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Green Party Pledges Swathe of Nationalisations and NHS Surge in Manifesto Dubbed ‘Amateur Hour’ by Tax Expert
The Green Party has unveiled a manifesto that promises to bring water companies, the Big Five retail energy firms, and the rail network into public ownership, positioning the party significantly to the left of Labour – even if they don’t use that word
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Celebrity-Run Children’s Home ‘Twice Misled’ Ofsted Over Serious Safeguarding Incident Which Saw it Shut Down
Ampika Pickston’s AP Care Homes Ltd has been barred for caring for children since late January and is now subject to a Care Standards Tribunal
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Nigel Farage and an ‘Extraordinary Lack of Curiosity’ from UK Government and Intelligence Services Over Possible Russian Interference in Brexit
“It did strike me as ridiculous that, given the overt nationalism of the Leave.EU campaign, it was involved in discussions with representatives of the Russian Government”
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Helicopter Cash: Rishi Sunak’s Reliance on Taxpayer-Funded Air Travel Exposed – and the Conservative Donors who Fund his Trips and Benefit From Huge Government Contracts
The Prime Minister’s penchant for air travel dwarfs that of his predecessors flies in the face of the Government’s net zero pledges and comes days after his D-Day dodging shame
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Cross-Party Campaign Backs 30 MP Candidates Who Have Pledged to Fight for Electoral Reform – and Could Oust Conservatives
11 Labour, 17 Lib Dem and two Green candidates win Compass groups’ backing, and could form pro-reform caucus if elected
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Celebrity-Owned Children’s Care Home Hired Two Managers ‘Sacked from Previous Jobs’ who Oversaw Safeguarding ‘Chaos’ that Led to Closure
AP Care Homes Ltd is run by reality TV star Ampika Pickston and was bankrolled by her fiance, West Ham co-owner David Sullivan
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Manchester Metropolitan University Criticised for ‘Boasting About Sustainability While Allowing the Destruction of Biodiversity’
The Uni is allowing invasive ground investigation surveys which critics say could disturb or even destroy active birds’ nests protected under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act
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More Reform UK Candidates Caught Sharing Conspiracy Theories, Racist Memes and Marxist Conservatism
One Reform candidate defended himself by suggesting that his social profile makes clear that his retweets and likes “are not endorsements”
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Gaming the Refs: Watchdogs ‘Captured’ Amid Cuts and Political Pressure – as Lid is Lifted on UK’s ‘Lax’ Regulation Regime
Report exposes over 100,000 cases of corporate wrongdoing since 2010, with rule-breakers often given just a slap on the wrist
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Why a Court Fight Over a Czech Organisation Winning ‘our National Lottery’ is So Important
The Gambling Commission is being sued for mishandling the bidding process amid concerns that ‘thousands of good causes’ that rely on funding may miss out
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Labour Candidate and Starmer-Ally Faces Antisemitism Complaint Over Controversial Remarks on Marxist Jews
Luke Akehurst’s remarks about Marxist Jews spark outrage, with critics claiming they play into “Good Jew / Bad Jew” trope
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Georgian Officials Accused of ‘Whitewashing’ State Violence With Trip to London
The UK Government is being urged to take action against Georgia as the US on Thursday announced sanctions against a “few dozen” Georgian Dream officials
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Conservative Party Threatens Byline Times with ‘Ludicrous’ £30,000 Copyright Claim Over Images Exposing Candidate’s Links to Convicted Drug Dealer
Jonathan Gullis refused to comment on our story while Stoke on Trent Conservative Federation threaten punitive legal case
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Why Mexico Electing First Woman President Doesn’t ‘Automatically Translate Into Hope’
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo was elected Sunday in a historic victory considered a ‘significant advance’ for Mexico democracy but for feminist groups, she has much to prove
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Brexit is the Election Elephant in the Room – But Business Leaders Know the Truth
Brexit has barely been mentioned during the election campaign – but the impact on businesses and the economy is so much worse than the public might think
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Fears Over Russian Oil Grab in Antarctica Might be ‘Trolling’ to ‘Unsettle its Opponents’
News that a Russian polar survey vessel found a vast oil field off the coast of the British Antarctic Territory has caused significant alarm
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Who is ‘Posh George’? Meet the Aristocrat and Convicted Fraudster Close to Nigel Farage
George Cottrell was Farage’s Chief of Staff until he was found guilty of wire fraud in 2017. He’s now returned to the Reform leader’s side as an advisor
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Israel Accused of Using White Phosphorus in Lebanon Amid Fears of an All-Out War and as ‘Hidden Crisis’ Unfolds
Since the beginning of the conflict, about 90,000 southern Lebanese have been forced from their homes and at least 350 people have been killed
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New Porton Down Costs Spike 500% and Facility 15 Years Behind Schedule — and Nothing was Done to Prevent it
Ministers and civil servants condemned for lack of transparency and accountability with no one able to show actions “taken to hold leadership accountable”
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Conservative Candidate Accused of Misusing Magistrate Title AGAIN as He Campaigns for Re-Election
Restanding Conservative candidate for Lincoln Karl McCartney has previously been criticised for the same trick
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UK Goods Trade Down £44 Billion in Five Years – but Government Still Tries to Sell it as ‘Cause for Celebration and Renewed Pride’
When you exclude precious metals that offer “no real economic benefit to the UK” the figures look much different
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General Election 2024: The Technology you Need To Navigate ‘Dirtiest but Most Sophisticated Campaign yet’
A guide to a host of new tech helping voters make smart decisions and see through misinformation
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Lib Dem Official Used Anonymous X Account to Discredit Rivals in Key Battleground Seat
Our investigation into an X/Twitter account which makes regular attacks on the Conservative and Labour candidates in Wimbledon, suggest it is run by former Lib Dem council candidate and prominent activist
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British Doctor Bombed in Gaza by Israeli Planes Fitted with UK-Made Weaponry Speaks out for First Time
The attack occurred in a building that the Israel Defense Forces knew contained medics so constitutes a violation of International Humanitarian Law. So why are UK officials doing nothing about it?
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Private Investigator Convicted of Milly Dowler Phone Hacking Lodges Appeal Amid Claims he was ‘Scapegoat’
Private eye at heart of phone-hacking scandal claims he was wrongly convicted twice for same crime as he launches “vindicating” book
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The Remarkable Rise of Surinder Arora from Troubled Kid to Billionaire Businessman
When he moved to England age 13 he couldn’t read and left school with few qualifications. But the work ethic he adopted from his mum saw him become a successful businessman
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How Beloved Family-Run Cafe in Hove Became a Target After Israel-Gaza War – but Community Rallied Around It
The Aroma cafe was a place where culture and diversity were celebrated and customers became “family” – that all changed on 7 October 2023
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Another Left-Wing Labour Hopeful ‘Blocked’ as Senior Union Figure Speaks Out his Selections Controversy
Brian McDaid says he was barred from being running for Labour over a 12-year old Facebook post about Israel-Palestine – before he was an active member
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Care Leavers Attending University are Being Made Homeless by Their Local Authorities
Young people leaving care in England are losing their right to local authority housing – because they’re trying to better themselves at university
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Special Investigation: Society’s Reluctance to Acknowledge the Scale of Child Sexual Abuse and a Lack of Political Support for Its Survivors is Keeping the Vulnerable At Risk
Part Four: The far-right is able to present itself as ‘filling the gap’ left by a lack of services with its own range of ‘support’ for survivors
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Special Investigation: ‘Muslim Grooming Gangs’ – An Old Conspiracy Mainstreamed by Today’s Politicians and Press
Part Three: In 2020, a two-year study of crime data and academic research by the Home Office concluded that ‘group-based offenders are most commonly white’
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Special Investigation: The Network of Far-Right Groups Exploiting the Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation
Part Two: The interconnectedness of far-right groups reflects the extent to which those holding extreme beliefs have used the issue of child sexual exploitation to further their own ends
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Special Investigation: ‘The Far-Right Is Cynically Taking Advantage of Child Sexual Exploitation Survivors’
Andrew Kersley spent five months speaking to survivors of child sexual exploitation and experts on the ‘grooming’ of vulnerable women by far-right groups to understand why it is happening
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South Africa 2024 Elections: UK Media ‘Makes No Effort to Understand Why the Country Views the World So Differently From the West’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on unpicking the narratives around South Africa’s stance on two of the world’s biggest geopolitical issues
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Fears of Mass Exclusion of Young Voters as Poll Reveals Numbers of 18-24 Year Olds Who Don’t Know About New Photo ID Rules
Young people, those with few qualifications, and voters in Scotland are least aware of new voter ID rules
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Conservative Deputy Chair Jonathan Gullis Took £10,000 From JCB – Then Stayed Silent Over Company’s job Loss Announcement
The MP for Stoke-on-Trent North didn’t comment on potential job cuts at the digger giant but called an “urgent” meeting with the Business Secretary over the closure of Johnson Tiles amid claims his “silence was bought”
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Anti-Racism Group Reveals MPs It’s Seeking to Boot Out – Including Lee Anderson and George Galloway
MPs who stoke “culture wars” face on-the-ground campaigns and targeted ads from Hope Not Hate
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UK Government Accused of Allowing Georgia’s ‘Pro-Russian’ Drift After Foreign Influence Law Passed
The Conservatives said they had no idea a UK-backed Georgian communications unit was using trolls to attack opponents and spread anti-Western disinformation. A source claims the former Foreign Secretary was informed last March
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Rwanda: Home Office Slammed for Having ‘No Credible Plan and Making Unacceptable and Avoidable Mistakes’
The Government has spent £310 million on the Rwanda scheme – and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says there will be no flights before polling day – meaning they may never happen
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Tory Deputy Chairman Jonathan Gullis Accused of ‘Lying’ Over Party’s Association With Convicted Drug Boss
Labour said Byline Times’ findings suggested claims Hussain was not linked to the Tory Party were a “lie”
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Policing of Pro-Palestine Protests is ‘Racist and Islamophobic’ and Driven By Media and Government Pressure, Report Warns
Policing was driven by politicians and media furore, with pressure on police to ‘do more’ resulting in confused and inconsistent decision-making, Netpol argues
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Rwanda Bill ‘Breached Government’s Own Rules on Publishing Evidence’, Report Finds
A transparency review by Sense about Science has found that three out of six policy measures failed to meet the test of whether a motivated citizen can see what evidence the Government has used or assessed in its decision-making
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Liz Truss Claims Labour Party is ‘In Hock’ to Terrorists in Conspiracy Laden Rant on Fringe Right-Wing Talk Show
As Rishi Sunak faces calls to strip her of the whip, Liz Truss claims without evidence that ceasefire protests are funded by authoritarian states, amid a litany of strange proposals
