Budget 2023
— Jeremy Hunt steadied the ship in the autumn. Can he now turn around the Conservatives’ electoral fortunes?
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Budget 2023
— Jeremy Hunt steadied the ship in the autumn. Can he now turn around the Conservatives’ electoral fortunes?
UK Politics
— The incident has been widely reported and discussed in the media recently, yet for clarity, here is an overview of the dispute that has captivated the BBC for days and started when Gary Lineker tweeted his views on the government's new immigration legislation.
United Kingdom
— A major survey on social trends shows how far the UK has come in terms of attitudes towards homosexuality, casual sex and divorce. Views on the death penalty remain conservative, however.
Free Speech
— Former BBC Director General believes the BBC’s suspension of Gary Lineker from hosting Match of the Day is a grave mistake and will be seen as an act of government pressure.
Education
— Investment in UK childcare should go towards better pay and conditions for workers. This could also help increase availability and affordability for parents.
Refugee Rights
— The UK government is introducing a bill to deter small boat migration and remove those who arrive illegally. It violates international law, overriding domestic laws, the Refugee Convention and Human Rights Law.
OPINION
— Rishi Sunak’s triumphant attitude regarding his successful Brexit deal for Northern Ireland with the EU may come back to haunt him. Will the PM’s smugness come back to bite him in the end?
UK Politics
— Boris Johnson holds a different view to many on what constitutes acceptable and appropriate standards in public life. He repeatedly calculates that voters don’t care about his rule-breaking. But that is not necessarily true.
Journalism
— Journalism and public health are threatened by the betrayal of confidential sources. It erodes trust in journalism, which will have implications for future public health reporting and reporting in general.
Good Law Project
— The Cabinet Office have finally published the remaining COVID Ventilator Challenge contracts – and the waste is shocking.
COMMENT
— Britain’s political landscape is full of coded language, where words and phrases mean something entirely different to the public than to those in power. They carefully craft their language with purpose, speaking in a way that will be understood, not necessarily heard.
PartyGate
— Good Law Project can’t appeal in the case of Partygate discrepancies involving the Metropolitan Police and Boris Johnson, highlighting the need for equality under the law.
Brexit
— How much interest is there among the British public for the historic Brexit deal on Northern Ireland and the EU Single Market?
OPINION
— With the SNP leadership race in full swing, whoever emerges victorious must unite all independence supporters and make a compelling case for independence to win over undecideds.
Brexit
— After years of negotiations, the EU and UK have finally agreed on a “Windsor Framework” to reduce trade barriers between Northern Ireland, Britain and the EU. But beware! There are strings attached, including a “Stormont Brake” for the NI Assembly to pull whenever they don’t like EU rules.
COMMENT
— What’s a sustainable ambition for Brexit Britain? Not to become a start-up nation but to grow your own salad.
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