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The Labour government has failed to make real progress on public services since being elected, and "the buck for these failures stops with the Prime Minister", a strongly-worded new @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report has said
@matildamartin.bsky.social writes up the think tank's verdict
@matildamartin.bsky.social writes up the think tank's verdict
Keir Starmer Is To Blame For Failing Public Services, Says Think Tank
The Prime Minister must “urgently get a grip” if Labour is to deliver real improvements to public services before the next election, according to a...
www.politicshome.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The Labour government has failed to make real progress on public services since being elected, and "the buck for these failures stops with the Prime Minister", a strongly-worded new @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report has said
@matildamartin.bsky.social writes up the think tank's verdict
@matildamartin.bsky.social writes up the think tank's verdict
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NEW: The Senate has unanimously voted to force the Justice Department to release more Epstein files — acting hours after an overwhelming House vote to send the bill to Trump's desk.
Senate approves Epstein files bill, sending it to Trump’s desk
The legislation passed the Senate by unanimous consent, with no debate.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
NEW: The Senate has unanimously voted to force the Justice Department to release more Epstein files — acting hours after an overwhelming House vote to send the bill to Trump's desk.
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Big news. Fresh reporting from 404 Media details how the Airlines Reporting Corporation, a data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines, will ditch a program that sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government - no warrant or subpoena necessary.
NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Big news. Fresh reporting from 404 Media details how the Airlines Reporting Corporation, a data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines, will ditch a program that sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government - no warrant or subpoena necessary.
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The report offers a blueprint for trauma-informed reporting channels, data practices, and transparency measures—so survivors can feel comfortable reporting abuses. Read the full report:
Report: Technology Companies and Disclosures of Traumatic Experiences
This report is co-authored with the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV). Sexual and domestic violence — such as sexual violence, domestic violence, and stalking — is a common and pervasive experience. The expanding integration of information technology tools and services into every facet of life means that sexual and domestic violence is experienced […]
cdt.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The report offers a blueprint for trauma-informed reporting channels, data practices, and transparency measures—so survivors can feel comfortable reporting abuses. Read the full report:
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Paris and Berlin unite behind sovereign European cloud push
Paris and Berlin unite behind sovereign European cloud push
Merz and Macron back plans for a shared cloud sovereignty definition and a ‘Buy European’ approach
dlvr.it
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Paris and Berlin unite behind sovereign European cloud push
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Reporter to MBS: "U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reporter to MBS: "U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
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Ukraine needs more drones and better tactics, senior commander says reut.rs/3LEbYQz
Ukraine needs more drones and better tactics, senior commander says
As winter looms and Russian forces adapt their tactics, Ukrainian troops need to double down on technological innovation and flood the front line with more drones to halt Moscow's territorial gains, a senior commander said.
reut.rs
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Ukraine needs more drones and better tactics, senior commander says reut.rs/3LEbYQz
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Les "Active clubs" : de "fight clubs" d'extrême droite à milices néonazies prêtes à l'action ?
Les "Active clubs" : de "fight clubs" d'extrême droite à milices néonazies prêtes à l'action ?
En Suède, quatre néonazis liés à la mouvance des "Active Clubs" ont été condamnés mardi à des peines de prison pour avoir tabassé des immigrés. Souvent présentés comme des "fights clubs" pour fascistes, ces clubs se sont développés ces dernières années dans plusieurs pays. Au-delà du MMA pratiqué, cette forme d'organisation discrète, radicale et violente est devenue populaire à l’extrême droite.
www.france24.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Les "Active clubs" : de "fight clubs" d'extrême droite à milices néonazies prêtes à l'action ?
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Dozens of websites and apps, including ChatGPT, X and Uber, were disrupted early Tuesday after the widely used cybersecurity service Cloudflare suffered an outage.
They called the disruption “resolved” but said it would continue to monitor.
They called the disruption “resolved” but said it would continue to monitor.
Cloudflare outage briefly disrupts ChatGPT, X and dozens of apps
The cybersecurity company is used across a wide array of apps, websites and other platforms.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Dozens of websites and apps, including ChatGPT, X and Uber, were disrupted early Tuesday after the widely used cybersecurity service Cloudflare suffered an outage.
They called the disruption “resolved” but said it would continue to monitor.
They called the disruption “resolved” but said it would continue to monitor.
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Under pressure.
We have fought for our 🇪🇺 digital safety laws.
Some want to unravel them. We must not give in.
Op-ed @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We have fought for our 🇪🇺 digital safety laws.
Some want to unravel them. We must not give in.
Op-ed @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Under pressure.
We have fought for our 🇪🇺 digital safety laws.
Some want to unravel them. We must not give in.
Op-ed @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We have fought for our 🇪🇺 digital safety laws.
Some want to unravel them. We must not give in.
Op-ed @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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So the total amount of drones they launched in 2023 is equivalent to one night in 2025
November 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So the total amount of drones they launched in 2023 is equivalent to one night in 2025
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UK MPs warned about China spy threat on.ft.com/3M7gE1f
UK MPs warned about China spy threat
House of Commons Speaker tells lawmakers that Beijing is using ‘recruitment agents and consultants’
on.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
UK MPs warned about China spy threat on.ft.com/3M7gE1f
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I've been out canvassing quite a lot in London lately. Labour's vote has absolutely evaporated.... it is quite extraordinary to go to places where Labour were on 50-60% of the vote at the last locals and find nobody, or virtually nobody, supporting them.
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I've been out canvassing quite a lot in London lately. Labour's vote has absolutely evaporated.... it is quite extraordinary to go to places where Labour were on 50-60% of the vote at the last locals and find nobody, or virtually nobody, supporting them.
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
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Europe is wrestling with crumbling bridges, narrow tunnels and red tape as it plans how to move an army eastward to countries bordering Russia or Ukraine. Currently, the journey would take roughly 45 days, but the aim is to reduce it to five – or even three on.ft.com/3X2sFri
November 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Europe is wrestling with crumbling bridges, narrow tunnels and red tape as it plans how to move an army eastward to countries bordering Russia or Ukraine. Currently, the journey would take roughly 45 days, but the aim is to reduce it to five – or even three on.ft.com/3X2sFri
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Problems at content delivery network provider Cloudflare caused disruptions to online platforms across the world on Tuesday.
Cloudflare meltdown knocks major websites offline
Problems at content delivery network provider Cloudflare caused disruptions to online platforms across the world on Tuesday.
techcentral.co.za
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Problems at content delivery network provider Cloudflare caused disruptions to online platforms across the world on Tuesday.
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The brutal reality of life as an Android owner in London: First you’re shocked as you’re mugged. Then you’re humiliated as the thief returns the device. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
"Don't want no Samsung"
Plus: Scroll down to see what might be the strangest new artwork in the capital and read more on our investigations into the capital's landlords.
www.londoncentric.media
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The brutal reality of life as an Android owner in London: First you’re shocked as you’re mugged. Then you’re humiliated as the thief returns the device. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
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And here's the announcement itself from the Commission, published just a few minutes ago:
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission launches market investigations on cloud computing services under the Digital Markets Act
The European Commission opened three market investigations on cloud computing services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
ec.europa.eu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
And here's the announcement itself from the Commission, published just a few minutes ago:
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬
👉𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025
We're accepting abstracts from both early-career and senior scholars, and you don't need to have findings yet exploring the following topics:
👉𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025
We're accepting abstracts from both early-career and senior scholars, and you don't need to have findings yet exploring the following topics:
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬
👉𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025
We're accepting abstracts from both early-career and senior scholars, and you don't need to have findings yet exploring the following topics:
👉𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025
We're accepting abstracts from both early-career and senior scholars, and you don't need to have findings yet exploring the following topics:
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"Pas en notre nom" : des Afrikaners dénoncent les accusations de "génocide blanc" par Trump
"Pas en notre nom" : des Afrikaners dénoncent les accusations de "génocide blanc" par Trump
Alors que Washington va favoriser les demandes d’asile des Sud-Africains blancs, un collectif d’Afrikaners a publié une lettre ouverte pour réfuter les accusations de "génocide" avancées par Donald Trump. Une polémique qui ravive les divisions politiques et identitaires au sein du pays.
www.france24.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"Pas en notre nom" : des Afrikaners dénoncent les accusations de "génocide blanc" par Trump
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US is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans, study shows reut.rs/3LTM9vL
US is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans, study shows
The United States is the biggest recipient of China's lending activities globally, according to a study which tracked Beijing's credit activities and found it is increasingly lending to higher-income countries over developing countries.
reut.rs
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
US is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans, study shows reut.rs/3LTM9vL
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South Africa's Telkom posts 16.4% rise in interim profit reut.rs/4nXOnrv
South Africa's Telkom posts 16.4% rise in interim profit
South African telecommunications firm Telkom reported on Tuesday a 16.4% rise in headline earnings per share (HEPS) driven by its data-led strategy.
reut.rs
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
South Africa's Telkom posts 16.4% rise in interim profit reut.rs/4nXOnrv
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When you leave the civil service, you hand back your pass and are usually escorted out of the building even if you've 30+ years of working there behind you. I suspect it's the same in many large companies. Don't see why it should be different for MPs.
🗞️ Our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social calls for serious consideration of a ban on ex-MPs holding Parliamentary passes, as revealed in this story in @thetimes.com by @georgegreenwood.bsky.social. Sue says: “Ultimately, the risks of abuse are always going to be high and difficult to police.”
Ex-MPs working for lobbyists use privileged access to parliament
A number of former politicians who are now paid to help influence policymakers have visited the parliamentary estate, but deny doing so for lobbying
www.thetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
When you leave the civil service, you hand back your pass and are usually escorted out of the building even if you've 30+ years of working there behind you. I suspect it's the same in many large companies. Don't see why it should be different for MPs.
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A 17-year freeze on maintenance loan thresholds should be lifted to support more people into university and improve social mobility, a House of Lords inquiry has concluded. Helen Packer reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/maintenance-loan-freeze-limiting-social-mobility-peers-say
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/maintenance-loan-freeze-limiting-social-mobility-peers-say
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
A 17-year freeze on maintenance loan thresholds should be lifted to support more people into university and improve social mobility, a House of Lords inquiry has concluded. Helen Packer reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/maintenance-loan-freeze-limiting-social-mobility-peers-say
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/maintenance-loan-freeze-limiting-social-mobility-peers-say
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As shelves fill up and costs mount, new scheme allows librarians to discard underused books if more than seven copies exist elsewhere in UK https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/libraries-coordinate-book-disposal-safeguard-rare-texts
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As shelves fill up and costs mount, new scheme allows librarians to discard underused books if more than seven copies exist elsewhere in UK https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/libraries-coordinate-book-disposal-safeguard-rare-texts