The cost of living crisis can’t wait for the next election: three key issues the UK government needs to tackle now: Paul Maguire|Shutterstock Speakers at the 2023 Labour party conference have rightly addressed the economic insecurity affecting families across the UK. As winter approaches, many are at breaking point. One week earlier, however, the Conservatives …
Liberia elections 2023: three things the next president must do: Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, is about to choose its next president. On 10 October, 46 political parties and 20 presidential candidates will compete for two million registered votes at 5,000 polling stations in 15 counties. But whoever wins will confront a polarised Liberia. Liberia is …
Labour set to win Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection – but only a thumping majority will herald big Scottish gains next year: More than three years after the COVID law-breaking that cost the SNP’s Margaret Ferrier her job as MP, voters in Rutherglen and Hamilton West will be summoned to the polls on October 5 …
Trump on trial: experts answer key legal and political questions about what could happen next: Former US president Donald Trump outside a New York court on April 4 2023. Lev Radin/Shutterstock Donald Trump has notoriously become the only former US president to face a criminal indictment — much less four. Opinions on the prosecutions, predictably, …
International ransomware gangs are evolving their techniques. The next generation of hackers will target weaknesses in cryptocurrencies: Shutterstock/JLStock In May 2023, the Dallas City Government was hugely disrupted by a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks are so-called because the hackers behind them encrypt vital data and demand a ransom in order to get the information decrypted. …
Britain’s next election could be a climate change culture war: A byelection in a London suburb has placed environmental policy at the centre of political debate in the UK, and could make it a key battleground in the next general election. The Conservative party narrowly held former prime minister Boris Johnson’s seat in Uxbridge and …
How citizens could help government with emergency decisions in the next pandemic: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock The UK’s COVID inquiry is putting pandemic policymaking under the microscope. One of the key questions is who should make decisions in an emergency, and how. In a government committee hearing before the inquiry began, Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to Boris …
Plaid Cymru’s new leader faces tough challenges ahead of next elections: You can read the Welsh version of this article here. Rhun ap Iorwerth was appointed as Plaid Cymru’s new leader mid-June 2023. He replaced Adam Price, who stood down in response to a damaging report which found evidence of a culture of sexual harassment, …
What is Next for the Mobile Phone Industry?: The mobile phone industry has matured since the early 1990’s and managed the shift from Voice to Data products with no significant effect on profitability. Acknowledging that the industry is a fluid one with large amounts of cash and thousands of transactions on an hourly basis it …
China’s gallium and germanium controls: what they mean and what could happen next: From August, China is to restrict exports of gallium and germanium, two critical elements for making semiconductor chips. With China dominating the supply of both elements, exporters will now need special licences to get them out of the country. The move has …
How childcare subsidies can reduce the gap between mothers’ and fathers’ career paths – for this generation and the next: Making quality childcare more accessible will help generations of mothers. Dusan Petkovic/Shutterstock More than 80% of women in England and Wales will become mothers at some point during their working lives, according to OECD figures. …
ChatGPT took people by surprise – here are four technologies that could made a difference next: NicoElNino / Shutterstock In the evolving relationship between technology and society, humans have shown themselves to be incredibly adaptable. What once left us breathless, soon becomes integrated into our everyday lives. The astonishing functionalities of large language models (LLM) …
Annihilation in the red wall, an exit for a top leadership contender and a parliamentary party stuffed with southerners and Oxbridgers – how losing the next election could shape the Conservatives: The Conservative party is clearly in trouble. Admittedly, opinion polls are snapshots, not predictions, but few pundits would argue Rishi Sunak will find it …
LG Ultragear’s 49-Inch, 32:9 Aspect Ratio Screen Drives Immersive Gaming To Next Level: With a Curved Screen and a 240Hz Refresh Rate, LG’s New Gaming Monitor Helps To Create an Expansive and More Responsive Game Environment JOHANNESBURG, May 22, 2023 — LG Electronics (LG) has launched its newest UltraGear gaming monitor (model 49GR85DC), a curved …
Home ownership is shrinking, private renting isn’t working – what’s next?: William Barton/Shutterstock Not long after the global financial crisis, soaring house prices through the 2010s turned residential property into the largest capital asset and best long-term investment in the world. In the same period, rates of owner-occupation fell across the UK, US and Australia. …
We’re using VR to help find the next generation of basketball stars: blank Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry is one of the world’s leading basketball players and unquestionably the greatest shooter of all time. The video below may look like it’s on a loop, but it’s actually Curry sinking 105 three point shots …
Erdo?an has wrecked Turkey’s economy – so what next?: Turkey’s 2023 election is one of the most significant in its hundred-year history. After years of currency crashes, vanishing foreign currency reserves and surging inflation, rethinking economic policy will be a top priority for whoever is sworn in after the vote on May 14. President Recep Tayyip …
Brain-altering fungi could lead the next frontier in mental health care – here’s how: Fungal metabolites, such as psilocybin, may have therapeutic potential. Kyrylo Vasyliev/ Shutterstock If you were one of the millions of people who watched HBO’s TV series The Last of Us, you probably have a heightened awareness of the threat that fungi can …