9 h. ago Tech oligarchs are gambling our future on a fantasy | Adam Becker

Musk and Bezos are the heirs to a quasi-religious belief in tech salvation. The rest of us are stuck in the real worldIt’s tempting to believe that tech billionaires’ embrace of Donald Trump and the far right is a sudden rupture with the usual political ideology of Silicon Valley. Op-eds in the New York Times and elsewhere have made this case. Even Marc Andreessen, one of the billionaires in question, claims that this is what happened – he said that it was a change in the Democratic arty that pushed him and his fellow oligarchs into the arms of the GOP.Yet this is a serious misunderstanding of the situation. There wasn’t a sudden shift in the politics of tech – it was a homecoming. While it’s true that Silicon Valley has long supported Democratic candidates for political office – and that rank-and-file tech workers still vote overwhelmingly for Democrats – the fundamental ideology underpinning the culture of Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists and CEOs has always had a far-right li...

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13 h. ago Bereaved families urge Sadiq Khan to honour pledge to ban gambling ads on Tube

Families who have lost relatives to gambling-related suicide beg mayor to act on his 2021 pledge to ban betting and casino ads on London transport

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21 h. ago Farage pledges to ban WFH and slash wasteful spending in new Reform

Farage promised radical changes including slashing spending on consultancy, reducing council 'overreach' into issues such as diversity initiatives, and imposing a 'change of culture' on staff.

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9 d. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle join bereaved families demanding social media action

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have joined four British families who travelled to the US demanding action on online safety following the deaths of their children

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9 d. ago Sadiq Khan urged to boost high streets with public art and new community projects

Too many Londoners do not feel ‘meaningfully involved’ in high street regeneration schemes, London Assembly warns

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1 week ago Safety review of Notting Hill Carnival demanded after police fear crowd crush will cause 'mass casualty event'

Mayor Sadiq Khan urged to issue guidance for minimum number of stewards

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2 w. ago Lewis Hamilton's brother Nicolas makes emotional family admission after gambling harm battle

Nicolas Hamilton is currently working on a campaign with GambleAware to break the stigma surrounding gambling harm; however, it wasn't too long ago that he suffered his own troubles from it

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan urged to identify new allotment sites in London to enable more food

Data shared with the London Assembly reveals significant gap in stock of allotments between inner and outer London

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2 w. ago Two thirds say gambling advertising is ‘everywhere’, charity finds

GambleAware urged people to ‘open up’ after a survey suggested 67% of the public believe there is still stigma around gambling harms.

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3 w. ago US star McKennie among 13 players being investigated for illegal gambling

Juventus and USA midfielder named in probe, per reportsInvestigation focuses on poker and non-soccer bettingUnited States midfielder Weston McKennie is among 13 soccer players being investigated for illegal online betting in Italy, according to widespread media reports.A new investigation by Milan prosecutors stems from evidence given by Sandro Tonali and Nicolò Fagioli in 2023. Both then served lengthy bans, ruling them out for most of last season, after agreeing plea bargains that also included therapy for a gambling addiction. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Doctor says one food 'worse than smoking' and biggest cause of 'early death'

Dr Chris van Tulleken said some foods are as addictive as tobacco, alcohol and gambling

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3 w. ago Bereaved families CAN still pursue cases of underpaid state pension, an MP discovers

The DWP told Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesman Steve Darling it could still review state pension awards despite deletion of old records.

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3 w. ago Parc Prison bereaved families demand change after 'ridiculous' amount of inmate deaths

They claim 'nothing is happening' at the G4S run jail in Bridgend but authorities insist they have done a 'huge amount of work'

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3 w. ago Leicester Square to honour Bollywood icons Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol with new statue

The sculpture will be the first Bollywood addition to Leicester Square’s famous film statue trail

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3 w. ago PFA admit 'growing concern' over gambling addiction among players despite game

The footballers' union is growing increasingly concerned about the problem of gambling addiction among their members, with the Premier League to bring in a ban on betting sponsors next year

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3 w. ago Dozens of families join plan for class action over UK police contact deaths

Lawsuit would be first of its kind against police officers, police chiefs and government departmentsMore than 100 relatives of people who have died after contact with the police in the UK since 1971 have joined plans for a class action lawsuit in pursuit of compensation and justice.The plan for group legal action was announced at the People’s Tribunal on Police Killings, a two-day event in which bereaved families presented evidence to a panel of international experts on how their relatives died and the long-term impact this has had on them. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Ted Cruz admits if Trump’s tariff gamble backfires, it could cost Republicans politically

Senator said he supported president but worries any recession could cause 2026 ‘bloodbath’ for Republicans at the ballot box

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4 w. ago Sadiq Khan urged to intervene over Borough Triangle tower blocks plan

Local resident and actress Juliet Rylance warns the community is ‘gravely concerned’ by the development receiving approval

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4 w. ago Grand National 2025 drone ban at Aintree introduced to stop gamblers cheating

A temporary flight restriction zone is being enforced by police above the Merseyside course from 7am Thursday until 7pm on Saturday amid fears drones could give gamblers an advantage

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last month MP: Charities supporting gambling addicts at risk of closure without funding

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the Government is ‘working hard’ to resolve any gaps in funding.

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