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<p>UK leaders past and present love to nudge us towards good or bad behaviour. Social scientists, though, say £100 on-the-spot fines may not prove an effective deterrent</p><p>It’s a very modern phenomenon, the nuisance of people on public transport using their phones for flagrantly loud things – conference calls, TV shows, music – without headphones. I reme

<p>Working in Japanese schools, I saw how teaching young people civic pride creates adults with consideration for others</p><p>There are two types of people who listen to music in public: those who wear headphones and those who … are a word I probably can’t use here. “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/25/war-loudcasting-british-nudg

<p>New PM has prioritised small fixes to show voters Labour can make a real difference, and government insiders are delighted at the public’s reaction</p><p>In the first episode of Armando Iannucci’s political satire The Thick of It, the hapless minister Hugh Abbot is in the back of a taxi, frantically brainstorming for an on-the-hoof policy he can announce

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a campaign against listening to music or videos without headphones on public transportation. We asked London commuters to weigh in.