CIVIC LANE Spanish workers held a general strike on 11 November. Housing costs were a central grievance. Unions estimated that four million workers joined. That estimate is not an independently verified headcount. This poll asks which housing measure should come first.

How strongly would you support a COP31 requirement for every country to publish its own dated plan for reducing fossil-fuel use? World leaders addressed the COP31 climate summit on 11 November. Speeches linked climate action with economic interests. António Guterres called for faster action. The poll below tests a proposed planning requirement. It does not describe an agreemen

CIVIC LANE New reporting about David Walliams prompted debate about confidentiality agreements. Lucy Beaumont spoke publicly about an alleged victim’s agreement. A minister said restrictions on such agreements could go further. Walliams has denied wrongdoing. This poll asks about future rules rather than anyone’s guilt.

RESEARCH LANE The Office for Students published research on university AI use on 11 November. It drew on conversations with more than three hundred students and staff. Assessment was among the issues considered. The work is not a representative student opinion poll. This poll asks which assessment format you would prefer.

Google DeepMind introduced AlphaGenome 2 on 11 November. The model studies how cells interpret DNA. A research prediction is not a clinical diagnosis. The data-sharing scenario below is hypothetical. This poll asks how willing you would be to take part.

Researchers reported a large study of a proposed clinical obesity definition. The study considered body measurements and effects on organ function. It compared the definition with relying on body mass index. The poll below concerns communication rather than diagnosis. This poll asks how you would prefer an explanation to begin.

RESEARCH LANE Scientists reported restored communication in human neuron models. The work concerns motor neurone disease. The result came from laboratory research. It does not show that patients have been cured. This poll asks how early findings should be covered in general news.