Energy Bills
— No more tweaks: let’s replace the energy price cap with something more radical.
Energy Bills
— No more tweaks: let’s replace the energy price cap with something more radical.
COVID-19
— With COVID boosters expected to cost £100 when they go on sale in UK pharmacies, there are concerns about whether this will put people off getting the jab.
Refugees
— Asylum seekers were evacuated from the Bibby Stockholm barge due to legionella bacteria. The barge, which has been controversial for its cramped conditions and impact on the local community, is feared to increase the risk of mental health issues and infectious diseases among residents.
Immigration
— The UK government is briefing that a remote patch of land in the South Atlantic, Ascension Island, could become a processing hub for people crossing the Channel in small boats.
Analysis
— The UK government is reluctant to sign a treaty or cooperate formally with the EU, despite the latter’s interest and the urgent need due to the Ukraine crisis.
Long-Read
— The UK government has announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for British businesses, which shows that products meet EU standards. This is a major U-turn from the previous plan to introduce a UKCA system, which would have created costly duplication and reduced consumer choice.
Immigration
— Amidst the ongoing debate about asylum seekers being housed on barges, Tory MP Lee Anderson’s populist views have stirred controversy.
Climate Change
— Oil producers behave as if heatwaves, forest fires, and rising sea levels were happening on another planet.
UK Politics
— Past prime ministers could afford to talk big on climate change – but now the impact of the environmental crisis is manifestly real, Rishi Sunak can’t afford to appease those who oppose green policies.
Climate Change
— Research found people were not confident about the government’s leadership in meeting net zero.
Housing Crisis
— Without state investment, strategic consideration and political support, the lessons learned since the start of the pandemic on the importance to society of a place to call home will be lost.
Environment
— Rishi Sunak said new licences for oil and gas in the North Sea are consistent with the government’s net zero target and reduced carbon emissions compared to importing oil and gas.
Public Health
— Evidence shows austerity has wide-ranging consequences for health.
UK Immigration Policy
— Semi-carceral facilities accommodating irregular migrants are designed to be hostile spaces that expose people to substandard conditions and keep them on the move, detached from wider society.
UK Politics
— In a recent interview, Zac Goldsmith, former international environment minister, criticised fellow Tories for their handling of climate commitments.
OPINION
— The Tories’ lies, corruption, and incompetence exposed, and their plan to call an early election to avoid losing more voters revealed. How about their disastrous leaders: Johnson, Truss, and Sunak?
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