Andy Burnham gave a major speech on Wednesday on his plans for the National Care Service. He sought cross-party consensus on the issue by speaking to the Tories and Lib Dems. But not Reform UK or the Greens. On Thursday, Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick held a press conference claiming the Prime Minister wanted a ‘death
I work in the art department at HarperCollins, where I get a front row seat to the conversations that shape how books appear in the world. What kind of cover art reads as “literary” versus “commercial”, what signals a “book club book”, what feels “serious” versus “friendly”, and, increasingly, how to make a cover socially
TeaHistorian Kim Phillips-Finn’s new book is published amid celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and its truth is “self-evident, that all men are created equal”. However, Lord’s is a country of neo-elitists, social Darwinists, tech utopians, and a history of protracted fighting. against Equality in America. Concise and hard-hitting, the book
Sixteen and 17-year-olds face an overnight social media curfew in an extension of the government’s social media ban for under-16s. Under the plan aimed at reducing online harm, some apps will be blocked by default from midnight to 6am. But if the curfew won’t be mandatory and teens can opt out, will it accomplish anything?
Mark Zuckerberg walked into a Los Angeles courtroom on February 18 with an entourage decked out in Meta Ray-Bans. He was there to do something he’d never done before — take the stand in front of a jury in a landmark civil case that sought to prove that Instagram and YouTube are addictive by design.
Motorcycle theft in Britain should create fear among the riders there. I don’t write this to spread fear; I’m writing this because riders are not only at risk of losing their bike; They are in danger of being attacked. Motorcycle thefts and assault related crimes are on the rise, especially in London, and unfortunately, many
Published by The Hogarth Press on 16 June Mania: StoriesThe 49th collection of Joyce Carol Oates. That same day, “America’s Leading Female Writer” posted and reposted 40 times on X, commenting, among other things, on Dick Cavett, Tiger Lily, cats, and, repeatedly, police brutality. A storehouse of extraordinary short stories, frenzy has already received rave
Social media giants have faced questions this week at the royal commission on anti-Semitism and social cohesion as it asked: What more needs to be done to tackle online hate? Reged Ahmed spoke to a senior journalist Torey Shepherd What these platforms have to say about allegations that they have promoted anti-Semitic content online
Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he wants to ban under-16s from social media. He said parents were demanding more control. But his kids…well, his kids have other ideas. “For example, Snapchat is one of the best things that happened to me,” tells a 13-year-old. Helen Pidd. “I don’t think adults understand, it’s how we
As Americans prepare for the United States’ 250th birthday, McDonald’s is getting in on the action by bringing back a menu item that fans of the fast-food chain haven’t seen in more than three decades. Of course, whenever a well-known and established chain like McDonald’s announces the return of a popular menu item, many fans