前回の衆院選で20代の投票率は33.85%。最も高かった60代の半分以下でした。なぜ若者の投票率が低くなるのか。そこには「投票しにくい環境的側面がある」と識者は指摘します。
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中国、「不平等な富」の規制へ…貧困をなくして「共同富裕」を目指す
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カブールから脱出するチャーター機の料金は1人6500ドル？ ホワイトハウスが強く非難
「わたしたちは無償で人々を避難させています。アフガニスタンから必死に脱出しようとしている人々から利益をあげることをわたしたちは全く支持しません」
性別がフォーカスされない未来へ。NIKEキャンペーンフィルム「New Girl」に出演したアスリートたちの挑戦
スポーツ界のジェンダーギャップに焦点を当てた、Nikeの『New Girl』キャンペーン。同フィルムに出演した高校生アスリートでそれぞれ相撲と野球に取り組む葛西里澄夢選手と島野愛友利選手に、スポーツに込める思いを聞きました。
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Unite likely to be calmer but more distant with Labour after Graham win
Sharon Graham will become union’s first female general secretary after surprise victory The Unite union is expected to develop a calmer but more distant relationship with the Labour party after the election of the leftwinger Sharon Graham as its first …
Workers sacrificed plenty due to Covid, so let’s reward them with new rights | Owen Jones
Workplace democracy would allow us to come out of the pandemic with a greater sense of control over the futureWith most formal Covid restrictions all but melted away, freedom prevails. Back to the workplace, Tory ministers make demands of our newly lib…
German Greens under fire over 19th-century folk song in election ad
Greens go for wide appeal with reworked campfire song with no mention of devastating floodsGermany’s Green party has been accused of attempting to revive its hippyish origins rather than tackle the challenges of the present with the release of a campai…
UK nationals of Afghan origin being overlooked in Kabul airlift, claim lawyers
Most single nationality Britons now evacuated but some with dual citizenship say they are being given lower priorityAfghanistan: live updatesBritish nationals of Afghan origin are being overlooked in the evacuation from Kabul, lawyers and campaigners h…
The pandemic-induced global slump is just part of a 20-year financial crisis | Larry Elliott
A prolonged malaise caused by deep-seated structural problems has prevented a full economic recovery post-2007Every year since 1978 the world’s central bankers have gathered to chew the fat at Jackson Hole in the Grand Tetons. This year’s star attracti…
What exactly do Ian Botham and John Cleese offer ‘global Britain’?
The ex-cricketer and lapsed comedian have found new work in politics and TV respectively, but they are trading off old successes and even older opinionsIt’s easy to find out when Ian Botham last played cricket, because there is Wisden, but it’s hard to…