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How might sharing income tax with regional mayors impact local communities and services?
The prime minister says the move will give power to "every postcode" but critics say the plans lack detail
What are the different views on the impact of Joshua Wong's guilty plea for Hong Kong's future and its democracy?
Pro-democracy activist faces life sentence in second case under Beijing's national security law
How might the Supreme Court's ruling on mail-in voting affect people's ability to vote in future elections?
Will an Aug. 24, 2026, Supreme Court decision lead to chaos in the midterm elections? An election law scholar dissects the decision, its background and possible effects
Data Centres vs. Drinking Water: What Matters To Us Most?
To hear the full episode, which includes an interview with global water expert, Sandra Postel, sign up at the therestispolitics.com With the government quietly categorising data centres as ‘critical infrastructure’, could we ever be in a situation where data centre water supply is prioritised over the water that comes out of our taps? Why do we no have clear data that tells just how much water data centres use? And why are so many data centres being built in areas which are already water stre...
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Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
“The Samurai and the Prisoner” Fits a War Epic Into an Elegant Puzzle Box
In Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s historical drama, a series of puzzling crimes at a besieged fortress yields even more confounding questions about faith, war, and leadership
The Accidental Architect of the Internet’s Brain
Steven Pruitt, who is widely regarded as the most prolific Wikipedia editor, has made more than six million edits to the site, and, by extension, has quietly shaped the raw material that every major A.I. chatbot was trained on