#Government

Today marks a year since the UK became the world’s first major economy to enshrine in law a commitment to end its territorial contribution to global heating by 2050. A
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People felt they were oppressed.They were treated as second class citizens. They were imprisoned without trial. Their property was taken without justification. They were daily abused and even murdered by
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Thread: I think something is going on here that merits a balanced & thoughtful perspective from all parties. It concerns the relative take up & therefore benefit to the economy
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Good read this morning Let’s unpack some of the points...Corbella: Shandro fixes mess he created but doctors still lack trust in UCP | Calgary Herald#ABdocs4patients #AMAisABdocs #AbLeg https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/corbella-shandro-fixes
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WHY are twentysomething women not in charge of contact tracing?? you could show my friends a photo of a random pub full of men and have their ages, occupations, probable
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When it comes to attracting the top scientists, engineers and inventors, the UK takes the approach of build-it-and-they-will-come. It lowers barriers to entry or makes the country more attractive to
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1/ U.S. has some of the highest rates of gun violence in the world (particularly as compared to other rich countries). 40,000 Americans die from guns each year. Yet Amy
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This is baffling. FEMA should be ordering supplies through GSA using RFP and pre-approved contract prices to get the best prices. This is a fairly rapid process--at least as quick
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Not a huge fan of Starmer, he’s a bit too centrist for me personally but I know that he’ll bring a lot of people who didn’t like Corbyn (fairly or
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I've now read this paper by a "professor of risk management" at the University of Bristol. Some thoughts.https://twitter.com/Lafargue/status/1245829849446408194 He assumes that recession, if sufficiently deep and prolonged, necessarily
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I don’t believe that Joe Biden is the living embodiment of decency or that he’ll restore the soul of America.I find pressure to believe that narrative incredibly off-putting.I also want
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1/ We are seeing the most draconian measures enforced at all levels of government that we've ever seen in our lifetimes, and yet rather than being alarmed by the things
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When people get upset because I am critical of the Dutch government's necropolitical strategy, here's a good explainer via BBC"Coronavirus: Why Dutch lockdown may be a high-risk strategy"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-5213581
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(1/7) I'm humbled that KY Democrats have nominated me to take on Mitch McConnell in November, and I can't wait to get started to send him into retirement.Thank you to
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With all due respect to @nitabhalla, the article's title is misleading. Pregnant girls will not be able to attend school, they will only be able to attend alternative education centres
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Let's compare the UK (the worst country in the world) with the Czechia (one of the best countries in the world).Until the 28th March, both countries had same amount of
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