A lot to smile about going by the numbers
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www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com— I’m proud to note that record levels of Edinburgh residents are saying they feel positive and satisfied with life in the Capital, with feelings of “worthwhile” the highest they have been for a decade. Overall, there is a lot to smile about from this year’s results – but there are also some alarming statistics pointing to an increase in poverty and an ageing population. Changes which place pressure on core services and infrastructure, at a time when public sector finances are limited. Whilst...
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The Guardian—‘A lot would have to go wrong for Biden to lose’: can Allan Lichtman predict the 2024 election?. The professor on his famous 13 ‘keys’ to the White House, a method for predicting election results that’s been right nine times out of 10Sign up for The Stakes: a free newsletter on the 2024 US presidential electionHe has been called the Nostradamus of US presidential elections. Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the result of nine of the past 10 (and even the one that got away, in 2000, he insists was stolen from Al Gore). But now he is gearing up for perhaps his greatest challenge: Joe...