2 h. ago Anas Sarwar vows new emergency mental health service if Scottish Labour win election

New Labour plan would put trained professionals, not police, first on mental health emergencies.

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23 h. ago Reform narrowly miss out on first election victory in Scotland as Tories win Stranraer

Nigel Farage’s party received the most first-preference votes

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24 h. ago Reform UK fall short of first election win in Scotland after defeat to the Tories

The Tories pipped Reform in a close local by-election contest.

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30 h. ago East London councillor who stood for Bangladesh election fails to win nomination

Ohid Ahmed had planned to stand in Bangladesh’s forthcoming general election

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7 d. ago Narendra Modi’s alliance wins key state election by a landslide

Bihar victory bolstering prime minister and his Hindu nationalist party after a reduced mandate in last year’s national election

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7 d. ago How to win a Geely EX5 Max car worth £30k for just £1.99 a month with Sun Club 

JOIN Sun Club for £1.99 a month to be in with the chance to win a Geely EX5 Max electric car thanks to Octopus Energy and Greenhous Group. The Geely EX5 is a fully electric five-seat SUV engineered to offer a smooth, comfy ride and plenty of space for families at great value. Every car comes...

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8 d. ago Bihar polls: Modi’s alliance on course for sweeping win in key Indian state

Strong leads in the key Hindi-belt state signal renewed momentum for the ruling coalition

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9 d. ago Lies, damned lies and AI: the newest way to influence elections may be here to stay

The use of AI-generated campaign videos – labeled or unlabeled – are likely to permeate future US electionsThe New York City mayoral election may be remembered for the remarkable win of a young democratic socialist, but it was also marked by something that is likely to permeate future elections: the use of AI-generated campaign videos.Andrew Cuomo, who lost to Zohran Mamdani in last week’s election, took particular interest in sharing deepfake videos of his opponent, including one that saw the former governor accused of racism, in what is a developing area of electioneering. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Modi’s Hindu nationalist coalition projected to win key state election

Exit polls predict National Democratic Alliance will retain power in one of country’s poorest and most populous states

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1 week ago How could Zohran Mamdani pay for his bold agenda for New York? We broke it down

A look at the realities the mayor-elect will face to pay for his progressive policies – and whose support he needsWho is Zohran Mamdani, New York’s democratic socialist new mayor?Bold promises to make the city more affordable propelled the New York City mayor-elect and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to his unlikely win on Tuesday. Among them: free buses, universal childcare and a massive expansion in low-cost housing.But making the city more affordable for residents is an expensive government task, and many economists and politicians to Mamdani’s right say he faces too many obstacles to meaningfully deliver on his signature ideas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago In New York, Zohran Mamdani showed how it’s done: ‘identity politics’ can win elections | Nesrine Malik

New York’s newly elected mayor rooted his campaign in the personal while, ironically, exemplifying the tradition of the American ‘melting pot’It is inevitable that too much will be laid on Zohran Mamdani’s head. So large is the vacuum on the left of politics that his victory will occupy an outsized space for progressives beyond New York City. And so, before I lay too much on his head myself, some caveats. New York is a specific place. It has a specific demographic and economic profile. And Mamdani is a man of a specific background, racial, political and religious. But with that out of the way, I think the successful practice of “identity politics” during his campaign offers some universal lessons.I put identity politics in quote marks because the term now means little that is universally agreed upon. Broadly, it has come to mean something derogatory, kind of in the same way that “wokeness” has. It increasingly has negative connotations: a political appeal to race or other markers of...

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1 week ago People being 'put off' coming to Scotland by high taxes, as SNP accusing of overseeing 'economic

Anas Sarwar has vowed to devolve power away from Holyrood to boost regional economic growth if he forms the next Scottish government.

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1 week ago People being 'put off' coming to Scotland by high taxes, as SNP accused of overseeing 'economic

Anas Sarwar has vowed to devolve power away from Holyrood to boost regional economic growth if he forms the next Scottish government.

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1 week ago What Mamdani and Martha Stewart tell us about the vibe shift

An election win and a politically incorrect cookbook show that Americans are embracing candour over caution

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1 week ago Grieving daughter handed TV licence criminal conviction in fast

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2 w. ago Grieving daughter struggling with household bills convicted in fast

A grieving woman with mental health problems is the latest case to emerge from the Single Justice Procedure

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2 w. ago TV Licence conviction against grieving woman battling mental health struggles

A grieving woman with mental health problems is the latest case to emerge from the Single Justice Procedure

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2 w. ago Newsom taking victory lap after Democratic wins by posting AI images of baby Trump

Last night’s elections saw Democrats win major victories in New York City, California, Virginia, and New Jersey

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2 w. ago Trump voters for Mamdani and a new left coalition: the biggest surprises from New York’s election

Political analyst Michael Lange, a born and raised New Yorker who predicted Zohran Mamdani would win, discusses election night’s trends and surprisesUS politics live – latest updatesTwo days before the New York mayoral election, Michael Lange made a big electoral prediction – not just of who would win overall, or in each borough or neighborhood, but block by block. Lange, a political analyst born and raised in New York City, has spent over a decade in progressive politics and has become something of a local celebrity this year for his deep dives into city data and polling.He published his highly detailed prediction map – which correctly forecast that Zohran Mamdani would win although failed to predict Andrew Cuomo’s strong performance – on his Substack, the Narrative War. Lange has a flair for witty coinages. He highlighted, for instance, the divide between the “commie corridor”, stretching from Park Slope to Bushwick to Astoria, where he predicted (accurately) that Mamdani would wi...

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2 w. ago Election results live: Trump sounds like mob boss assessing Mamdani win: ‘We’ll take care of it’

California Republicans sued California Governor Gavin Newsom hours after voters approve Prop 50

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