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Other lives: Interpretation officer for Pembrokeshire Coast national park who worked with community groups and organisations

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26

You can’t ban a whisper: GitHub removes BitChat after government order, Section 79 powers come under scrutiny

The Indian government recently instructed Microsoft’s GitHub to take down the BitChat messaging platform, a decision taken during a period of heightened protests. With the app’s perceived risk for misuse cited as justification, critics argue that this ban endangers essential privacy rights and free speech. As the courts now assess…

The Economic Times · Jul 26

Win polls, lose authority: The lesson of July isn’t that GoI lost a minister, but that authority has to be earned between elections

A youth-led movement, born from exam scandals, forced a minister's resignation. This dissent highlights a growing gap between electoral strength and genuine authority. The government's usual tactics failed against this leaderless, self-mocking protest. Citizens now question the fairness of public systems and electoral processes. Authority must be earned through trusted…

The Economic Times · Jul 26

I was a terrible teen. Now my son is turning into one, karma is coming for me

My mum loves to remind me how sullen, furious and monosyllabic I was. Now she can’t wait to see how I’ll handle parenting an adolescent, writes Polly Hudson

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26

From the strait of Hormuz to the North Sea, a global maritime war rages around us – and more than the price of oil is at stake

The collapse of the rules-based order is not confined to the land: we’re imperilled as centuries of maritime cooperation sink beneath the waves, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26

Am I a chicken-shop lefty? Here’s what a French fast food row taught me about politics

Feathers are flying over the halal chicken chain Master Poulet opening a branch in gentrified Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine – it’s an issue of wealth and class we know only too well, says writer and podcaster Coco Khan

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26

Always remember how Macquarie built its millionaires on outrageous tolls and charges

As Shemara Wikramanayake retires with shares worth hundreds of millions, the public is left counting the cost of high prices for utilities, roads and airports

The Guardian - AU · Jul 26

Like Trump, Pauline Hanson plays the media and attacks the media simultaneously. Who’s using who?

One Nation is borrowing heavily from the Maga playbook. But constant claims of being misquoted predate the US president’s

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25

Voices: No 10 North is Burnham power move that’s more than a symbolic gesture

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The opening of Andy Burnham’s Manchester office sends the right signal through the government machine

The Independent UK · Jul 25

Politics trumps conservation

The cabinet's decision last week to approve the removal of the red-whiskered bulbul from the list of protected species marks a troubling retreat from conservation policy. The move allows the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to delist the…

Bangkok Post · Jul 25