syria border region has now exceeded 5,000 people and the World Health Organization has suggested it could rise as high as 20,000. The catastrophe has led to an international outpouring of support. Numerous international rescue, medical, and other teamsContinue Reading
Human challenge studies: what we’ve learned from intentionally infecting people with COVID
neative/Shutterstock When COVID began to spread rapidly in 2020, sending the UK and other countries into lockdowns, many people asked what they could do to help. While millions of people found novel ways to help others in their communities, a large number became interested in volunteering for medical research. ThisContinue Reading