Outside the system
Category: UK Politics
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Cutting the Fringe: The Media is Chasing Clicks Rather Than Reflecting Science
Amplified by the media, fringe scientists are allowed to present simplistic yet dangerously shareable solutions to complex problems, reports Zack King from Independent SAGE
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Government Targeted by Fraudsters and Counterfeiters During First COVID-19 Wave, Insider Claims
HMRC is investigating cases of fraud by health equipment importers, a procurement insider suggests
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The Internal Market Bill is a Legal Wrecking Ball
Stephen Delahunty reports on the concerns of senior public lawyers about the disputed Internal Market Bill
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Climate Science Denial Network Behind Great Barrington Declaration
The ‘think-tank’ behind the Great Barrington Declaration is part-funded by right-wing American billionaire Charles Koch
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Government Cultural Recovery Spend Leaves North Out in Cold
The Government’s new bid to save cultural institutions is heavily concentrated in the South of England, reports Sam Bright
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Brexit Spin Masters Jump on Unconvincing Cambridge Analytica Conclusions
Former MP Ian Lucas scrutinises a recent letter from the Information Commissioner addressing the links between Cambridge Analytica and the pro-Brexit campaigns
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COVID-19 and the End of Economic Fatalism
In the global response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Anthony Barnett sees an epoch-defining moment as governments are forced to put people’s health and wellbeing before market fundamentalism
