Public broadcasting: Does the UK’s regulator have the public interest at heart?
Professor Steven Barnett || 5 min readOfcom’s duty is to regulate broadcasting on behalf of UK citizens. That appears to be under threat, both from internal forces and potentially from its next chair.
UK Elections 2021: Your complete guide to the May 6 votes.
Professor Jonathan Tonge || 5 min read“Super Thursday” will see contests taking place for the Scottish parliament, the Welsh Senedd, English councils, city and city region mayors, police and crime commissioners, a Greater London Assembly and a by-election in Hartlepool.
It is about all of us standing up and saying “This is wrong!”
Dan Sohege || 3 min readOne of the core principles of international refugee law is the principle of non-refoulement. Yet, countries keep using brutal tactics to stop asylum seekers crossing borders.
UK COVID-19 Data: 7 May 2021.
4 min read15 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported in the last 24 hours in the UK, together with 2,490 new coronavirus infections. A total of 14,420 new cases in the past 7 days. The data plateau may be masking a rise in infections of specific variants, Dr Joe Pajak writes.
Front pages — 7 May 2021.
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UK COVID-19 Data: 6 May 2021.
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Front pages — 6 May 2021.
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Indian variant spreading in the UK – Why the lack of transparency?
6 min readThe government has finally designated B1617.2 (the “Indian variant”) a Variant of Concern (VOC). The release of the information that the risk to the public is “high” appears to have been delayed because of the elections.
It is about all of us standing up and saying “This is wrong!”
3 min readOne of the core principles of international refugee law is the principle of non-refoulement. Yet, countries keep using brutal tactics to stop asylum seekers crossing borders.
Maskless event trials in the name of science. Exactly what sort of science?
5 min readThe ‘trials’ being carried out in the UK on thousands of people entering crowded indoor venues without masks and social distancing are unethical.
Election tampering in Essex.
5 min readThe shocking story of Tories behaving badly in Essex County Council during local campaigning. This is what happens when Government normalises dishonesty and sleaze. No election is too small for Tory sleaze and the ‘leadership’ style is filtering down to local level.
UK COVID-19 Data: 6 May 2021.
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The week in Covid-19.
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UK COVID-19 Data: 5 May 2021.
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Justice for George Floyd and his family.
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The four ‘tribes’ of Britain, circa 2021.
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The only exit strategy is elimination.
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Too much democracy for this little island?
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Brexit – The ludicrous proposition.
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Tucker Carlson. Seriously?
4 min readIn short, Tucker Carlson is nuts and Trump supporters weren’t to be taken seriously.
Justice today... and tomorrow?
4 min readThe hope, after the guilty verdict in George Floyd’s death, is that it is a major step in the evolution of social justice. That is the hope.
Georgia boycott or not to boycott.
9 min readBecause of the new voter suppression law passed by the Georgia state legislature, to boycott or not to boycott is the difficult question Georgia corporations, Georgia politicians, and Georgia citizens are now justifiably faced with.
Would diversity and the British royal family mean more Plantagenets?
2 min readWhat can a diversity champion do for the British royal family? And what can it achieve for the UK society as a whole?
Indian variant spreading in the UK – Why the lack of transparency?
Dr Deepti Gurdasani || 6 min read