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Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want

If we fined water company shareholders (through dividends), and taxed betting firms appropriately, we could pay for some of this nonsense Rachel Reeves is trying to fix in her budget.

Rachel Reeves’ budget options: nothing popular Reeves inherited a nightmare: austerity, Brexit, Covid, ageing population. Now she must balance the books. Here are some of the options.

The UK tax system punishes work more than wealth. Will Reeves dare to rebalance it? Stephen McNair reports

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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC

How much energy does ChatGPT really use? You shouldn’t really worry about your energy use when using domestic AI, it’s probably no worse than watching your favourite soap

How much energy does ChatGPT really use?

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This would have me in giggles for a very long time.

Farage (below) said he would work with the former culture secretary Nadine Dorries - who defected from the Conservatives to Reform in September - to draw up detailed plans for the corporation's future.

Reveals ignorance of Channel 4's funding model During a select committee appearance on 24 November 2021, the former secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, to give her her full title, wrongly claimed that Channel 4 was "in receipt of public money" therein entirely undermining her insistence that it should be privatised and, arguably, her credibility in the job.

Can you imagine…?
Grifting GBnews-shareholder, Farage, and not-a-clue Dorries working out a plan for the BBC. What could possibly go right?

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Just to add to this, we called for depth in the squad last season and I think they delivered.

I really hope they are ready and not a case of them returning to the injury list again soon after.

A historic shift just happened — for the first time ever, renewable energy from solar & wind has generated more electricity worldwide than coal. According to the latest IEA data, this marks a turning point in global energy history and signals that the clean energy revolution is officially underway."

Quentin Willson: Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter dies aged 68 The presenter and campaigner was described by his family as a "true national treasure" and "true consumer champion".

BBC News - Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson dies aged 68
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RIP Quentin 😞

Frustrating

Declan Rice, his work rate this evening just spot on

Trossard!

That's how you score! COYG!

All OK through Now TV

Elon Musk is now the highest paid CEO on the planet his $100bn a year for 10 years deal is 2,500,000x the wage of his average employee

In fact it's 20x the entire wage bill for all 125,000 of Tesla's other employees

For comparison World Hunger could be cured for $37-50bn a year

'No hire' job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply The unemployment rate is low and the economy is still growing, but those out of work face the slowest pace of hiring in more than a decade.

The unemployment rate is low and the economy is still growing, but those out of work face the slowest pace of hiring in more than a decade.

Shareholders of an epically overvalued company that’s epically taxpayer-subsidized overpay an epically overrated & unengaged CEO who epically underpays taxes while the U.S. faces an epic economic disparity, affordability & hunger crisis fuelled by that CEO’s epically evil actions.

“USA, USA, USA…”

Tokyo is turning to a 4-day work week in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’ | Fortune Tokyo even introduced a government-sponsored dating app to help people find partners.

Tokyo is turning to a 4-day workweek in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’

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We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of all new wealth. The poorest half of the world has received only 1%.

Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of new wealth, the poorest half has received only 1%.

Rich buy political parties, media, means of production, cause corruption, climate crisis, make mockery of democracy. Poor die early.

Must redistribute or risk social disorder.

British People's Trust In USA Has Plummeted During Trump's First Year Back In Power New poll reveals more than half the country now distrusts the USA.

"British People's Trust In America Has Plummeted During Trump's First Year Back In Power" - Huffington Post

On taxes, I really hope they start looking at Enterprise and Billionaire taxes and stop hounding medium to small business. If they decide to leave tax them as they leave and 'good riddence' as they were never really in it for the country to begin with.

Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.

Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water sources for 6 million people

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New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar canopies and carports.

S. Korea: New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms

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What he said: 💯 🎯

So he joined Reform to double down on a bad deal and a bad idea (Slow clap for David Jones 👏).

There should be global concern over someone getting such a stupid amount in payouts.

Tesla hit with major pushback over proposed $1 trillion payout to CEO Elon Musk: 'Significant concern' As Reuters reported, Glass Lewis issued a public warning about the proposed $1 trillion payout to Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk.

Tesla hit with major pushback over proposed $1 trillion payout to CEO Elon Musk: 'Significant concern'

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First half I was wondering whether he was even on the pitch. He stepped up the 2nd half and I couldn't be more glad I was wrong.