Survey Finds

• Uma nova pesquisa do POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab revela que maiorias expressivas, tanto no Partido Republicano quanto no Democrata, apoiam a criação de painéis independentes para a definição das linhas dos distritos da Câmara. • A descoberta bipartidária sugere um desejo do público por reformas no processo de redistritamento, que é politicamente carregado. • A pesquisa destaca a frustração dos eleitores com o gerrymandering e pede mudanças institucionais para garantir uma representação justa.

Sector cites ‘billions of pounds in additional costs’ from new business rates and increase in minimum wage thresholdsTwo-thirds of hospitality businesses are planning to cut jobs as a result of “suffocating” costs imposed by government, as new business rates and higher wage bills come into force.Many pubs, restaurants and hotel companies will see their costs increase significantly from 1 April after Rachel Reeves’s changes to business rates and an increase in minimum wage thresholds announced at the chancellor’s November budget. Continue reading...

Poll of 10,000 teachers also finds ‘overwhelming’ exam anxiety and rising absenteeism linked to poor mental healthAlmost half of primary school teachers are seeing pupils with eating disorders “at least occasionally”, rising to four in five at secondary level, according to a survey by the UK’s largest education union.The findings emerged in a poll of 10,000 teachers in English state schools about pupils’ mental health, which also revealed “overwhelming” exam anxiety in secondaries and dwindling numbers of counsellors to support students. Continue reading...