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Migration dependence exposes flaws in growth myths
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Politicians and business leaders may want migration to resume as early as next year (“Treasurer banks on reopened borders”, May 10). But I doubt the average Joe, who has faced rising prices on stagnating wages for years in an insecure job market agrees with them. The fact that the federal government fears growth cannot be sustained without migrants to swell our numbers serves as a reminder that the growth model is unsustainable in the long term anyway. COVID-19 has given us an opportunity to rethink the way we do things. Simply returning to the pre-pandemic status quo is definitely not the way forward. -
12 best dressed people at Blossoms in Liverpool s Sefton Park for UK s first post-lockdown gig
A crowd of 5,000 people were able to enjoy live music with no social distancing in Liverpool s Sefton Park tonight
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Thousands of people arrived in Liverpool’s Sefton Park for the first live gig in front of a large audience since the pandemic led the country into lockdown.
After Big Row, Cal looks to finish season strong against Washington
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The Cal men’s rowing team concluded a perfect weekend of rowing Sunday when it swept Stanford in the annual Big Row. The Bears’ varsity eight boat recorded a time of 5:44.18 with the Cardinal’s varsity eight finishing nearly 7 seconds behind with a time of 5:51.05. The result was similar with the second varsity eight who finished with a time of 5:53.56, followed by Stanford’s second varsity eight coming in at 6:07.08.
“It was great to race Stanford again and obviously, it’s an important stepping stone in the lead-up to the UW dual and then we’ll get to see Stanford again in the conference championships,” said senior Jack Robertson. “They are high-quality competition so it’s a good chance to test our speed.”
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A FAMILIAR face on the Papa Stour ferry is retiring from his job as engineer after nearly 30 years in the role.
Jack Robertson joined the ferry back in 1993
and on Sunday he finished his last shift, met by family at the pier at West Burrafirth.
The 74-year-old said he has really enjoyed his time on the boat – and the fact that he is a number of years over the retirement age “speaks for itself”.
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“It’s been a fine crew to work with,” Robertson, who lives in Gott, said.
“There’s been some rumbly trips, back in the days when we used to do the run to Foula in the winter time. It wasn’t so pleasant – it took us two and a half hours each way to get to Foula.