9 d. ago Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation

Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three yearsSmall changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.A groundbreaking experiment to gauge the potency of Elon Musk’s social platform to increase political division found that when posts expressing anti-democratic attitudes and partisan animosity were boosted, even barely perceptibly, in the feeds of Democrat and Republican supporters there was a large change in their unfavourable feelings towards the other side. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Farage says he thought Enoch Powell was right to raise scale of community change

The Reform UK leader also suggested people complaining about his behaviour at school had ‘different political views to me’.

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1 week ago Nigel Farage claimed Enoch Powell was 'right' about opposing 'vast community change'

The Reform UK leader, who is accused of making racist and pro-Hitler comments while he was a schoolboy, claimed his accusers just had different political views to him

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1 week ago Are you listening 'free gear Keir'? Commons sleaze watchdog urges MPs to stop taking freebies warning it undermines 'trust'

Daniel Greenberg, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, urged politicians to 'constantly benchmark' their actions against how they will be viewed by the public.

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2 w. ago Four ways AI is being used to strengthen democracies worldwide | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier

The dangers of artificial intelligence and its potential to consolidate power are clear. But used fairly, it can be a boon for good governmentDemocracy is colliding with the technologies of artificial intelligence. Judging from the audience reaction at the recent World Forum on Democracy in Strasbourg, the general expectation is that democracy will be the worse for it. We have another narrative. Yes, there are risks to democracy from AI, but there are also opportunities.We have just published the book Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform Politics, Government, and Citizenship. In it, we take a clear-eyed view of how AI is undermining confidence in our information ecosystem, how the use of biased AI can harm constituents of democracies and how elected officials with authoritarian tendencies can use it to consolidate power. But we also give positive examples of how AI is transforming democratic governance and politics for the better.Nathan E Sanders is a data scientist affiliated ...

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2 w. ago Yarde vs Benavidez live: Fight updates and undercard results as American stops Briton in dominant showing

David Benavidez retained the WBC light-heavyweight title against Britain’s Anthony Yarde, after Devin Haney and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez won on the undercard

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2 w. ago What your favourite song says about your political views: Conservatives prefer METAL

Is your favourite band Metallica, or do you prefer the dulcet tones of Mumford & Sons? According to a new study, your answer could reveal your political views.

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2 w. ago US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv

It is unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of militaryUS and Russian officials have quietly drafted a new plan to end the war in Ukraine that would require Kyiv to surrender territory and severely limit the size of its military, it was reported on Wednesday as Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least 25 people in the city of Ternopil.The draft plan, which was reportedly developed by Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the Kremlin adviser Kirill Dmitriev, would force draconian measures on Ukraine that would give Russia unprecedented control over the country’s military and political sovereignty. The plan is likely to be viewed as surrender in Kyiv. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on falling net migration: political debate is now detached from the facts

A fixation on reducing numbers leaves no room for rational discussion of what that means for the economy and societyBritish political debate has long been dominated by public anxiety about rising levels of immigration. How might that change if the population tide were to turn? Not at all, would appear to be the answer. Net migration has in fact been falling since before Labour came to power last July, and yet there has been no end of demand for ever tighter controls and no end of government acquiescence.New figures published this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), adjusting historical data for methodological changes, show that net migration was 944,000 for the year ending March 2023 – about 40,000 higher than had previously been thought. The drop since then has also been steeper. The number for the year ending December 2024 is now thought to be 345,000 – lower than the earlier count by 86,000.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would li...

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2 w. ago Rachel Zegler unfollows Gal Gadot on Instagram as tension between feuding Snow White co

Rachel Zegler has unfollowed her Snow White co-star Gal Gadot on Instagram following clashes over their political views, according to multiple media reports

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2 w. ago YouGov poll: Fewer than one in five Labour voters in Scotland happy with UK government record

New polling lays bare the challenge facing Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at Holyrood next year

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3 w. ago Britons living abroad: tell us your views on UK politics today

We want to hear from Brits living overseas on their views on UK politics todayThe last decade in British politics has been marked by instability and fragmentation, with six prime ministers in ten years, and Nigel Farage’s Reform party now leading in the polls.A study this month from King’s College London and Ipsos found that 84 percent of people now say the UK feels divided, up from 74 percent in 2020. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sydney Sweeney is locked in bitter feuds with stars including Zendaya, Ruby Rose and Aimee Lou Wood over her political views and controversial ad

The unfazed actress has been at the centre of a hate storm from fans and stars across the globe, with Ruby Rose the latest celeb to follow suit.

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3 w. ago ‘60 Minutes’ reveals the hate it received from both Democrats and Republicans after Trump interview: ‘I turned it off immediately’

‘The country may be politically divided, but the criticism from viewers was bipartisan,’ CBS News correspondent Cecilia Vega says

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3 w. ago Has Sydney Sweeney become too toxic for Hollywood? Star suffers box office flop with new film Christy after THAT controversial ad, Zendaya 'feud' and backlash over her political views

It has undoubtedly been a turbulent year for Sydney Sweeney.

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4 w. ago South Park viewership has doubled as creators hammer Trump: ‘Politics became pop culture’

The show’s creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker say they’re attracted to ‘taboo’ subjects

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4 w. ago Jamie Carragher brands Brexit a 'big mistake', with Liverpool legend airing views on immigration and Britain's 'anger' after Gary Neville's 'middle

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has weighed in on the country's political situation and given his views on several key topics of contention. 

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last month A nuclear tidal wave that obliterates anything in its path. Lingering deaths for those who don't drown

Hundreds of thousands of Britons fleeing for their lives as a 1,600ft tsunami crashes across our shores. Countless men, women and children killed instantly. Buildings flattened and submerged.

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