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Tag: Darren Jones

  • The Commons Weekly #2

    The Commons Weekly #2

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    What a consequential week it was! Winding down to the weekend (who works Fridays after all?) and with the PM kow-towing having bi-lats with President Xi in Peking Bejing, Pat McFadden made a statement to the House on Thursday 29th January setting out the government’s totally unsurprising decision not to pay the WASPI women compensation…

  • The Week in UK Politics #38

    The Week in UK Politics #38

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    Screens, Soldiers and Superpowers (in no particular order.) Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s On 10th December 2025, Australia’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act came into force, making it illegal for under-16s to hold accounts on major social platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Snapchat, YouTube unless the platforms can prove…