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Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle

Keir Starmer has handed his ousted former aide Sue Gray a peerage, it was confirmed today. Ms Gray, a former senior civil servant, stepped down as the Prime Minister's £170,000 chief of staff in October following reports of a clash with other senior aides. The Tories, for their party, handed peerages to Liz Truss's former deputy PM Thérèse Coffey, ex …

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3 days, 16 hours ago

The unelected Democrat puppet masters who were REALLY running America for senile Joe Biden: How ailing Joe relied on circle of close advisers while his mental decline was 'covered up' from day one of

Daily Mail

As ailing Joe Biden's term comes to end, many in Washington agree that it has been hard to tell who was actually in charge of running the country over the last four years. He is pictured stumbling during a walk on a Delaware beach with his wife Jill Biden last month Influence over Biden had been 'concentrated by people who …

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Democrats blast influence of ‘President Elon Musk’ over Trump amid spending deal row

The Independent

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1 week, 5 days ago

CEA Anantha Nageswaran calls for cost benefit analysis of cryptocurrencies. Here’s what he said

Live Mint

V Anantha Nageswaran, the Finance Ministry's Chief Economic Advisor today had some suggestions for regulators about support for innovation, including cryptocurrencies and online gaming. On Need For Differentiation in Financial, Non-Financial Regulations Nageswaran also said there is a need to differentiate between financial and non-financial sector related regulations so as to mitigate the excessive risk and instability that competition brings, …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

'Best self own ever': Trump pick gets brutal reminder over slam on 'unelected bureaucrats'

Raw Story

Failed presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was hit with severe pushback on Sunday after railing against "the unelected federal bureaucracy" on social media. David Sirota, founder, owner, and editor-in-chief of The Lever, said, "You have already launched and are reportedly staffing a department of the United States government that has never actually been created or authorized by any statute enacted by …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Vivek Ramaswamy indicates massive government job cuts in US

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: Entrepreneur-turned politician Vivek Ramaswamy, who along with Tesla owner Elon Musk has been nominated in-charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, has indicated a massive cut in federal government jobs in the United States. That, too, is how we're going to save this country,” Ramaswamy, an Indian American, said at an event in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Thursday. “It …

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1 month, 1 week ago

De-Risking Becomes Isolationism

China Daily

"Britain on way to long-term decline without EU, warns Bank" We know from the rigged Brexit referendum that this isolationism was imposed for the benefit of the banksters. Before him, the "one-eyed, scottish git" as the former Yob Gear moron called him, overpaid pensions refunds, waited till the dotcom crash happened and then demanded the over-payment back, leaving savers worse …

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1 month, 1 week ago

One unelected woman in the Senate could stand in the way of Trump and his immigration plans

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Yunus government in Dhaka must shun retributory politics

Hindustan Times

Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, which has shown very few signs of effectively tackling major problems confronting the country, intends to approach Interpol to issue red notices to arrest and bring back former premier Sheikh Hasina and other members of her administration. The caretaker establishment is As the interim administration completes three months in office, people …

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2 months, 1 week ago

‘Monument to the Unelected’ recalls presidential hopefuls who came in second

LA Times

As the upcoming election nears, TV viewers are being inundated with campaign ads. These names, unfamiliar to many modern-day voters, will not appear on the ballot this election season, but they can be found in artist Nina Katchadourian’s free public art installation “Monument to the Unelected.” Presented by the Grand Central Art Center, in collaboration with Community Engagement, Katchadourian’s temporary …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain's Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Residents in India-controlled Kashmir vote in the second phase of polls surrounded by heavy security

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Bangladesh Runs Risk Of Becoming Pakistan': Sheikh Hasina's Son's Warning Amid Turmoil

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The son of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that the country runs the risk of becoming like Pakistan one again and added that he would continue to fight for democracy. We will continue to fight for democracy in Bangladesh,” US-based Sajeeb Wazed Joy said in a post on X. Wazeb Joy, who is also an information and …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Esther McVey warns Labour will farm out future pandemic decisions to WHO

The Telegraph

A spokesman for the Department for Health and Social Care said: “As the Secretary of State made clear this week, the Government would only agree to a Pandemic Accord that is in the national interest. “It is firmly in the UK’s national interest to work with other member states to agree an effective Pandemic Accord, which will help us tackle …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak memes galore after UK election loss: ‘Didn’t work for 70 hours a week?’

Hindustan Times

The Labour Party defeated Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party in a landslide victory in the UK general elections. Amid this shift in the UK's political scenario, many people have taken to social media to express their reactions, with some sharing posts involving Sunak’s in-laws, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, and philanthropist Sudha Murty. Narayana Murthy didn't advise his son-in-law to work 70 …

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6 months ago

Keir Starmer’s empty promise of British renewal

Al Jazeera

Recent British prime ministers have been routinely ambushed by reality. Labour’s economic policy – the centrepiece of that opaque cluster of ideas collectively known as “Starmerism” – is a case in point. Reeves then hinted at a solution: a new “strategic partnership” between the state and the private sector, reform of the UK’s restrictive planning laws, and a national wealth …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: L.A. City Council just proved it can’t be trusted to fix itself

LA Times

The Los Angeles City Council showed its true self-interested colors Tuesday when it gutted key reforms to reduce corruption in City Hall and strengthen independent ethics oversight. Last month the council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Governance Reform recommended a set of policies to strengthen the Ethics Commission, which is the city’s watchdog over elected officials and charged with enforcing campaign …

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8 months ago

Rwanda Bill is FINALLY passed by the House of Lords with unelected peers bowing to MPs after months of wrangling... so now can Rishi Sunak get deportation flights in the air by July?

Daily Mail

Rishi Sunak has claimed a crucial victory after the Rwanda Bill was finally passed by the House of Lords. With Royal Assent for the The Safety of Rwanda Bill due as soon as today, attention now turns to whether Rishi Sunak can keep his promise of getting the first deportation flights in the air by July. Peers admitted defeat in …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gangs and police clash again in Haiti

The Hindu

Gangs that control much of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince launched an attack on Monday, clashing with the police in the city centre. Since late February Haiti's powerful gangs have teamed up as they attacked police stations, prisons, the airport and the sea port in a bid to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry. In a statement on Monday, Mr. Henry's office said …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Haiti’s PM Ariel Henry tenders resignation as country descends into chaos

Al Jazeera

The unelected Ariel Henry has agreed to demands to step down as violence and looting plague the country. Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation and appealed for calm as the country descends into chaos. Following the meeting in Jamaica, where Caribbean states called for a swift transition, Henry – who has led Haiti unelected since the 2021 …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Defiant peers inflict heavy first defeat against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has said the proposed Rwanda legislation was “fundamentally …

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10 months, 1 week ago

UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says

Associated Press

LONDON — The British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible” with the U.K.’s human rights obligations, a parliamentary rights watchdog said Monday, as the contentious bill returned for debate in the House of Lords. Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights, which has members from both government and opposition parties, said in …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Omar Abdullah takes umbrage at shooting of serial allowed inside J&K Assembly complex

The Hindu

Former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on January 12 took umbrage at the shooting being allowed inside the J&K Assembly complex, which remains unelected since 2018. Mr. Abdullah shared a series of pictures of the Treasury and Opposition benches occupied by actors inside the J&K Assembly Complex on social media platform ‘X’. “The true face …

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1 year ago

Excluding Hamas from the ‘day after’ in Gaza would be a mistake

Al Jazeera

In the field of the social sciences, it is very common to say “history repeats itself”. In this sense, and in the current context of Israel’s war on Gaza, it is important to consider what foreign intervention in a country’s internal affairs and government can lead to. Of course, the history and current situation in Gaza are different from Afghanistan’s, …

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Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle

The unelected Democrat puppet masters who were REALLY running America for senile Joe Biden: How ailing Joe relied on circle of close advisers while his mental decline was 'covered up' from day one of

Democrats blast influence of ‘President Elon Musk’ over Trump amid spending deal row

CEA Anantha Nageswaran calls for cost benefit analysis of cryptocurrencies. Here’s what he said

'Best self own ever': Trump pick gets brutal reminder over slam on 'unelected bureaucrats'

Vivek Ramaswamy indicates massive government job cuts in US

De-Risking Becomes Isolationism

One unelected woman in the Senate could stand in the way of Trump and his immigration plans

Yunus government in Dhaka must shun retributory politics

‘Monument to the Unelected’ recalls presidential hopefuls who came in second

Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain's Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

Residents in India-controlled Kashmir vote in the second phase of polls surrounded by heavy security

'Bangladesh Runs Risk Of Becoming Pakistan': Sheikh Hasina's Son's Warning Amid Turmoil

Esther McVey warns Labour will farm out future pandemic decisions to WHO

Rishi Sunak memes galore after UK election loss: ‘Didn’t work for 70 hours a week?’

Keir Starmer’s empty promise of British renewal

Editorial: L.A. City Council just proved it can’t be trusted to fix itself

Rwanda Bill is FINALLY passed by the House of Lords with unelected peers bowing to MPs after months of wrangling... so now can Rishi Sunak get deportation flights in the air by July?

Gangs and police clash again in Haiti

Haiti’s PM Ariel Henry tenders resignation as country descends into chaos

Defiant peers inflict heavy first defeat against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill

UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says

Omar Abdullah takes umbrage at shooting of serial allowed inside J&K Assembly complex

Excluding Hamas from the ‘day after’ in Gaza would be a mistake