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The risk of deepfakes deciding elections is real
The New Statesman· 2 days agoEarlier this year I realised, to my profound disappointment, that I hadn’t really been listening to Arnold Schwarzenegger. For a week I listened to a...
Boris Johnson should take the fight to Nigel Farage
The New Statesman· 2 days agoRegular readers of these columns will know that I am not a fan of Boris Johnson. Much of the responsibility for the current state of the Tory party is...
Exact date customers at UK’s biggest energy supplier must take meter readings
The Sun· 2 days agoMILLIONS of customers at the UK’s biggest energy supplier must take a meter reading in days to avoid...
Universal Credit and benefits freebies you can get in July worth up to £4,700
The Sun· 2 days agoEligibility criteria varies depending on the supplier and the amount you can get depends on your financial circumstances. For example, British Gas or Scottish ...
Can you be too old to be president?
The New Statesman· 2 days agoEditor’s note: This piece was originally published on 28 October 2020 and was updated on 28 June 2024. On 27 June, Joe Biden and Donald Trump had their...
Is the SNP prepared to change again?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWith a week to go, if I were a betting man – which, unlike the entire political establishment, it seems, I’m not – I’d go for something like this:...
Left-behind Britain
The New Statesman· 3 days agoJulius Nyerere became the first president of Tanzania, and Lee Kuan Yew the first prime minister of self-governing Singapore. Nyerere and Lee may have...
This is the long Brexit election
The New Statesman· 3 days agoOn 4 July, Labour will win the election but not the country. The Conservative Party meanwhile has suffered a post-Brexit disintegration, agonisingly slow...
Joe Biden's last debate
The New Statesman· 3 days agoTwo things are clear after watching last night’s debate: Donald Trump should not be the next American president – and nor should Joe Biden. For months...
British Gas, EDF, E.On and Octopus Energy customers save £360 with bills drop
Daily Express· 3 days agoThe Bank of England will be keen to see the latest statistics as they have been hiking the base...
