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Is Britain blind to racism against Traveller communities?

Is Britain blind to racism against Traveller communities?

Discrimination towards Travellers is arguably the last accepted form of racism. Why are we still looking the other way?  Given the persistent instances of violence, stereotyping, and socio-political oppression across the country, it’s sometimes hard to believe that racism is generally condemned in the UK. But we have – thankfully – reached a point where the majority of Brits would agree race-based discrimination is wrong, and there are laws in...

By Brighton, UK
Regular people likely to be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C

Regular people likely to be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C

A new study has found that economic models have underestimated how global warming will affect the public’s wealth, with new calculations suggesting the average person will be 40% poorer.  It looks like our current predictions for global warming have underestimated how badly it will affect our personal finances.  A new study by Australian scientists, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters this week, suggests that global GDP per person will...

By Bristol, UK
News avoidance has become huge internationally

News avoidance has become huge internationally

The percentage of people who selectively avoid news has reportedly reached 39% globally. This is an increase of 10% in less than a decade. Blissful ignorance or doomscroll-induced anxiety? Pick your poison. It’s no secret that the state of the world is causing mass panic. Cost of living is on a continual ascent, the climate situation is perilously grim, war crimes are occurring on a daily basis, the threat of terrorism...

By London, UK
Are women safe online in 2025?

Are women safe online in 2025?

The 2000s was not the only period when the dot-com bubble burst in the market; it was also the beginning of a new type of cost - the safety of many, particularly women and girls worldwide. Although an online presence can create a haven for equal access to information and a platform for freedom of expression, its potential for the better has been manipulated for something darker. Recent policy changes by META to...

By Milan, Italy