Month: June 2025

Why ultra wealthy donors like Elon Musk and Zia Yusuf may just be fundamentally incompatible with the politics of the radical right

Immigration is often a sticking point between rightwing politicians and the businessmen who fund them.

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Spending review: Rachel Reeves is about to make a £600 billion gamble on growth

The chancellor has £600 billion a year to spend – so how does she balance fairness with returns?

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The political opportunism behind Reform UK’s support for abolition of the two-child limit on benefits

Social security policies have long been used as part of political strategising.

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Sly Stone: influential funk pioneer who embodied the contradictions at the heart of American life

Sly Stone and his band synthesised disparate strands of American popular music, tracking the musical and social shifts as the 1960s wore into the 1970s.

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Europe is perfectly placed to lead a world abandoned by the US – but will it meet the moment?

Europeans are still struggling to adjust to new conditions – and the conditions to which they need to adjust also continue to change dramatically.

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Why burning waste to power a giant greenhouse really could be a greener way of growing food

The proposed Rivenhall greenhouses could burn all household waste but the project must prove its low-carbon credentials to be more than just hot air.

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Juliet and Romeo strains to be meaningful but never earns its emotional crescendos

This is Verona as filtered through a Eurovision lens.

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Skip the ice bath if you want bigger muscles

A study finds that ice baths can aid recovery after a workout, but they may impede muscle growth.

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Diverticular disease: the surprisingly common gut condition you’ve probably never heard of

Bloating, abdominal pain, constipation? You might have diverticular disease — a condition that affects nearly 7 in 10 people over 80. Here’s what you need to know.

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