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Inside the far-right social media ecosystem normalising extremist ideas in UK politics
Reform UK’s sharp turn toward mass deportations marks a striking shift from its earlier rhetoric. In this blog, Ed Harrison and Prof Olivia Brown explore how far-right online networks and anonymous X accounts have helped shape this transformation - revealing...
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The UK military says Russia targets its satellites on a weekly basis. What can be done about it?
Russia is reportedly targeting UK military satellites on a weekly basis, using tactics like jamming, shadowing, and cyber-attacks to disrupt communications and gather intelligence. As global tensions extend into orbit, the UK and its allies are ramping up investment in...
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An egalitarian answer to gerontocracy
Debates about gerontocracy often focus on the age of leaders, but the deeper issue lies in the age of electorates. Older citizens vote far more than the young, skewing democratic outcomes. This blog argues that rather than adopting unequal “plural...
