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PM Pragmatic On Rejoining To Improve Living Standards Amid Blight
Investment and productivity have dropped due to austerity and Brexit, causing a 6% fall in living standards. The current government is in denial about this, but rejoining the EU could help reverse the situation. Lord Heseltine believes this could happen in his lifetime.
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1. Revealed: maker of Wegovy ‘skinny jab’ is funding NHS weight-loss services
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Novo Nordisk, the maker of Wegovy slimming jabs, is funding expansion of weight-loss services across England. It pays salaries and provides funds for NHS obesity teams and redesigns of services. It also has financial links to the chairperson of an NHS England advisory group on specialist weight-management services. Novo’s partnerships with health trusts, pharmacies and GPs aim to provide training and resources for obesity treatment. They could give Novo a role in shaping services that use its drugs, raising questions about conflicts of interest. The Royal Colleges have cut ties with Novo after it was suspended from the ABPI over “serious breaches”. Nice found two organisations that advised its committee assessing Wegovy failed to properly declare their interests but said it did not affect outcome.
2. Jeremy Corbyn’s last stand: should he run and could he win?
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Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader, stated he will not be intimidated into silence and has no intention of stopping fighting for a fairer society. Many Labour members in his constituency face a crisis of conscience if he stands as an independent candidate in the next general election. Starmer’s decision to prevent him from standing puts him on a collision course with the local party. Corbyn’s supporters accuse Starmer of trying to make the party safe for “the ruling class” while centrists feel endangered by this purge. Islington North could be faced with either choosing between Corbyn and their loyalty to Labour or voting against an Islington political legend if they parachute in another candidate with little local appeal.
3. ‘I got a brain injury and a life sentence’: the hidden legacy of male violence against women
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Freya Doe experienced escalating violence before her 18th marriage, including being punched in the face, thrown off a porch and strangled. It led to brain injury that caused symptoms like forgetfulness, anxiety and migraines. Research has revealed that up to 30% of women may experience intimate partner violence over their lifetime leading to traumatic brain injuries with long-term effects. The Drake IPV study is looking into this issue for the first time in the UK while organizations worldwide are raising awareness of these risks and providing support services for survivors.
4. Why the odds are stacked against Jeremy Corbyn, the outsider
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. Jeremy Corbyn entered parliament in 1983 and is now rumoured to be planning a run against his former party, Labour. He was the Labour leader in two general elections but resigned after an electoral disaster in 2019 and was ejected from his party by Keir Starmer. To win as an Independent, he will need to convince most of Labour’s support base to vote for him over the Party they are loyal to. It won’t be easy as traditional loyalties still remain strong amongst voters even though their force is weakening. However, Corbyn has a higher profile than any other recent exile and a dedicated group of supporters who will help him build an election-winning coalition if he stands for Islington North again.
5. Russia, Belarus celebrate ‘unity’ as war grinds on in Ukraine
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Sunday marks a day of unity for Russia and Belarus, remembering the 1996 signing of a treaty aimed at forming a Union State. Since then, ties have developed with Russia providing assistance during 2020 anti-Lukashenko protests. In response, Belarus has become more closely allied to Moscow politically and militarily as well as agreeing to host Russian nuclear weapons. Although Lukashenko had sought closer ties with the West before 2020, he now looks towards Vladimir Putin’s regime for support in maintaining power while also trying to maintain sovereignty from Russia. This has led to sanctions from Europe and domestic unrest due to his own repressive tactics against citizens’ freedom of speech and right to express political opinion.
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