SubscriptionsCategory: UK Politics
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‘Reckless to the Point of Madness’: How the Murdoch Empire Hacked British Politics
Journalist Nick Davies talks to Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber in Prospect magazine’s ‘Media Confidential’ podcast about the new revelations from the settlement by News Group Newspapers
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Boris Johnson’s Covid Inquiry Appearance Exposed the Complicity of his Accomplices
The Covid Inquiry has revealed the former PM to be a deeply negligent and dishonest individual. The only question now is how he was allowed to get away with it
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‘Populists Learn From Each Other’: Is the World Heading for a Tipping Point in 2024?
The prospect of another Trump presidency in the US, rising authoritarianism and multiple complex conflicts around the world make for a depressing picture
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‘To Conclude Political Parties Do Not Fulfil a Public Function is Fantastical’
Nicholas Reed Langen explores the dismissal in the courts of Tortoise’s claim that political parties are not purely private organisations
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UK’s Next General Election is Wide Open to Foreign Interference, Corruption Watchdog Warns
The Conservatives have made Britain’s elections more exposed to risky foreign donations, according to Spotlight on Corruption
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When Lost Humanity Breaks Down Healthcare
Penny Pepper reflects on the concerning and uplifting behaviours she witnessed during her four-week stay in hospital this summer
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Government Defends Hereditary Peers Even as Aristocrats Evade Vetting and Titles Go Entirely to Men
There are still 91 hereditary peers voting on our laws – and they face even less scrutiny than those appointed for life.
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Pressure for a Windfall Tax on Banks Grows As ‘Big Four’ Net Huge Profits
Four of the biggest banks in the UK amassed £41 billion in pre-tax profits in the first nine months of the year alone.
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Stark Realities: ‘There’s a Big Delivery Challenge that’s Not Addressed by Coming to Dubai and Setting New Targets’
Chris Stark of the Climate Change Committee says the ‘acid test’ of COP28 is how it deals with fossil fuels
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Government has ‘No Vision’ for Preparing UK for Extreme Weather, New Report Finds
The lack of a risk strategy to tackle weather crises means ministers are not properly informed about how to tackle problems, according to the National Audit Office
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‘News Corp Was Out to Get Me’: Chris Huhne Condemns Murdoch Empire after Settlement for Phone-Hacking and Intrusion
The media company has now paid to settle a claim that alleges the involvement in, or at least the knowledge of, illegal activities by senior executives
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‘Emmnon’ Revealed: New Anti-Immigration Pressure Group Emerges at 55 Tufton Street
Max Colbert delves into a new organisation arguing for ‘action on the streets’
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Avoidable Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities: The Statistics that Shame Our Civilised Society
A new report reviewed the deaths of 3,648 people with a learning disability – almost half died an avoidable death
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Outcry as Government Proposes Letting Brits ‘Vouch’ for Overseas Voters’ Identities – While Denying Same Chance for In-Person Voters Who Lack ID
There are fears lax rules could allow unfettered cash to flood in to UK politics from abroad
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The British Public Have Made Their Minds Up About Rishi Sunak and it Doesn’t Look Good
A damning new poll finds that three quarters of voters now see the Prime Minister as weak, Adam Bienkov reports
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‘The BBC’s Evisceration of Newsnight is a Craven Admission of Defeat’
Former BBC producer and reporter Patrick Howse explores why the cuts announced to the corporation’s flagship news programme are another damning, but unsurprising, blow to its reputation
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‘Red Wall’ Voters No Longer Trust the Conservative Party and are Switching to Labour
Polling of so-called ‘Red Wall’ Constituencies shows those voters that abandoned Labour in 2019 are now returning to the fold
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Half of all Local Authorities in England at Risk of Going Bust Next Year
MPs have warned Michael Gove that large numbers of councils could soon be in severe financial distress
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Government Refuses to Expand List of Accepted Voter IDs Despite Thousands Being Turned Away From Polls
More than 100,000 voters could be turned away at the next General Election according to one forecast
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Government Challenged Over Massive Hike to Election Spending Limit Which is Set to Benefit Conservatives
The change means parties will now be allowed to spend over £30m in order to win a General Election
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WATCH: Nigel Farage Used ‘Homophobic Racial Slur’ in Personal Message Video
As ITV pays £1.5 million to platform the politician on ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’, a Byline Times investigation reveals how he charged £75 to use what appears to be a serious racial slur in a personalised video message
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A Crime to Promote Ideas that Offend Conservative Ministers? The Government’s Changing Definition of Extremism
The proposed change to the definition of extremism risks tipping society into a dystopian political space, argues Adeeb Ayton
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Revealed: Almost Half of Maternity Wards Offering Substandard Care
Mothers and babies are being put at risk due to severe staff shortages, the official watchdog found
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Jeremy Hunt Used Autumn Statement to ‘Channel Funds to Marginal Conservative Seats’ Analysis Suggests
EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor is lavishing cash at areas under significant threat from Labour
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‘I’m A Non-Entity Get Me Out Of Here’
Otto English has been watching Nigel Farage in the jungle so you don’t have to.
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Could Isaac Levido Return the Conservatives to Power Again Against All the Odds?
With the Conservatives’ general election strategy in the hands of the ‘Wizard of Oz’, it’s likely to be one of the most vicious campaigns the UK has ever seen. Tom Scott reports
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Revealed: The British Army is Training Soldiers From Countries that have had Recent Coups
Dr Iain Overton, executive director of charity Action on Armed Violence, reveals new evidence of British-trained cadets from countries that have had military coups or have poor human rights records
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Government Faces Court Action Over Arms Sales to Israel Amid Claims of Gaza “Genocide”
‘There should be no doubt that [UK-made] weapons are at acute risk of being used to commit further criminal acts and, possibly genocide’
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MPs Slam Parliament’s Slow Rebuilding Programme Progress – As Executives Receive Hundreds of Thousands in Bonuses
The Public Accounts Committee delivers a stinging rebuke to the Delivery Authority, tasked with the rebuilding scheme
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Eat Out to Help The Virus: How Rishi Sunak Avoided the Science on Covid
New revelations suggest the Prime Minister had a reckless disregard for the science of protecting the public during a global pandemic
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Austerity 2.0 Snuck into Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement as NHS and Services Face Huge Cuts
Unprotected departments face 14% cuts to fuel the Conservatives’ pre-election tax rebate
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Ammonia Land: Agricultural Development and Pollution ‘Gone Rogue’ in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s environment agency has lifted a controversial ‘pause’ on dozens of new livestock farming developments – despite ongoing probes
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‘The Price of Democracy in the UK has Just Gone Up Massively: The Conservatives Once Again Set the Rules to Benefit Themselves’
Increasing the amount political parties can spend on general elections is another warning sign for British democracy
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All the Bad News Jeremy Hunt Buried in His Autumn Statement
Details buried in the Chancellor’s statement show we are heading for years more of tax rises, low growth and public sector cuts thanks to his Government, reports Adam Bienkov
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Revealed: Britain’s Broken Election Laws Just Got Even Worse
The Government has made it even easier for dark money, foreign influence, and the proceeds of crime to bankroll British politics
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Autumn Statement: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Could Close These Five Tax Loopholes to Raise Over £7 Billion a Year
There are over 1,000 loopholes and exemptions in the tax system – often designed and secured by big firms and lobbyists.
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‘The Brexit Effect on Health and Social Care Must Be Pragmatically Addressed’
We need to forge alliances to continue our global health leadership, writes the director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations
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Revealed: Police Regulator Investigating Fewer Than 1% of All Complaints
Shockingly few complaints are being properly investigated by either police forces or the independent regulator
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‘When Misconduct Means Nothing: Kristina O’Connor and the Met Police’
Gross misconduct still leads to minimal consequences – leaving officers who abuse with their rank and pension intact, writes Jamie Klingler
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Democracy Experts Sound Alarm on Corruption Risk as Local Council Audits Collapse
With only a fraction of local government audits now completed on time and a significant decline in their quality, a fundamental pillar of devolution is under threat, leaving communities in the dark on their council finances, experts warn
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First Past the Post Voting System Barrier to Urgent Action on Climate Crisis, Major Environmental Groups Say
Climate-conscious voters are locked out by our ‘winner-takes-all’ electoral system, a new report finds
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‘A Closed Door to a Men’s Club’: Why Are There Twice as Many Men in the House of Commons as Women?
A new report finds that, leading up to the next general election, fewer than 35% of candidate selections so far are women
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‘Holding Back Progress During Crisis of Confidence for Minority Communities’: Braverman’s Meetings with Controversial Policing Pressure Group
Senior police officers are ‘alarmed’ by former Home Secretary’s meetings with Fair Cop, which promotes nationalist ideology and has links to the Reclaim Party
