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husseinalalak

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has criticised how the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog has analysed the impact of his benefit changes.

Appearing at a parliamentary committee, he said the OBR, which monitors public spending plans, had assumed that "not a single person" would change their behaviour as a result of the government's proposals.

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Keir Starmer
BBC NewsKeir Starmer criticises watchdog's benefits forecastsThe PM says he "struggles" with how the Office for Budget Responsibility calculates the impact his policies.
#labour#socialism#politics
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keyboardpithecus

Trump tariffs: is a retaliation against payment systems feasible?

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lemmy.worldTrump tariffs: is a retaliation against payment systems feasible? - Lemmy.WorldAfter long debates [https://www.dw.com/en/eu-response-to-trumps-tariffs-a-delicate-balancing-act/a-72166642] the EU is deciding a very weak response [https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/04/09/eu-proposes-25-tariffs-on-us-goods-excludes-bourbon-to-protect-wine-exports/] to Trump’s tariff. Which show that the union is still behaving like a US colony. The obvious is that the actions still overlook the core of US exports and the base of their wealth, digital services. The most widespread money bleeding comes from the payment systems. Visa, Mastercard, Google pay, Apple pay and so on. They get a cut on the majority of financial transactions happening in Europe. It is like a Tobin tax that pays private corporations. Is it technically feasible to target those systems with any political action as a response to the tariffs levied by the US? Actually the same question applies to all the other countries targeted by the US where those payment systems are as much widespread, how much should the US be worried about such a possibility?
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MediaFaro News Digest

US yachts, coffee, soybeans - what's on the EU's tariff hitlist today?

The EU has prepared a list of US products set to be hit by 25% customs duties from 15 April. The list includes orange juice and coffee, but Bourbon whiskey escapes.

It represents a “careful mix” of products drafted with an eye to the potential for a targeted US backlash against sectors of the EU economy, according to an EU diplomat.

mediafaro.org/article/20250409

A combine harvesting soybean in the US. | Copyright Nick Rohlman/AP
Euronews · US yachts, coffee, soybeans - what's on the EU's tariff hitlist today?By Gerardo Fortuna, Peggy Corlin
#EU#Tariffs#Trade
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CBC Ottawa

Surge in young gun owners hitting voting age amid calls in firearm circles to loosen bans
Canada's newest gun owners will also be some of the country's newest voters in this federal election, and some are looking to loosen gun restrictions. Sociologists say gun culture is seeping over the southern border through social media and hitting young men the...
#guns #politics #voting #culture #Canada #southernborder
cbc.ca/news/canada/gun-ownersh

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CBC Canada

Pierre Poilievre is boasting about his rallies. But does size indicate success?
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been boasting about the size of his political rallies. But the size of such events may not be indicative of wide-scale support for a campaign or predictive of electoral success, some political analysts say.
#politics #election #campaign #News
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CBC Calgary

Surge in young gun owners hitting voting age amid calls in firearm circles to loosen bans
Canada's newest gun owners will also be some of the country's newest voters in this federal election, and some are looking to loosen gun restrictions. Sociologists say gun culture is seeping over the southern border through social media and hitting young men the...
#guns #politics #voting #culture #Canada #southernborder
cbc.ca/news/canada/gun-ownersh

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Urban Futures Studio

| Blog | Read Josie Chambers' new blog post where she introduces the Utopia*Art*Politics Collection; a multi-media collection of provocations and insights by 33 artist-researcher-practitioners who participated in the Utopia*Art*Politics Sessions last year. The collection brings together diverse ideas on how artistic practices can help reimagine and remake our world: uu.nl/en/opinion/the-utopiaart #UtopianPulses #Utopia #Art #Politics #Research #Futures #Futuring #Imaginaries

Magenta-coloured magazine cover with black text "Utopia Art Politics. A collection of provocations. Experimenting with the role of artistic practices in radical imagination and politics."
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