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Why heating your home this winter may be even harder than last year

Supply chain issues may lead to heating equipment shortages

#EnergyCrisis
#HeatingTips
#WinterPrep

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How smaller businesses can become net-zero influencers and enablers

Small businesses lead Net Zero initiatives

#SmallBizSustainability
#SustainableSMEs
#NetZeroInnovation
#EcoSmallBiz

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The cost of living crisis can’t wait for the next election: three key issues the UK government needs to tackle now

Four in ten UK adults can’t meet rent, buy less food.

#UKCrisis
#CostOfLiving
#GovernmentFailure
#UKEconomicWoes

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Meat tax: no UK politician is calling for one – but maybe they should

No UK politician publicly supports meat tax.

#MeatTaxDebate
#EnvironmentFirst
#MeatAndClimate
#PolicyTalks

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Party conference season is here – but decades of polling evidence suggests these events barely move the dial

Decades of data show minimal impact of party conferences on polling shifts.

#PartyConferenceImpact
#PollingTruths
#PartyConferenceReality
#DataDrivenPolitics

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How to challenge toxic behaviour and help someone being bullied or harassed at work

Break the silence: Encourage open conversation and reporting of inappropriate conduct.

#StopWorkplaceBullying
#AssistBulliedCoWorkers
#BeAWorkHero
#EmpowerChange
#ChallengeToxicBehavior

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Suella Braverman is wrong about the UN refugee convention being ‘not fit for purpose’ – here’s why

Exploring Suella Braverman’s Incorrect Claims: Analysing her stance on the UN Refugee Convention.

#UNRefugeeConvention
#SuellaBraverman
#RefugeeRights

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Being an only child doesn’t affect your development – family background matters more

Studies show no substantial differences in only children’s sociability.

#OnlyChildMyth
#FamilyBackgroundImpact
#ChildDevelopmentTruth

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Fast fashion’s waste problem could be solved by recycled textiles but brands need to help boost production

Recycled textiles emerge as a potential solution to fast fashion.

#FastFashionWaste
#RecycledTextiles
#FashionWasteSolution
#ActOnFashionWaste

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Age, not class, is now the biggest divide in British politics, new research confirms

Age now overshadows class in UK politics

#AgeOverClass
#UKVoterTrends