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Incoming PM must seize chance to stop race discourse deflecting from class inequalities, says David Weaver Andy Burnham has a historic opportunity to shift the national mood on racism, the chair of Operation Black Vote has said. In an interview marking the 30th anniversary of the influential nonpartisan civil rights organisation, David Weaver, the chair of Operation Black Vote (OBV), said Burnham must seize the chance to change a UK political culture where race and migration discourse is used to
Prominent House Democrats appeared caught off guard when asked about the newly announced plan by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) that calls to destroy the current America’s political system — eliminating the Senate , president and Supreme Court. "I don’t support that," Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said when asked about the new agenda. "I haven’t read the proposal." The revision to the DSA platform, "Workers Deserve More" plans to abolish the Senate entirely and replace the president and
Amid renewed questions of age and health in Congress , lawmakers are split on whether they should implement some form of term limits, capping the number of terms any one person can serve as an elected federal representative. Despite the relative popularity of the idea of term limits, the debate hinges on whether implementing such a policy would inhibit voter choice and make it harder for Capitol Hill to retain institutional expertise. That’s the concern of Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont. 'THIS IS NOT N
Helicopters dump water as huge Norway fire destroys homes More than 100 homes have been destroyed by a massive fire burning through Drammen in southern Norway, rescue officials said. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, around 30 miles west of Oslo. No casualties or missing people have been reported so far. Dozens of firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze, which has spread to a nearby forest. Local police said the fire was "still not under control". It was not immediat
BBC World News · Oct 8
Diamonds and 'cab to orbit': The rocket aiming to transform India's space ambitions What if launching a satellite was as easy as calling a cab? That's the vision behind an Indian private rocket company that will attempt its first orbital launch on Saturday. Skyroot Aerospace, which recently became India's first space tech unicorn after reaching $1.1bn valuation, is all set to launch Vikram-1 from the Indian Space Research Organisation's (Isro) launch facility in Sriharikota in southern India. Th
Guardian - World · Oct 8
CEO’s pay packet surges to £791,000 as union says public ‘sick of obscene pay’ and bosses ‘feathering own nests’ Wessex Water awarded its chief executive an above-inflation pay increase even as the company was banned from paying bonuses because of sewage spills, it has emerged. Ruth Jefferson received a 14% base salary increase in October, from £590,000 to £670,000, before other benefits, according to accounts published this month. It was far above the 3.5% given to workers, and put her pay at 1
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Former tube network cleaner says tribunal vindicated his health concerns, including about asbestos, that could affect public A London Underground worker who was unfairly sacked after whistleblowing about his concerns over exposure to asbestos and other toxic dust has said he wants all tube passengers to know about the potential hazards his case has revealed. Micky Steeds, a former professional boxer from Aveley in Essex, started working for London Underground in 2018 cleaning up decades of dust
Guardian - World · Oct 8
US Central Command says attacks designed to ‘continue degrading Iranian military capabilities’ The US military said it had launched a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran on Friday night as fighting escalated over the strait of Hormuz. US Central Command, in a post on X, said the strikes, which began at 7pm GMT, were designed to “continue degrading Iranian military capabilities”. Continue reading...
