Nearly eight out of 10 of young Britons blame capitalism for the housing crisis and two-thirds want to live under a socialist economic system. How did that happen?The young are hungry and the rich are on the menu. This delicacy first appeared in the 18…
British ‘baby shortage’ could lead to economic decline, says thinktank
Social Market Foundation suggests measures including better childcare provision to increase birthrate Britain is facing a “baby shortage” that could lead to “long-term economic stagnation”, a thinktank has said.The Social Market Foundation (SMF) said t…
Trauma, trust and triumph: psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk on how to recover from our deepest pain
His 2014 book, The Body Keeps the Score, has become a huge pandemic hit, topping bestseller lists this summer and becoming a meme on social media. What does it tell us about the world we live in?When Dr Bessel van der Kolk published The Body Keeps the …
UK psychiatry chief urges funds to tackle mental health backlog
Pandemic has had catastrophic impact and risks wiping out years of progress, college leader warnsThe “catastrophic” impact of the pandemic on mental health could wipe out years of progress unless there is a significant injection of cash, the president …
優先順位付投票制は、多数決に代わる優れた合意形成のやり方か：ニューヨーク市で始まった実験
次のニューヨーク市長選で導入される優先順位付投票制は、従来の勝者総取りの多数決方式に比べ、より優れた合意形成のやり方だと期待されている。票割れによる漁夫の利や、過半数に届かない当選などを回避できる一方で、より複雑な投票用紙がマイノリティや無関心層を遠ざけるリスクもある。よりよい民主主義と合意形成のあり方を模索する新しい投票方式のメカニズムと、そのコスト／ベネフィットを検証する。
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Gordon Brown calls for urgent action to avert ‘Covid vaccine waste disaster’
More than 100m doses could be discarded by December if global leaders do not share jabs with poorest countries, warns former PMMore than 100m Covid vaccine doses are due to expire and be “thrown away” unless global leaders urgently share surplus suppli…
Ex-Bank economist picked to lead levelling up taskforce
Andy Haldane, once named on Time 100 list, says addressing regional disparities is a ‘personal passion’ Andy Haldane, the former Bank of England chief economist appointed on Sunday as the head of the government’s levelling up taskforce, has described h…
Scottish Covid vaccine trialists ‘treated like second-class citizens’
Novavax volunteers fear start of vaccine passports next month could put them at further disadvantageScottish vaccine volunteers are being treated like “second-class citizens” while waiting for the Novavax jab to be approved, an MSP has said, as they co…
‘Highly effective’ ovarian cancer treatment could help thousands of women
New drug combination shrunk tumours significantly in 46% of patients with treatment-resistant form of disease Thousands of women with ovarian cancer could benefit from a revolutionary drug combination after it was shown to shrink tumours in half of pat…
Health ‘levelling up’ will flop if cuts are not reversed, Javid told
Exclusive: Ministers must restore public health funding after decade of cuts, world expert Michael Marmot to saySajid Javid’s vow to “level up health” will fail unless the government reverses a decade of cuts to public health, one of the world’s leadin…