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A lot has been said about AI being on the ballot in this week's US midterms – and losing badly. Voters who oppose data centres in their areas have legitimate concerns.
But it is already too late – and ill-advised – to try to stop AI deployment across industries and economies where it can genuinely serve the public good.
What matters now, in the US, UK and elsewhere, is to earn the trust of communities, writes Conservative peer Lord Sarfraz politicshome.com/opinion/art…
Following the midterms, the next two years of Trump will be turbulent. In Washington, there'll be recriminations and stalemate. On the global stage, expect more bombing of Iran. He might try for a grand bargain with Putin. Cuba could also be on the agenda.
What should the UK do? Hold its nerve. A bruised, outgoing Trump is unpredictable, but US interests are not, writes former UK national security adviser, @marksedwill politicshome.com/opinion/art…
As I approach the end of my six-year term as Children's Commissioner, I worry Westminster simply doesn’t pay enough attention to young people
From dwindling work experience opportunities to the cost of living, it is tough being young at the moment – and politicians must get better at listening, writes @Rachel_deSouza politicshome.com/opinion/art…
Nigel Farage has said he is worried that Donald Trump will continue "aggressively" attacking Iran after the Republicans' mid-term "wipe-out"
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the Reform UK leader insisted he never supported "endless war" in the region having backed the original US decision to attack Tehran earlier this year
Farage described Republican losses to the Democrats this week as an "absolute shellacking" politicshome.com/news/articl…
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I’m not anti-polling and I'm not anti-message-testing. Both have their place. But there’s an imbalance. A huge investment at the validation stage of polling (“does this slogan land?”, “will this stat support our case?”), and almost none at the discovery stage
The political class is addicted to polling, but asks all the wrong questions, writes @alfredmalmros politicshome.com/opinion/art…
The laws that determine how our elections are run are fragmented, outdated, and increasingly putting well-run elections at risk
The Representation of the People Bill presents us with an opportunity to consolidate them – for the good of our democracy, writes @ElectoralCommUK Chair John Pullinger
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Heavy Republican losses in the US present the world with an opportunity to focus on ending the Iran war and tackling cost-of-living pressures, Andy Burnham has said
"That's what the voters, in my view, are saying in the United States," the PM said in response to devastating mid-term results for Donald Trump's Republican Party politicshome.com/news/articl…
The latest drug death figures show the government's approach must change, writes Green Party Mayor of Hackney Zoë Garbett politicshome.com/opinion/art…
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Louise Haigh refers to my @TheHouseMag interview when addressing Alex Burghart at PMQs:
"He recently said it was now his job to tell the leader of the opposition when she's getting things wrong, which must make him the busiest man in Westminster."
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UPDATE: Sources close to Rachel Reeves say it is ‘very important’ to the former Chancellor that ex-miners receive every penny of the pensions they are owed, and that she ‘knows how much this matters’
Today Chancellor John Healey told MPs that ex-miners will receive the remaining pension fund WITHIN WEEKS
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On Tuesday, sources close to former chancellor Rachel Reeves told PoliticsHome the issue of miners' pensions was very important to her and that, as chancellor, she met with many people directly impacted by it, reports @harriet_symonds politicshome.com/news/articl…
Former miners will receive what remains of their pension funds within weeks, Chancellor John Healey has said
Healey said on Tuesday that "work is underway" to ensure "every penny of the pension fund surplus will go to miners"
Last week, the night before the Budget, Labour MPs representing former mining seats expressed fury after being told that the government planned to renege on a previous pledge to transfer what remains of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
@harriet_symonds reports politicshome.com/news/articl…
Sustainable funding for the BBC is absolutely vital for it to take bold, ambitious action and deliver on its mission in the age of AI and platforms. Conversations about what the BBC looks like in the future have never been more important.
Public service broadcasting faces a defining moment, writes @TweetingCollins politicshome.com/opinion/art…
The government has abandoned plans to make migrant care workers wait 15 years to qualify for permanent settlement, the Home Secretary has announced
Shabana Mahmood announced on Monday that overseas workers who can demonstrate they have been employed by the care industry and arrived before May 2025 will be able to apply for settlement after 5 years
The watering down came after pressure from Labour MPs and warnings about the impact the 15-year wait would have on the care sector, which relies heavily on overseas workers politicshome.com/news/articl…
Labour is ceasing co-operation arrangements with the Greens at 11 local authorities over the party's Zionism is racism policy
Labour Chair Bridget Phillipson announced on Monday that the party had withdrawn from arrangements in councils including Lewes, Sheffield and West Devon
"Any local power-sharing arrangement cannot come at the expense of upholding the moral obligation we have to stand up for everyone in our communities and the values we share"
Rachel Millward, co-deputy leader of the Greens, said Andy Burnham was trying to "disrupt well-run councils for fear of Green success" politicshome.com/news/articl…
I hope the commission’s core team will be finalised by the end of the year. It must then get to work at the start of 2027, with its recommendations included in Labour’s next manifesto, as Andy promised in Liverpool.
The national commission on electoral reform has no time to waste, writes @alexsobel politicshome.com/opinion/art…
📜 The House magazine has an exhibition to show off its 50 years of history, which is open to those working in or visiting Parliament. However, for those who don't, we've made a virtual tour for you to enjoy! politicshome.com/news/articl…
Welfare reform, immigration and UK-EU relations are just some of the major issues Andy Burnham must face in the coming weeks
@zoenora6 looks at the PM's busy in-tray in the key period between now and Christmas
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