- Conservative leadership election. Has the lesson been learnt about why they lost the election?
Last week we voted on which of the candidates we thought were best and which was most likely to be elected leader.
Week one. Week two
Candidate Best Will Win Best Will Win
Jenrick 1 5 0 4
Badenock 0 3 2 0
Cleverly 2 1 3 3
Tugendhat 10 2 5 1
The Tory leadership contest continues to deliver – for Labour
Labour and Lib Dems gleeful as Badenoch to face Jenrick in Tory leadership race
- 2. Will climate change deniers start to change their minds after hurricane Milton.
Hurricane Milton: nearly 3.3 million without power in Florida as category 3 storm makes landfall
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/09/hurricane-milton-makes-landfall-florida
'My anxiety's through the roof,' says woman who stayed at home for Milton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj04vmq6932o
Marjorie Taylor Greene condemned over Helene weather conspiracy theory
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/07/marjorie-taylor-greene-hurricane-helene
‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge
Harvest in England the second worst on record because of wet weather
Hellish heat and primal fear: Croatian firefighters on frontline of climate crisis
3. American Elections – now just 3 weeks away.
Both Trump and Harris are swinging to the ‘centre’. What does that even mean?
4. Increased workers’ rights. More rights fewer jobs?
More workers to get sick pay and parental leave rights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3w8n48234o
Labour's new deal for workers: A fight postponed? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c153dzy1kj4o
Why have France's labour reforms proved so contentious?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/26/why-france-labour-reforms-proved-so-contentious
New enforcement agency will protect workers’ rights as part of ‘watershed’ bill
5. Should our long-term goal be to expand the human race beyond earth?
Human race needs to expand beyond Earth,' says Prof Brian Cox
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg9qd22k7po
6. Is Google too big?
US says it may break up Google after landmark case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62504lv00do
7. Water firms have to refund money to customers.
Water firms told to cut customer bills over poor performance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r84lnng4eo
8. What should we do with empty schools?
The community is in the fabric of the building’: as UK pupil numbers fall, what will happen to empty schools?
9. Wimbledon breaks with tradition.
Wimbledon brings in electronic line calling for 2025