US Congressmen this week waded into the controversy over the British Museum’s ownership of the Elgin Marbles, urging Boris Johnson to hand them back to Greece by 2021. ‘The Marbles have been the source of controversy among western allies for many decades. Greece has long wanted these Parthenon Marbles back,’ the 18 US lawmakers said … Read more
US Congressmen this week waded into the controversy over the British Museum’s ownership of the Elgin Marbles, urging Boris Johnson to hand them back to Greece by 2021. ‘The Marbles have been the source of controversy among western allies for many decades. Greece has long wanted these Parthenon Marbles back,’ the 18 US lawmakers said … Read more
Politicians DO lie! Scientists prove those in office are dishonest – and it may help them get re-elected Scientists asked Spanish politicians to say about if a coin was heads or tails There was an incentive to land on heads and no benefit to landing on tails Statistically, only 50 per cent of the politicians should … Read more
Congressional speeches made by US politicians have become simpler since the 1970s and only require the reading age of a 13-year-old to be followed, study found. Computer scientists from Kansas State University analysed two million congressional speeches from Republican and Democrat politicians made between 1873 and 2010. Text analysis algorithms were used to examine how congressional … Read more
Boris Johnson today laid into Wiley after thousands boycotted Twitter for 48 hours over its failure to close his account while Instagram declined to remove any of the rapper’s anti-Semitic and racist posts at all. The Prime Minister believes the grime artist’s messages were ‘abhorrent’ and warned that ‘social media companies need to go much further and … Read more
Actress Tracy-Ann Oberman is leading celebrities and politicians in calling out Twitter over its alleged relaxed response to anti-Semitic posts. The former EastEnders star is one of thousands of users to throw their weight behind a 48-hour ‘walkout’ of the social media giant – ramping up pressure on bosses to remove posts inciting hatred against the … Read more
Chris Evans used his role as Captain America to attract politicians to his passion project, he revealed on Tuesday’s episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers. The 39-year-old actor has founded a website that lets lawmakers explain political issues and legislation. He described the site called A Starting Point as a ‘civic engagement platform’ that … Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced new content policies for the platform, including tighter restrictions on advertising and labels for ‘harmful’ posts from public figures, following an advertising boycott campaign. Zuckerberg said in a Facebook Live video on Friday that the company would begin labeling ‘harmful’ content from politicians that remains ‘newsworthy’. Though he did … Read more
A campaign for a new Royal Yacht to be commissioned to help Britain secure post-Brexit trade deals has growing support from politicians and captains of industry. There is, however, one crucial flaw: I hear that it does not have the backing of the Queen. During a conversation with a close friend who had observed that … Read more
A campaign for a new Royal Yacht to be commissioned to help Britain secure post-Brexit trade deals has growing support from politicians and captains of industry. There is, however, one crucial flaw: I hear that it does not have the backing of the Queen. During a conversation with a close friend who had observed that … Read more