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Government’s Proposed Data Reforms Would Hinder the Honest and Empower the Dishonest
Phil Booth unpicks the Government’s planned post-Brexit data reforms
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Meta Access: The Media and Mr Zuckerberg
With his probing eye for conflicts of interest in the British press, Mic Wright turns his scrutiny to tech journalists and their coverage of Facebook
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The Tide Is Turning Against Hunting
Claire Hamlett considers the impact of the vote by National Trust members on the future of the hunting lobby
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How ExxonMobil Captured COP26
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how the British Government is working with a top climate denial funder to promote unproven environmental solutions
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£515 Million-a-Week Hit in UK Exports to Top European Partners
New Government data shows rapidly falling trade with countries on the continent, reveals Sam Bright
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Hot Air: Why Johnson’s COP Looks Likely to Flop
Mike Buckley inspects the Prime Mike Buckley checks the Prime Minister’s appetite, and his resolve, for climate reform
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The Death of a Polish Woman Demonstrates the Dangers of Abortion Bans
The death of a 30-year-old woman through septic shock after being refused an abortion highlights the medical dangers of abortion bans
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COP26 Host Urges UK Businesses to Reap Oil Profits in Saudi Arabia and Beyond
Nafeez Ahmed reveals that, while hosting the climate change summit on one hand, the UK Government is encouraging expansion of fossil fuel extraction with the other
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Playing With History Is Playing With Fire
The Coronavirus pandemic should have been the wake-up call to ‘Never-Gonna-Happenism’ and the lure of empty populism, says Otto English
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COP26 President’s Decade of Defending Fossil Fuel Industry and Torpedoing Climate Action
Nafeez Ahmed examines Alok Sharma’s voting record, which raises substantial concerns around the Conservative MP’s suitability to chair a summit many describe as the world’s last chance on climate change
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Boris Johnson and Poland’s Prime Minister Find ‘Common Cause’ in European Justice Row
The call between Johnson and Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki noted shared troubles with the European Court of Justice, prompting worries about threats to judicial independence in both nations
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The Meta Narrative: How Zuckerberg Just Won’t Listen
The Facebook boss’ response to damning revelations about the social media platform has been to go full Orwellian, says Kyle Taylor
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The Indian Government is Fuelling Anti-Hindu Violence in Bangladesh
Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist administration appears to be deliberately exacerbating tensions among Hindu communities by implementing policies that ‘other’ Muslims, writes CJ Werleman
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Big COVID Management Consultancy Winners Fined £101 Million Since 2010
Firms that have won large Coronavirus contracts have paid millions of pounds in fines from Government regulatory bodies in the past decade
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COP26 President Received Funding from Billionaire Fossil Fuel Investor Tied to ExxonMobil
Nafeez Ahmed reveals that Alok Sharma, the British MP appointed head of the UN climate summit, received donations from a businessman behind a billion dollar oil and shipping company
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Autumn Budget: Women and Children First?
While there were welcome announcements on family spending and low pay, the Autumn Budget fails to rollback the inequality caused by 11 years of Conservative austerity
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How the Red Wall Has Been Levelled Down Since 2010
From child poverty to social care, some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country have faced a decade of decline at the hands of successive Conservative governments, report Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin
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Water Companies have Paid Nearly Half a Billion in Fines for a Decade of Violations
As the Government faces criticism for its Environment Bill, new data reveals the extent of fines paid by the UK’s water companies
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Number of Migrants Returned to EU Rises Since Brexit
Data analysed by Byline Times reveals the numbers of EU migrants being returned to their home country or another EU state in the first quarter of 2021 was higher than in previous years
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The Right is Using Gender Critical Feminists as ‘Human Shields’ Over Trans Issue
Footage from a fringe meeting at Conservative Party Conference raises questions about the right’s relationship with radical feminists over the fight for trans rights
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Tracking Without Transparency: Met Police Expands Social Media Surveillance Operations
A secretive database using covert methods to monitor social media platforms is recording more and more data on individuals who may or may not be involved in crime
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Britain Lagging Behind in Green Technology and Subsidising Renewables, Report Warns
The Government’s prevarication over new green policies, particularly when compared to international efforts, is criticised in a new report by a think tank founded by a Conservative MP
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Military Matters: 91% of Veterans from the Main Political Parties are Conservatives
Disparity in political allegiance among veteran MPs, revealed by the Byline Intelligence Team, raises questions of military representation in British political life
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Vets Receive the Brexit Treatment
Stephen Delahunty explores how Britain’s departure from the EU is increasing the demand for vets, while their numbers fall
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Under the Radar: How the Hindutva Lobbying Campaign Has Extended to the US
CJ Werleman explores the growing influence of radical Hindu nationalists in American politics
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Embezzlement Allegations Cast Shadow Over Aquind Energy Project
As Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is due to make his decision on the controversial subsea power interconnector, Patrick Elliot looks at the possible roads ahead
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Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs: A Funny Peculiar Friendship
John Sweeney assesses the relationship between the British Prime Minister and the newspaper baron Lord Lebedev, in the light of an Italian intelligence report about his father
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British Newspapers are the Biggest Trolls – But They Claim Exemption
Mic Wright takes a sceptical look at the political campaign to counter ‘online abuse’ which somehow overlooks the revolving doors and revolting comments of their allies in publishing
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Slovakia’s Latest Abortion Battle Linked to International Anti-Gender Networks
Abortion is under threat in the Central European country – with the latest attack forming part of a global backlash against reproductive and sexual rights from the right
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How the UN is Held Hostage by Power and Money
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey explores the forces manipulating and undermining the objectives of the United Nations
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Public Service, Private Interests: What Is Behind The Government’s Care Review?
Disposable, dispersible, profit-making – fears for the future of the children’s social care sector mount around the forthcoming Care Review
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Human Rights Hypocrisy: Government Approves Sniper Licenses to Countries on its Own List of Concern
New data reveals how sniper licences have been awarded to Bahrain, Bangladesh and other regimes listed on the Foreign Office’s ‘human rights priority countries’ list
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The Persecution of Steven Donziger Threatens All Environmentalists
The case of the environmental lawyer demonstrates the continuing force of the fossil fuel industry – in tandem with political interests and private courts, says Thomas Perrett
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Industry and Uncertainty: Crises Loom Over Boris Johnson’s New ‘Red Wall’ Strongholds
Katharine Quarmby reports on the potential economic and political repercussions of the second Winter of Discontent
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Healthy Life Expectancy has Fallen in 80% of ‘Red Wall’ Areas Since Conservatives Took Power
The health outcomes of the north and Midlands have been levelled down since the Conservatives took office, reports Sam Bright
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From Mask Wearing to the Run on Petrol: The Consequences of Crowds
Crowd behaviour helped public health initiatives in the early stages of the Coronavirus pandemic, but social proofing also means that people are easily influenced to reject safety measures, writes Clara Hickman
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Brexit Forever: The Northern Ireland Protocol and the Government’s Brexit Addiction
David Frost’s speech on the Northern Ireland Protocol, and Dominic Cummings’ shocking revelations on Twitter, showed that the UK is playing the same old games over Brexit, says Mike Buckley
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Genomic Marketing of COVID Testing Company Without People’s Affirmative Consent
Privacy International has warned of a potentially ‘serious breach’ of privacy regulations by a firm that has been awarded £169.4 million in Government contracts
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In a War Between the US and China Over Taiwan, Who Wins?
CJ Werleman assesses the capability and will of both superpowers as tensions continue to escalate over the island territory
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Government Rejects Meat Consumption Reduction Climate Target
Stuart Spray explores the links between climate change, meat production and why the Government has refused to implement the recommendations of its own watchdog
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Government Approves Export of Tear Gas to a Third of the World
New research shows that the UK has approved export licenses of tear gas to regimes with concerning records on freedom of speech and assembly
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How Vulnerable Children Become an Investment Opportunity
The growth of private sector involvement in the children’s social care sector has led to big profits for investors, while a crisis of poverty and inequality brings more vulnerable children into the ‘market’
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Facebook’s Big Lie is Finally Being Exposed
Kyle Taylor puts the social media platform’s recent scandals into context and argues that the House of Zuckerberg is slowly crumbling
