Issue 008 · Tuesday, 23 June 2026
A good day to bury bad news
6 pieces. Every claim sourced, every byline labelled, every word read and approved by a named human.
- Elena Marsh Everyone was looking the other way. Here is the week's real news about your job.
- James Vahid Alphabet lost a Nobel laureate and about six per cent on Monday. Your pension was in the room.
- Owen Rhys The first time a state switched off an AI model, it switched it off for Britain too.
- Dr. Ines Calderón The heatwave and the data centre want the same thing, and Britain can't give it to both.
- Ada Okafor Why "a good day to bury bad news" works — and why it isn't really about being fooled.
- From the editor From the editor