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The dogma of ‘Britain’s Strictest Headmistress’ is a con as old as time - gentle parenting produces happier kids
Disciplinarians claim a stern approach is best, but there’s a lot of evidence to dispute this, says the Observer parenting columnist. You’ve heard the terrible news, I’m sure. Our children are ...The Guardian - 4d -
Revealed: the scammers who conned savers out of $35m using fake celebrity ads
Georgia-based group used deepfake videos and false news featuring Martin Lewis, Zoe Ball and Ben Fogle to promote fraudulent crypto schemes. How call centre scammers duped 6,000 people What is ...The Guardian - 1d -
Musk calls social security a ‘Ponzi scheme’. The real con is what Trump’s peddling
Social security is a highly efficient safety net. But the president’s crypto plans and job cuts leave Americans holding the bag. Elon Musk said on Joe Rogan’s show last week that social security is ...The Guardian - 2h -
Ron Perlman on Hellboy, the LA fires and Trump: ‘A snake-oil con-artist who’d sell you bad vodka and swampland in New Jersey’
Back with his new film Day of the Fight, the reluctant star recalls anxiety about his looks, a strange dinner with Guillermo del Toro, spats with Trump and Weinstein … and hints at his plan to save ...The Guardian - 6d