Avery Anapol
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Commissioning editor, politics + society @ The Conversation UK. Morning person. https://theconversation.com/uk/newsletters
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🎉 Everyone at The Conversation is delighted after we won Publisher Podcast of the Year 2025 last night. Here's what the judges said: "It’s been a real honour to watch their work grow in quality and depth each year, to the point they were placed in the top 3 of every category they entered this year"
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Publisher Podcast Summit and Awards 2025 - Winners 2025
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"Starmer faces something of a paradox. In order to convince the public, he should probably go the whole hog; but doing so may well render his life at Westminster rather trickier than he would like it to be."
Starmer’s winter fuel allowance ‘U-turn’ sets him on a tricky path with backbenchers and voters
In order to convince the public, he should probably go the whole hog.
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For a report published today, @amnestyuk.bsky.social asked my colleague Lyle Barker and me to review the evidence about the state of the UK’s social security in relation to international human rights law.
I wrote this blogpost for @uk.theconversation.com about it. theconversation.com/the-uks-soci...
The UK’s social security system falls way below international human rights standards: new report
An expert looks at the evidence for a new report from Amnesty International.
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Thrilled that the Quarter Life Glow-up is shortlisted for two Publisher Newsletter Awards! Lots of great titles in there including from @uk.theconversation.com.

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Incest porn? It's more common and harmful than you think.
My comment on the need to regulate this content and remove it online - as recommended in the Porn Review published today.
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Why incest porn is more common and harmful than you think
New proposals recognise role incest porn plays in normalising and trivialising child sexual abuse.
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"Young people’s disengagement is not necessarily a sign of apathy or anti-democratic tendencies ... Feeling unsupported by their political system makes young people feel vulnerable – especially in the face of a multitude of global crises."

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If we listen to how gen Z really feel about democracy they might stop telling us they prefer authoritarianism
Young people want to get involved with politics – but they’re held back by a vast sense of distrust.
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Zuckerberg claimed moderation changes on Meta platforms promote “free expression”. But some experts worry he will effectively allow a deluge of hate speech and lies to spread on Meta platforms.

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Photo of the Day, if not the Year.

Solidarity and admiration.

📸This brilliant photo of Gisele Pelicot, leaving court for the final time yesterday, was taken by Arnold Jerocki for Getty Images.
Pelicot is seen smiling as she walks past women who are applauding her. They look emotional and one holds a sign up saying Merci Gisele
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It's happening again! The CfP for Future of Journalism 2025 is out now! Link below - can't wait to see you all in sunny Cardiff in September!
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