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‘Gold Standard of Broadcasting Impartiality’? New BBC Board Member Sir Robbie Gibb Recently Championed Boris Johnson
The latest appointment to the BBC’s executive team said the Prime Minister has ‘all too often been misunderstood and maligned’ only four months ago, reports Sam Bright

Unionism Needs to Choose what it Stands For Post-Brexit
Mike Buckley assesses what impact the resignation of Arlene Foster as Northern Ireland’s First Minister will have on its relationship with the rest of the UK

Home Office Consultation on New Immigration Plans Labelled ‘Public Relations Exercise with Pre-Determined Outcome’
In an open letter, refugee rights and human rights charities have accused the Home Office consultation on changes to immigration policy as failing to consider the priorities of people seeking asylum

Measures to Prevent Misconduct in University Sexual Violence Cases Not Going ‘Far Enough’
Katie Tarrant reports on recommendations by the higher education regulator on how universities can better deal with abuse allegations

‘The Government has to Listen to Us’: Boris Johnson Dodges Seventh Invite to Meet the COVID Bereaved
Tom Charlesworth speaks to the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group about the Prime Minister's refusal to meet with it and the National COVID Memorial Wall it has created to honour each victim of the virus

Schools Face Government Stealth Cuts Worth Millions for Most Disadvantaged Pupils
The Education Secretary accused Labour of moaning and complaining, as schools express anger about changes to Pupil Premium funding

‘A Kick in the Teeth’: Requirement for Schools to Provide Samples of Students’ Work for Exam Grades Sparks Anger Among Teachers
A blog published on the Government's exams regulator website has been criticised for loading schools with extra work, while betraying a lack of trust in teachers

What Austerity-Hit Local Councils Can Learn from Preston’s Community Wealth-Building Model
In the midst of the Coronavirus crisis, a local investment model has taken on added significance, reports Taj Ali
Vaccines Versus Variants: The Vital Flaw in Johnson’s COVID Roadmap
Mike Buckley explores how the Government is taking a big risk in staking Britain’s return to normality almost solely on vaccines
India, Brazil, Britain: Exceptionalism Kills as Populism Thrives
With the spread and impact of the Coronavirus reaching alarming levels in India and Brazil, Kimi Chaddah explores how Narendra Modi, Jair Bolsonaro and Boris Johnson failed their countries but kept their popularity
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Sam Bright reports on how officials have struck-out crucial information in two uncomfortable cases
UK’s Post-Brexit Mexican Trade Deal Left Obsolete
The EU-Mexico Agreement has thrown a spanner in the works, reports David Hencke
‘We Did Everything We Could’: Four Reasons Why the Government’s COVID Narrative is False
PPE procurement, Test and Trace, Nightingale hospitals, ventilators... Sam Bright rebuts the official rhetoric with some facts
Care Leavers Facing ‘Vile’ Assessments in Postcode Lottery when Becoming Mothers
Why are formerly looked-after children having to undergo ‘pre-birth assessments’ when becoming parents themselves?
Legal Challenge on Bat Habitat Sends Message that Ecological Protections Matter
Stuart Spray reports on the importance of a High Court judgment on HS2’s actions in an ancient woodland