1 hour ago About sharing By Daniel Thomas Business reporter Benefit claimants who fail to find work for more than 18 months will have to undertake work experience placements, under rules planned for late next year. If they refuse they will lose access to their benefits for a period, the government says. It is part…
November 16, 2023 Right Now We Must Remember That War Is Never Obligatory Russia is a warning of what we might someday face as a nation if we become inured to violence at home and abroad. Andrea Mazzarino Ad Policy A woman goes through the rubble of her ruined house after the shelling in Russian-controlled…
Politics / November 16, 2023 Texas Democrat Greg Casar’s Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for a Cease-Fire The congressman polled his constituents and found what every other poll is finding: Americans want the killing in Gaza to stop. John Nichols Ad Policy Representative Greg Casar. (Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) What do…
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50 minutes ago About sharing Jess Phillips was one of the 10 MPs to resign their front bench positions By Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Clearly, the Labour rebellion over a ceasefire in Gaza was embarrassing for Sir Keir Starmer. It’s the biggest parliamentary revolt he’s suffered in his three and a half years as…
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1 hour ago About sharing By Sam Francis Political reporter The Labour party remains united despite a series of frontbench resignations over the Israel-Gaza war, the shadow defence secretary has said. Ten of the party’s frontbenchers quit to vote for an SNP motion in the Commons calling for a ceasefire in Gaza against the wishes…
The body of a sixth person was found at the scene of the fire in Hounslow, the Met Police said.
Books & the Arts / November 16, 2023 The History of Equality: It’s Complicated A conversation with the historian Darrin McMahon about his new book Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea and the strange and contradicting development of the liberal version of egalitarianism. Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins Ad Policy A scene from the film Orphans of…
World / November 16, 2023 “A Wall of Fire Smashed Into Me”: A Month in Gaza Excerpts from the diary of Atef Abu Saif, who has been in Gaza since October 7. Atef Abu Saif Ad Policy People carry a body, covered with a blanket, as they conduct a search and rescue operation after the…