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Britain’s teens are getting the vote — so we asked them what they really think https://www.politico.eu/article/britains-teens-are-getting-the-vote-so-we-asked-them-what-they-really-think/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Britishpolitics #Communications #Disinformation #Climatechange #Mentalhealth #Immigration #SocialMedia #Healthcare #Democracy #Education #Elections #Migration #Platforms #Politics #Asylum #Racism #Media #Youth #Tax #War #UK

Britain’s teens are getting the vote — so we asked them what they really think

Sixteen-year-olds have been promised the vote by the next election. POLITICO’s focus group asks young people what they actually want.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)4d ago

UK to probe British-Egyptian activist case ‘failures’ after social media posts cause furor https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-foreign-office-review-information-failures-british-egyptian-activist-alaa-abd-el-fattah/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Britishpolitics #Citizenship #Humanrights #SocialMedia #Politics #Rights

UK to probe British-Egyptian activist case ‘failures’ after social media posts cause furor

PM Keir Starmer was “unaware” of historic social media posts by Alaa Abd El-Fattah — in which he said killing Zionists was “heroic” — when he welcomed him to the U.K. last week.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)5d ago

67 weird phrases that defined British politics in 2025 https://www.politico.eu/article/67-weird-phrases-british-uk-politics-2025-westminster-donald-trump-keir-starmer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Westminsterbubble #Britishpolitics #TradeAgreements #Assisteddying #Elections #Insurance #Migration #Transport #Americas #Plastics #Services #Politics #Tariffs #Courts #Growth #Rights #Trade #Waste #Tax #War #UK

67 weird phrases that defined British politics in 2025

From “driving the DLR” to “island of strangers,” Westminster was hit by a tidal wave of strange terminology this year.

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Michael J Burgess 5d ago

Australia has introduced an under-16 social media ban, and now the UK is considering following suit.

The question is whether this actually protects children, or whether it opens the door to mandatory age checks, digital ID, and wider surveillance for everyone.

Restrictions aimed at kids rarely stop there.

Do you support a UK social media ban for under-16s?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3UseJXpjWlo

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Do You Support a UK Social Media Ban? #britishpolitics #uk #socialmedia #politics

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)5d ago

Will 2026 break British politics? https://www.politico.eu/podcast/politics-at-sam-and-annes/will-2026-break-british-politics/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #PoliticsatSamandAnne’s #Britishpolitics

Will 2026 break British politics?

Could the next 12 months mould a new type of British politics, or could it break the entire system? Sam and Anne make their predictions and get into the political meat and potatoes of 2026, focusin…

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)6d ago

Trump is unpopular in Europe — even among right-wing populist supporters, POLITICO Poll shows https://www.politico.eu/article/politico-poll-international-populism-donald-trump/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Britishpolitics #Frenchpolitics #Germanpolitics #U.S.politics #Politics