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THIS WEEK'S STORIES
From a myriad of news and feature articles published throughout the world each week, a selection is made to republish on Connect. From those selected, our local editorial team choose specific themes to share.
Our intention is to make available thought provoking articles on major topics of interest in today's world. Whilst we have no answers, we understand enough to know, we all need to ask searching questions.
We hope you find the selection valuably informative.
HOME OFFICE STAFF VIOLENCE
Home Office immigration removal staff have been found to violently assault detainees. It appears this violence may be on the increase - along with racism - a most concerning failure of a gov't dept.

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GOOD NEWS - OR - BAD NEWS?
More food growing land is lost. Equinix has gov't backing for another huge data centre. The gov't is bullish about the investment - but it doesn't explain what they're really about. Your data? Is Ed Snowden right?

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WHY DIGITAL ID'S HERE NOW
Convenience and efficiency - or a way to squeeze every last penny out of people? New UK gov't plans for HMRC look like plans for a dystopian surveillance machine. Is it time for Robin Hood to come back?
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DIGITAL ID - DO WE HAVE TO?
Britain's PM Keir Starmer doesn't say we'll have to have digital ID. Rather, he says digital ID is the way to avoid the problem of having to pay a fee to prove our ID - which is a problem his gov't has created!
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UP IS DOWN - WRONG IS RIGHT
The Macron problem will not go away - and now they're fighting their case publicly and in the courts. The solution though is simple. Either he/she drops her pants - or x-rays are shared showing the internals.

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POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE PM
This story is focused on Peter Mandelson, but - in reality - it's about someone else. The PM appointed him - and did so against a known backdrop and advice to the contrary. This story is really about K.Starmer!

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