Unions accuse McDonald's of 'repeated harassment' against 'mostly teenage' staff
It follows a BBC investigation three years ago which exposed a toxic culture at the fast-food chain.
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Why Shame No Longer Works and Won’t Fix Our Institutions
From time to time, a familiar prescription reappears in American public life: restore shame. If we could re-stigmatize bad behavior – name it, expose it, impo
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Lindsey Graham Finally Got What He Wanted
The senator gave away his principles. Now he’s getting a Venezuela invasion in return.
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Responsibility Is Not Victimhood
To say that a society has failed to form its young is not to absolve them of responsibility. It is to insist that responsibility does not emerge spontaneously.
- American Enterprise Institute – AEI - Society -
Opinion: RFK Jr.’s war on antidepressants is coming — and it will cost lives
“Kennedy’s antidepressant rhetoric is not only based on bad science, it fuels distrust in mental health treatments” in the midst of a crisis for adolescen
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Diversity Think Tank: Weathering the Storm
Even without recent news in the US, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives were dialled back in UK businesses last year due to tight budgets and econ
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Why forcing people to go green can backfire
A new study reveals a conundrum for climate policy: People hate it when you tell them what to do.
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The Case for a Grand Bargain Between America and China
How Trump and Xi can reset relations.
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Young people in the UK: can you afford to put money into a pension scheme?
We’d like to hear from people in the UK, under the age of 30, about whether they’re managing to put money into a pension scheme – or cannot afford toWith
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Controlling ratings inflation is a good idea...but a forced distribution isn’t
COMMENTARY | OPM's plan to corral inflated performance ratings should also be mindful not to undercut employee excellence with arbitrary limits on recognition.
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Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025
Truth and Reconciliation Week leads up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on September 30, a day dedicated to recognizing the
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UK spending £4mn a year on prison contaminated by radioactive gas, say MPs
High radon levels shut Dartmoor but government must still pay rent to Duchy of Cornwall and maintenance costs
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Gen Z Is More Progressive Than Millennials, Except in One Crucial Way
The most open-minded generation ever? It’s complicated.
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DEI has no place in our K-12 classrooms
It is not just the teaching of this ideology alone that is of concern, but also the requirement that the youth engage in radical activism to help drive this mov
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Migrants are at the heart of our art, our music, our whole history. That’s what the right won’t admit to you | Rowan Williams
From Britain’s medieval buildings to western pop and contemporary art, these creations showcase our interwoven storiesWe are repeatedly sold a painfully two-d
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The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial
Free prescriptions and eye tests ought to help these young adults stay healthy. They also signal the state’s ongoing roleThe outcomes for children who grow up
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Gen Z Is More Progressive Than Millennials, Except in One Crucial Way
The most open-minded generation ever? It’s complicated.
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What is heteroflexibility? Its the highest-growing sexuality on Feeld.
Heteroflexible is a term among the LGBTQ community that emerged in the 1990s. It describes when someone is straight but flexible towards queer experiences.
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Debates around life, death, and access worry those with disabilities. 3 trends to watch in 2026
In 2026, disability advocates want expanded access to primary and emergency care — and influence new debates around genetic engineering and end-of-life care.
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In 2026, remember this: Britain is much better than it was in so many ways. Don’t swallow the right’s lies | John Harris
Populists rewrite the history of this nation because they were complicit in much of its ugliness. The progressive fightback must start nowA couple of the more d
- Guardian Politics - Society