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The NHS has two AI problems. Neither of them is the technology.
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A blanket social media ban will fail the boys it claims to protect
Sadiq Khan is right that the manosphere is radicalising teenage boys....
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Alice West
June 3, 2026
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I help British businesses hire abroad - it's no wonder NEET numbers are rising.
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Mark Drakeford, Comment Central contributor
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Wera Hobhouse MP, Comment Central contributor
Wera Hobhouse MP
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My Private Member’s British Sign Language (Wales) Bill was passed unanimously...
Mark Isherwood, Comment Central contributor
Mark Isherwood
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Laurie Laybourn, Comment Central contributor
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