Since the UK Labor government took office in summer 2024, calls have intensified to scrap both the “two-child limit”—which restricts support for children through universal credit to two children—and the overall benefit cap. With Chancellor Rachel Reeves resisting this pressure as she tries to manage deteriorating public finances, ways of tweaking the two-child limit policy have been proposed.
Our research shows the harm the two-child limit on benefits is doing; only scrapping it can end this
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To encourage scientists to speak up when people misuse science to serve political agendas, biology professor Mark Peifer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argues that eugenics should be included in college [...]
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We live in a world where misinformation spreads easily, deepfakes blur reality and political spin reshapes narratives. So, our ability to verify accurate information has never been more critical.This post was originally published on this [...]
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Elon Musk’s X is on pace for its first year of advertising revenue growth since the billionaire acquired the company in 2022, according to research firm Emarketer—in part because advertisers are reacting to Musk’s power [...]
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“Angry” citizens often experience a lack of trust in politics and democracy. Governments are doing everything they can to involve this group in democracy again with referendums and participatory budgets. Research by Rosa Kindt shows [...]
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As Canada moves toward stronger AI regulation with the proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), its southern neighbor appears to be taking the opposite approach.This post was originally published on this site
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Immigration has dominated recent election campaigns in countries that include the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States.This post was originally published on this site
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The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse continues to impact the daily lives of nearly half of Baltimore-area residents, a new report from Johns Hopkins University’s 21st Century Cities Initiative has found.This post was originally published [...]
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Climate breakdown is a major threat to life as we know it, but it is just one element of a much wider environmental polycrisis that includes biodiversity loss, energy and pollution, food security, population growth [...]
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Plans for an attack against an enemy target are classified in America. But the private views of high-ranking officials about allies, communicated within government, must also count as intelligence to be protected.This post was originally [...]
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Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it.This post was originally published on this site
