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[DW] Nigerian militants have attacked villages in western Kwara state, killing at least 162 people, according to the Red Cross. A member of parliament said that two villages, Woro and Nuku, bore the brunt of the attack
How government should respond to the killing of Henry Nowak sam.macrory Fri, 05/06/2026 - 12:14 Henry Nowak's murder must lead to considered and targeted government action. 5 Comment Institute for Government Yes Police form a cordon outside Southampton Central Police Station as locals gather during a flash protest following the release of body-cam footage of the arrest and subsequent death of Henry Nowak. Policy making Public services Criminal justice Police Law Labour Reform UK Conservative Prime minister Home secretary Starmer government Home Office No The police bodycam footage of Henry Nowak is harrowing and deeply disturbing. Henry, an 18-year-old white student, lies on the ground mortally wounded while an officer casually dismisses his cries for help and arrests him for a racially aggravated assault that his Sikh killer, Vickram Digwa, had fabricated. The case has undermined trust in the police service, sparked a bitter debate about so-called ‘two-tier policing’ – and led to scenes of appalling violence in Southampton, where the murder took place last December. When such dreadful events happen there is a temptation to seek immediate answers and reach for quick policy solutions. In the face of an outpouring of grief and anger, the government comes under intense pressure to “act” – particularly from its political opponents. The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, said it must be a “seminal moment for Britain on a par with the murder of Stephen Lawrence”, the black teenager fatally stabbed in a racist attack in 1993. For Reform UK, Nigel Farage called for people to respond with “pure, cold rage” and end a “culture of fear that puts minority lives on top and white ones at the bottom”. What ministers really need, however, is space and time to make the right decisions. The impact of all police anti-racism advice, policies and training should be reviewed Some of those decisions will hinge on the outcome of the investigation into the police’s handling of the incident.
Bonaventure’s Blind Spot As I sat fidgeting in front of my laptop on Shrove Tuesday, I could feel my anxiety rising. I had done all the usual things to calm myself before teaching online: I had stilled myself and sat in silence for a little bit. Normally, being silent reduces my anxiety. This time, however, it did not work so well. The reason was that what I was about to do was not, strictly speaking, teaching. Nor was the group of people I was about to meet the tired-looking (and occasionall...
The School of Night:A Novelby karl ove knausgaardtranslated by martin aitkenpenguin, 512 pages, $32.00 Back in college, one of my literature professors once remarked that the first hundred pages. The post Knausgaard’s Mephistopheles appeared first on First Things
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This conversation with Alex Karp, cofounder and CEO of Palantir, was recorded at the a16z American Dynamism Summit in Washington, D.C. Karp discusses the role of technology in modern warfare, Silicon Valley's obligations to national defense, and why he believes America's single greatest competitive advantage is its ability to cultivate and protect unconventional talent