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Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals
PoliticsThe Guardian

Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals

Exclusive: Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told party members last year he had discussed making further savings if they win next election The Conservatives are planning to make sweeping cuts beyond the £47bn announced last year if they win the next election, according to leaked comments by the shadow chancellor. Speaking last year when he was shadow business secretary, Andrew Griffith told Conservative members he and fellow shadow cabinet ministers had discussed making further cuts in “every part of government”. Continue reading...

‘He feels more relatable’: Burnham’s conference speech wins praise from drifting Labour voters
PoliticsThe Guardian

‘He feels more relatable’: Burnham’s conference speech wins praise from drifting Labour voters

The UK prime minister has earned his party a rehearing but the battle of public opinion is not yet won “He’s offering what no other politician has offered for a long, long time. He actually feels like he’s one of us,” was how Neil, a geography teacher, described Andy Burnham in our focus group on Thursday night. Neil wasn’t alone in his praise: this group of Labour 2024 voters – some of whom had drifted to Reform, the Tories and Greens during the Starmer era – provided the most positive reception for a politician since Boris Johnson at the height of his Covid-vaccine bounce. Continue reading...

I’m not buying into the ‘Keminaissance’. If the Tories lowered the bar any further, they’d be Reform UK | Frances Ryan
PoliticsThe Guardian

I’m not buying into the ‘Keminaissance’. If the Tories lowered the bar any further, they’d be Reform UK | Frances Ryan

Rather than ridding the Conservatives of their ‘nasty party’ status, Badenoch has a plan – to cut benefits for young people and demonise the unemployed Kemi Badenoch is considering doing her job. With her second Conservative party conference as leader looming on Sunday, and her rival Nigel Farage finally losing some ground, the provocateur with a reputation for dodging media rounds and being ill-prepared for briefs has seemingly cured her camera shyness. In recent days, Badenoch has touted a policy to give the unemployed a “ subsistence allowance ” that would prevent them from buying booze or cigarettes, sought to bar benefits from young people who are straight out of school, accused Andy Burnham of wanting to take Britain “ back to the 1970s ” with public control of utilities, and enjoyed some mixed polling . Continue reading...

New York’s Inaugural Muslim Film Festival Aims to Move Past Counter-Narratives, Unveils Lineup, Jury (EXCLUSIVE)
EntertainmentVariety

New York’s Inaugural Muslim Film Festival Aims to Move Past Counter-Narratives, Unveils Lineup, Jury (EXCLUSIVE)

A festival launching Oct. 11 at Manhattan’s SVA Theatre is positioning itself as an answer to the flattened, stereotyped picture of Muslims Western media often traffics in. The New York Muslim Film Festival (NYMFF), billed as the city’s first for Muslim filmmakers, wants them telling their own stories. Hassan Babar, the festival’s artistic director, said […]

4 Things to Focus on Outside Combat in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
EntertainmentIGN

4 Things to Focus on Outside Combat in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave

We’re back for a new installment in our The Long Game series, where we break down things you can invest in early in games that will pay off long-term. Today we’re focusing on Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, the huge new installment in the long-running series that takes you to the capital of the Dagdan Empire to be a gladiator in the Heroic Games. Like its predecessor Three Houses, Fortune’s Weave has a split narrative with multiple protagonists. However, this time around, you don’t have to choose one route. You can follow the stories of Cai, Leda, Dietrich, and Theodora in any order and can switch between them at any time once you reach Dagsion, the central hub city. As with the rest of the Fire Emblem series, Fortune’s Weave is centered on grid-based strategy combat. But it also features a heavy focus on activities outside of combat, with access to a world map you can traverse between sto

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