14 minutes ago About sharing By Marie Jackson BBC News Net migration into the UK was a record 745,000 last year, figures show – far higher than originally thought. Office for National Statistics data published on Thursday show that experts have revised up previous estimates. In May, it said net migration – the difference between…
6 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Dramatic video shows rooftop fire rescue By Katie Waple & Charlotte Andrews BBC News A crane has rescued a worker from a roof close to a burning building. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the Station Hill development in Reading, which has since been cordoned off,…
Activism OppArt Today 8:30 am Solidarity and Artivism Solidarity and Artivism Bringing relief. George de Castro-Day November 23, 2023 (George de Castro-Day) Rain Dove (they/them), fashion model, activist, and nonbinary advocate, gathered with artists in Brooklyn on November 4 to prepare relief packages to bring to refugees at the Rafah border crossing. Artists decorated cash donation envelopes, backpacks…
Footage shared on social media shows a worker being rescued from a roof next to a burning building.
1 hour ago About sharing Nella Rose questioned Nigel Farage on his attitudes towards immigration By Annabel Rackham Culture reporter Nella Rose has accused Nigel Farage of being anti-immigration on Wednesday’s episode of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! The YouTuber said the former politician wanted people like her “gone” from the…
Politics / November 23, 2023 FDR Taught Us How to Talk Politics on Thanksgiving The 32nd president used his holiday proclamations to call for “the establishment on earth of freedom, brotherhood, and justice.” John Nichols Ad Policy Thanksgiving 1933. (Bettmann / Corbis / Bettmann Archive) Robert Reich offers advice for holiday gatherings with family members…
Books & the Arts / November 23, 2023 You Have “The Right to Be Lazy” Paul Lafargue’s anti-work manifesto is newly relevant in a time when the very idea of labor is changing. Clinton Williamson Ad Policy The Siesta, by Vincent Van Gogh, 1889. (Courtesy of Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Images) At the heart of…
November 23, 2023 The Devastating Wars Abroad Are Windfalls for Weapons Manufacturers Your tax dollars are being squandered in the rush to build and sell ever more weaponry for ongoing wars. William D. Hartung Ad Policy A US Army M1A1 Abrams tank, as will be delivered to Ukraine, is photographed in Grafenwöhr, Bavaria, on July…
Economy / November 23, 2023 In Defense of the 30-Year Mortgage A recent New York Times column argued that the long term fixed-rate loan popular with US homebuyers is unfair to banks. In fact the arrangement—a fruit of the New Deal—is something all Americans should be thankful for. James K. Galbraith Ad Policy Tears for…
The chancellor says he rejected income and inheritance tax cuts and chose cuts to help the economy.