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Is the UK heading for a new Falklands crisis?Today’s Big Question President Javier Milei has reopened Argentina’s claim to the islands, after Donald Trump hints the US could withdraw support for British control
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Will Zack Polanski’s Parliament push help Greens recover in polls?Today’s Big Question Green support plummets as new PM wins back Labour voters and leader smarts over gaffes
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Can Burnham maintain his bounce?Today’s Big Question New PM faces the Commons today for the first time, but critics say likeable ‘chameleon’ has already ducked decisions and rolled back on positions
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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England’s education reforms: global success story?Talking Point Since Michael Gove’s ‘deeply unpopular’ curriculum overhaul, pupils have climbed global rankings while other developed nations’ scores declined
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The gendered impact of heatwavesThe Explainer High temperatures can bring greater medical complications and increase domestic violence incidents, with women ‘at the sharp end’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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What's causing the white working-class ‘disadvantage gap’?Today’s Big Question A new inquiry has highlighted that the demographic has been let down by the system, with educators calling for ‘radical change’ and investment
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The growing problem with toxic algaeIn the Spotlight Naturally occurring bacteria in water is thriving on increased nutrients from agriculture and global warming
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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How the UK became a data centre hubThe Explainer UK hosts nearly a quarter of Europe’s data centres, despite growing concerns around environmental impact and water consumption
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The angry women of BritainTalking Point Polling suggests UK women are raging far more than their European counterparts, while young women grow increasingly pessimistic, and radicalised
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is Manchesterism really the cure for Britain’s ills?Today's Big Question Andy Burnham’s political philosophy has been dismissed as ‘mostly vibes and boosterism’
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The NHS and female sterilisationThe Explainer Health ombudsman rules that using ‘risk of regret’ to refuse funding for procedure, while routinely funding vasectomies, is ‘unfair to women’
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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What does the Mandelson row mean for Starmer?Today's Big Question PM argues that Foreign Office didn’t inform No. 10 of concerns over peer’s security vetting, but his lack of leadership and ‘incurious’ nature put credibility on the line
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Should the government help with energy bills?Today's Big Question Ofgem’s new price cap resets in June, with forecasters predicting huge rise, but Labour hints support will be means-tested amid struggling economy
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How the UK’s transplant system deterioratedThe Explainer Once ‘world leader’, NHS now lags behind European countries thanks to lack of investment and resources, outdated technology, and failure of ‘opt-out’ law
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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