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November 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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From April 2027, fuel duty rates – frozen back in 2010 and then cut in 2022 – will rise again in line with inflation.
Here's what one academic thinks about #Budget2025 ⬇️
Here's what one academic thinks about #Budget2025 ⬇️
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
From April 2027, fuel duty rates – frozen back in 2010 and then cut in 2022 – will rise again in line with inflation.
Here's what one academic thinks about #Budget2025 ⬇️
Here's what one academic thinks about #Budget2025 ⬇️
One expert reacts to #Budget2025 by asking:
Where is the investment in infrastructure and industry?
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Where is the investment in infrastructure and industry?
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November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
One expert reacts to #Budget2025 by asking:
Where is the investment in infrastructure and industry?
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Where is the investment in infrastructure and industry?
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The chancellor has announced measures to raise £26 billion in her budget statement.
Driving her decision is the need to cap the size of the government’s debt, which, at £2.9 trillion amounts to 95% of the total size of the UK economy.
Academics respond to #Budget2025 ⬇️
Driving her decision is the need to cap the size of the government’s debt, which, at £2.9 trillion amounts to 95% of the total size of the UK economy.
Academics respond to #Budget2025 ⬇️
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The chancellor has announced measures to raise £26 billion in her budget statement.
Driving her decision is the need to cap the size of the government’s debt, which, at £2.9 trillion amounts to 95% of the total size of the UK economy.
Academics respond to #Budget2025 ⬇️
Driving her decision is the need to cap the size of the government’s debt, which, at £2.9 trillion amounts to 95% of the total size of the UK economy.
Academics respond to #Budget2025 ⬇️
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The government announced a new council tax surcharge on the most expensive properties in England and Wales from April 2028.
What do experts think of the 'mansion tax' for the most expensive properties? ⬇️
#Budget2025
What do experts think of the 'mansion tax' for the most expensive properties? ⬇️
#Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The government announced a new council tax surcharge on the most expensive properties in England and Wales from April 2028.
What do experts think of the 'mansion tax' for the most expensive properties? ⬇️
#Budget2025
What do experts think of the 'mansion tax' for the most expensive properties? ⬇️
#Budget2025
Help with energy bills in a bid to tame inflation:
Instead of axing the 5% VAT paid on energy bills, as had been widely trailed, Reeves has removed certain social and environmental levies from electricity bills, which she says will save households up to £150. ⬇️
#Budget2025
Instead of axing the 5% VAT paid on energy bills, as had been widely trailed, Reeves has removed certain social and environmental levies from electricity bills, which she says will save households up to £150. ⬇️
#Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Help with energy bills in a bid to tame inflation:
Instead of axing the 5% VAT paid on energy bills, as had been widely trailed, Reeves has removed certain social and environmental levies from electricity bills, which she says will save households up to £150. ⬇️
#Budget2025
Instead of axing the 5% VAT paid on energy bills, as had been widely trailed, Reeves has removed certain social and environmental levies from electricity bills, which she says will save households up to £150. ⬇️
#Budget2025
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other. 👉 tcnv.link/n3e14zK
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Canada was officially declared “measles-free” 27 years ago, but no more. The rising number of measles outbreaks is a symptom of a deeper issue: declining trust in public messaging about science and health.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Canada was officially declared “measles-free” 27 years ago, but no more. The rising number of measles outbreaks is a symptom of a deeper issue: declining trust in public messaging about science and health.
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The chemtrail conspiracy theory has persisted for decades despite a lack of scientific evidence and in violation of logic.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The chemtrail conspiracy theory has persisted for decades despite a lack of scientific evidence and in violation of logic.
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In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail podcast, uncover Austen’s relationship with gossip, how surveillance played out during the time period and take a deeper dive into her first novel, Sense and Sensibility.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail podcast, uncover Austen’s relationship with gossip, how surveillance played out during the time period and take a deeper dive into her first novel, Sense and Sensibility.
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In extremist circles, the idea of retreating to the land has been repurposed into a political strategy.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In extremist circles, the idea of retreating to the land has been repurposed into a political strategy.
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A quirky observation in 1967 launched a field of research: bigger signatures often signal bigger egos. Today, CEOs can be measured by their pen strokes — and large signatures can bring in twice the fundraising revenue, according to a social psychologist.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A quirky observation in 1967 launched a field of research: bigger signatures often signal bigger egos. Today, CEOs can be measured by their pen strokes — and large signatures can bring in twice the fundraising revenue, according to a social psychologist.
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In Gaza, food, medicine and bottled water are the immediate priorities. But how does the city itself get rebuilt?
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October 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
In Gaza, food, medicine and bottled water are the immediate priorities. But how does the city itself get rebuilt?
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Perhaps it’s time we stopped treating midlife as a countdown and started recognising it as a peak.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Perhaps it’s time we stopped treating midlife as a countdown and started recognising it as a peak.
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Richard Robson was struck by an idea in 1989. Decades later, his story shows the importance of fundamental science.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Richard Robson was struck by an idea in 1989. Decades later, his story shows the importance of fundamental science.
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