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U3A Current affairs discussion group 2nd December 2024

1.        Bit Coin - best thing since fiat currency or a threat to nations and civilisation?

What to Know About Cryptocurrency and Cybersecurity Risks

https://www.cnb.com/personal-banking/insights/cryptocurrency-cybersecurity-risks.html

Cryptocurrency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency

2.      Re Run the election?

I'm not surprised some want an election re-run - PM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly2r4g98gjo

3.      Changes to benefits.

Young people who refuse to work to lose benefits - minister

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp35r0v7q95o

File:UK Government spending for 2023-24.png

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UK_Government_spending_for_2023-24.png

4.      What is your word of the year.

Oxford Word of the Year

https://corp.oup.com/word-of-the-year

Celebrities make ‘manifest’ appear as 2024 word of the year

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/20/celebrities-make-manifest-appear-as-2024-word-of-the-year

Dictionary.com’s 2024 Word of the Year Is…

https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-year-2024

5.      Sing along at the cinema.

Cinema singalongs: is it OK for Wicked fans to belt out all the tunes?

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/25/cinema-singalongs-is-it-ok-for-wicked-fans-to-belt-out-tunes

6.      Is it all going wrong for EV cars, or just a temporary blip?

Ford calls for incentives to buy electric cars as backlash grows

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98dzyy850jo

Labour's net-zero plans left in disarray after electric vehicle sales targets were blamed for the closure of Vauxhall's Luton factory putting more than 1,100 jobs at risk

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14129753/Labours-net-zero-plans-left-disarray-electric-vehicle.html