A critical look at the news in the UK.
Trump’s Project 2025 Is A Blueprint for Disaster – Here’s The Proof
8 November 2024 @ 9:44 am
As the world comes to terms with the shock of Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential election, the playbook for his second term, designed by a handful of right-wing extremists, is already underway in Argentina. It is called Project 2025, and it is not just a big backward step for progressive policy there but […]
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Climate Crisis: “Humanity Is Torching The Planet and Paying the Price” UN
8 November 2024 @ 8:07 am
By TruePublica partner, UN News: “Humanity’s torching the planet and paying the price,” warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres responding to WMO’s latest global temperature analysis covering January to September 2024 and the climate crisis. Youth-led momentum for change In a powerful video message to 19th Climate Change Conference of Youth, Mr. Guterres emphasized their […]
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How the Internet and Social Media are Shaping a Misled Society
8 November 2024 @ 7:51 am
By Graham Vanbergen: In the information age, where knowledge is merely a click away, one might assume that critical thinking would thrive. However, the opposite seems to be true. The rise of the internet and social media has not only revolutionized how we access information but also how we process it. Unfortunately, this revolution has […]
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Coalition of 54 Countries Urges UN to Halt Arms Transfers to Israel
5 November 2024 @ 8:18 am
By TruePublica Editor: The pressure is mounting on the issue of arms and weapons exports to Israel as it relentlessly continues the killing of innocent civilians in its quest to finish the terrorist group Hamas and expand its military activities across the Middle East. The UK announced that it was suspending certain weapons sales to […]
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Budget 2024: Market Over-Reaction?
1 November 2024 @ 8:02 am
By Graham Vanbergen: The financial markets displayed a swift and intense reaction to UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget announcement this week, underscoring the market’s sensitivity to fiscal policy under the Labour Party’s economic vision. Reeves, who presented her budget amid heightened economic challenges, faced market volatility that seemed disproportionate, raising questions about the underlying factors […]
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Top Ten (Free) Sources of Economic News
29 October 2024 @ 11:46 am
By TruePublica Editor: One of the most-read articles TruePublica has published over the years was about independent news sources in the UK, written in 2018 and then updated in 2020, 2021 and then again in 2024. We have been asked on a few occasions to publish another article on free sources of economic news relating […]
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Data: Three Quarters of England’s Most Precious Nature Sites In Poor State
28 October 2024 @ 3:04 pm
By Emma Howard: Less than a quarter of England’s most important habitats inspected in the last six years are in good condition, a new Unearthed analysis of nature reveals. Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) are areas that are legally protected for their rare or endangered plants or animals, rare ecosystems or geological features. England […]
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The Latest Atrocity Emerging In Gaza
25 October 2024 @ 2:27 pm
TruePublica Editor: No one, in their right mind, would dispute the fact that after the October 7th Hamas attack, Israel had the right to defend itself and to hunt down the perpetrators. Over a year later what has unfolded is a nightmare. As the Lancet article below clearly states, what is happening in Gaza is […]
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IMF upgrades UK growth forecast in boost to Rachel Reeves
22 October 2024 @ 2:05 pm
UK economic growth will accelerate this year and next as falling inflation and interest rates strengthen domestic demand, the IMF has said, in a boost to chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her first Budget next week. The economy will grow by 1.1 per cent this year — a 0.4 percentage point upgrade on its previous […]
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Financial Times: Dynamic pricing: economic efficiency, or subtle price gouging?
21 October 2024 @ 7:12 am
Powered by algorithms and artificial intelligence, dynamic, or surge pricing is now being used across a growing number of consumer industries, from restaurants to rock concerts. But controversies such as the skyrocketing ticket prices for the upcoming Oasis tour and concerns over price gouging means dynamic pricing is coming under increased scrutiny. […]
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Hypnotic and seemingly endless, the dynamic works appear like vast portals that descend into small vessels.
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The Chattanooga-based artist stitches vintage ephemera and veneer into vibrant collages.
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In meticulous collages, Dion highlights historical milestones like women's labor rights and suffrage throughout the 20th century.
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The designer reimagines heat-resistant aramid fiber into elegant, nature-inspired fixtures.
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The scientist and photographer uses a 19th-century photographic technique to capture the flock's complex movements.
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A new book travels the globe to highlight more than 80 spectacular environments created purely to foster one of the most primal activities.
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At RISD Pre-College, rising high school juniors and seniors can work alongside hundreds of other creative, highly motivated students.
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Jewel-encrusted sculptures channel the artist's interest in sacred symbols of the universe.
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From her studio in Dorset, Clementine Keith-Roach sculpts expressive, bodily forms that appear as if plucked from an ancient cavern or soot-filled cellar.
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Rather than position herself as an observer of landscapes, Eva Jospin imagines humans and their environments as one.
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