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Absolutely agree. I think peeps think it makes us all more scientific, but actually it is less scientific, as it stymies exploration of the unknown which is his most science actually happens. We are prisoners of an imagined prison. bing.com/videos/search?…

Offshore secrecy is a huge problem. It enables tax avoidance, sanctions-busting, dodgy PPE suppliers and drug cartels. We've a new proposal to end it, forever.

Which MP is the highest earner? Who receives the highest donations? Who takes the most foreign trips? We've just launched an interactive map that lets you explore all this and more.

One enormous benefit of the new government is how much nicer watching #PoliticsLive is. Seems like less aggression and shouting over each other. It’s like there’s less criticism, but it seems more civil. Or is it just me?

🟣 Volume 16.4 Ethnic minority MPs as reputational shields? 🖋️ By studying the parliaments of 8 European countries, M van de Wardt Maria Sobolewska 🇺🇦 Patrick English examine how political parties respond to public opinion shifts on immigration policy bit.ly/48zDd6h 🔓 #OA

Years ago, in the 1990s, me and my boss were looking at a client's rental accounts. He asked was I sure about the mortgage repayments. I said I had checked them with the bank. "They can't be less than the rent," he said, "That never happens. Not on a 90% mortgage." Seems like...

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This looks like such a cool job for so many reasons. Highly recommend for anyone about to go on the job market!

🚨Are 3 new by-elections coming our way?🚨 By my reckoning, 3 MPs didn't follow the swearing-in procedure correctly & shouldn't be voting - Ben Maguire, Liz Saville Roberts, and Torcuil Crichton. They could all face a £500 fine and have to vacate their seats.

With all due respect, piss right off. Of course they ‘only relieve the symptoms’. Thats what they’re for. And, frankly, if you’re having an attack, the environment can wait…. GPs told to stop prescribing blue inhalers that harm the planet thetimes.com/article/9abf8c…

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This is a terrible decision - we are already massively underrepresented compared to our European counterparts and a move to full unitarisation will mean more remote decision-making (in the name of devolution - doublespeak) and poorer service delivery.

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📢New issue of #PAG20 is out!📢 Dr Neema Begum 🍉 & Maria Sobolewska 🇺🇦 interview ethnic minority local councillors in the 🇬🇧 to understand the intersectional disadvantages they face in "Ticking Two Boxes, Fighting Two Battles" 🌟Available #OpenAccess 🌟 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

AI generated headline?

'Never buy off-plan' would be my advice.

If you thought Heathrow's third runway debate symbolised everything wrong with Britain's infrastructure policy, wait till you hear about Gatwick... Gatwick has had two runways since 1979. However, due to its very British planning agreement, it is only allowed to use one. 🧵