12 hours ago Black Friday is a startling reminder of how many companies we have thoughtlessly given our email to | James Colley

It’s the result of a system designed to weaponise our brain chemistry against us – oh, we shouldn’t buy that, but what if we did?I procrastinated starting this article. I was all set up and ready to begin writing when I received an email from a store I’ve never visited with a great deal on items I do not need and cannot afford, even with an outrageously good discount.Philosophically, I am not a materialist. Practically, I really enjoy things, and the having of them. Sorry, another quick delay as I look at this $550 chess board. Seems a little extravagant but when you consider the savings, it would be silly not to have it.James Colley is the head writer of the ABC’s Gruen and Question Everything as well as the author of The Next Big Thing published by Pantera Press Continue reading...

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16 hours ago Liverpool XI vs Real Madrid: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injuries for Champions League today

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17 hours ago Real Madrid XI vs Liverpool: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injuries for Champions League today

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17 hours ago Best Lego deals for Black Friday 2024: Harry Potter, Star Wars and more great sets

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18 hours ago Badenoch suggests final Tory migration policy would be more radical than leaving European convention on human rights – UK politics live

Conservative leader says there needs to be a ‘plan not just a promise’ beyond leaving the ECHRWilliam Hague has achieved a rare Tory election victory; he has won the contest to be Oxford University’s next chancellor.The university has released the figures for the final round of voting, where the winner emerged after the final five candidates were ranked using the alternative vote system. The runner up was Elish Angiolini, the lawyer and academic. Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises when challenged at PMQs to repeat what Reeves told CBI – UK politics live

PM said he was not going to write the next five years of budgetsWilliam Hague has achieved a rare Tory election victory; he has won the contest to be Oxford University’s next chancellor.The university has released the figures for the final round of voting, where the winner emerged after the final five candidates were ranked using the alternative vote system. The runner up was Elish Angiolini, the lawyer and academic. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago PMQs live: Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises when challenged to repeat what Reeves told CBI

PM said he was not going to write the next five years of budgetsWilliam Hague has achieved a rare Tory election victory; he has won the contest to be Oxford University’s next chancellor.The university has released the figures for the final round of voting, where the winner emerged after the final five candidates were ranked using the alternative vote system. The runner up was Elish Angiolini, the lawyer and academic. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago When is the Steam Autumn Sale 2024? PC gaming giant's Black Friday start time confirmed

Steam's Black Friday deals, also known as the Steam Autumn Sale 2024, are kicking off today. Here's all you need to know about the start time, and we'll add the finest deals as we get them.

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25 hours ago Assisted dying bill vote will be ‘very close’, says Kim Leadbeater – UK politics live

Leadbeater, the Labour MP who proposed the private member’s bill, has been defending the proposed new lawIn an interview with BBC Breakfast, Kim Leadbeater said she expected the vote her assisted dying bill to be “very close”.MPs have been doing consultations with their constituents, holding events, holding round tables, doing huge amounts of amounts of research into this really important issue, and I think the vote will be very close. Continue reading...

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