The “stop the boats” slogan was “too stark”, Rishi Sunak has said, reflecting on his time in office, adding that he even regrets ever using the phrase because it was “too stark … too binary”. The former prime minister, who led the Conservative party to one of its worst election defeats in history, described it…
Weaving shed, Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Burnley, January 1976 Between 1975 and 1980, Daniel Meadows documented cotton mills in north-east Lancashire before they closed down. Lancashire looms were arranged in alleys, each weaver minding 10 looms. It was piecework. When a thread in the warp broke, which happened frequently, the loom stopped for the…
US president Donald Trump declared America was ‘back’ after a radical start to his presidency that has seen his administration slash the size of the federal workforce, upend longstanding American alliances and rattle markets with an escalating trade war. Democrat Al Green was removed from the House in protest as Trump touted the ‘swift and…
Australian great Steve Smith has quit one-day international cricket, but says prolonging his stellar Test career is a priority. Smith told his teammates of his ODI retirement after captaining Australia to a Champions Trophy semi-final loss against India in Dubai. The 35-year-old signalled his intent to continue his Test career until at least the Ashes…
In his address to a joint session of Congress, Trump says he has a message for the people of Greenland. ‘We strongly support your right to determine your own future,’ he says. ‘If you choose we welcome you into the United States of America.’ Referring to his goal for the US to take control of…
Designers need to “fundamentally rethink our relationship with the natural world”, according to the curator of a new exhibition which argues the needs of nature and animals should be considered when creating homes, buildings and products. Justin McGuirk, the curator of the upcoming More Than Human exhibition at the Design Museum in London, said our…
Some companies are “stuck in neutral” in their approach to artificial intelligence, according to Microsoft’s UK boss, who said a significant number of private and public sector organisations lack any formal AI strategy. A Microsoft survey of nearly 1,500 UK senior leaders across public and private sectors, as well as 1,440 employees, found that more…
The speaker of New Zealand’s parliament has told lawmakers to stop complaining about the use of the Māori name for the country, after the deputy prime minister strongly objected to hearing it in the house. In a ruling on Tuesday, Gerry Brownlee said that while “New Zealand” is the official name, the Māori name “Aotearoa”…
Michigan senator Elissa Slotkin followed Donald Trump’s record-long joint congressional address on Tuesday by focusing on the risk of a declining democracy, directly challenging citizens to take an active role in holding elected officials accountable – herself included. The first-term Democratic senator, who represents a state won by the president, explained how preserving democracy requires…
China’s navy showed off its J-15T fighter jet at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show on Nov. 12, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China on Wednesday increased its defense spending by 7.2% this year, the same growth rate as in the prior two years, as Beijing seeks to “firmly safeguard” its national security. In…
