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Households’ confidence in future finances turns more downbeat

The latest report from YouGov and Cebr noted ‘areas of concern’.

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates

Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024

Four in 10 voters think country's got worse since Labour won election, YouGov poll says

But after a tricky start, many also want to give Sir Keir Starmer the benefit of the doubt as the PM marks 100 days in No10 on Saturday

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2024

Why climate activists keep targeting art galleries – despite public outcry

Two Just Stop Oil activists were recently jailed for 27 months and 20 months respectively for throwing soup at one of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers paintings at London’s National Gallery back in October 2022. Some commentators suggested these were overly harsh sentences for a nonviolent protest, while others felt such…

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2024

TechScape: Why the fake news confidence trap could be your downfall

As the Goodbye Meta AI meme proved, many of us vastly overestimate our abilities to discern what’s true online – but spotting misinformation isn’t something we can do alone

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2024

Robert Jenrick closing in on Kemi Badenoch in Tory leadership race, poll shows

The latest polling put the former business secretary just four points ahead of Mr Jenrick

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024

Trump turns "diversity" toxic

Once touted as a uniquely American achievement, "diversity" is now viewed negatively by a plurality of Americans

Salon · Sep 27, 2024

Ticket touts cost UK music fans £145m a year, says O2

Telecoms firm calls for crackdown after it fended off 50,000 attacks from automated ‘bots’ in a six-week period

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024

Seven in 10 Londoners back rail nationalisation, but don't want to pay for it: YouGov survey

Support plummets if people are asked to pay more in taxes or fares

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2024

Federal Newspoll still tied but Albanese’s ratings up; Queensland Newspoll has big LNP lead

A national Newspoll, conducted September 16–20 from a sample of 1,249, had a 50–50 tie for the third consecutive time. Since the last Newspoll three weeks ago, primary votes were 38% Coalition (steady), 31% Labor (down one), 13% Greens (up one), 6% One Nation (down one) and 12% for all…

The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024