Could retail be the key to solving the youth unemployment crisis?

The model was introduced at the beginning of September this year, aiming to create 100,000 opportunities for NEETs, with 11,305 places pledged by retail businesses. It guarantees between two and four weeks of work…

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Henry Higgins: We know how to build prisons fast – we just won’t let ourselves

The Secretary of State overruled that decision in November 2023. The final layout, reserved matters, in planning jargon, wasn’t approved until June 2024. That was a delay of just over two years, for one straightforward…

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‘Hope again’: Inside Labour’s feelgood conference

One year on from a challenging conference led by Sir Keir Starmer, party members used this year’s edition to kickstart an era of radical change and national renewal. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Hope Again’.…

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6 ‘eminent persons’ to weigh ban on European far-right party

The ESN is the European home of the Alternative for Germany party. “In a true democracy, party representatives should not be involved in decisions regarding the funding of their political rivals,” Sell said. In July, the…

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Two-thirds of Labour members want to replace triple lock, LabourList and BabelFish poll suggests

The polling, conducted last week before the Prime Minister’s conference speech, highlights a number of differences between Labour members and the wider public on key policy questions. However, the poll found similar…

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Read Deputy Labour Leader Lucy Powell’s conference speech in full

What a time it’s been. I don’t know about you but I’m buzzing. But it’s been so emotional I’m almost exhausted from it. I’ve got very little voice left, my feet hurt and I could sleep for a week! But Conference, it’s all…

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Things are changing behind the scenes, so you must decide: do you want human civil servants or AI bots? | The civil servant

Hot on the heels of disgruntled Anthropic researchers announcing the end of civilisation by 2030, we've now had the portentously named Hugging Face incident , as well as the Australian government's grim discovery of a…

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The Rise of Digital Technocracy | Jerm Warfare

Machines can only follow patterns; they have no will or consciousness—yet this "AI" is a powerful tool in the hands of a ruling oligarchy that locks ordinary people out of the economy and culture. Jerm and Jobst cover…

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Read Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy’s conference speech in full

But good lord, this should not just be a dream should it. And I want to say this to you conference. You know I watched our Prime Minister standing on this stage yesterday. I believe in him, I know he believes in this…

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European police forces drop Russian software firm following POLITICO probe

The agency added that its checks had found no evidence that data extracted or processed using Oxygen had been compromised. Elsewhere, Latvia's State Police has suspended its use of the software while it assesses whether…

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