| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.05.2025 | Was Rayner’s leaked memo an early play for party leader? | Rayner’s ‘leaked’ memo was a reminder that she is cut from different stuff than our iron Chancellor, but was it strategic, asks Eliot Wilson
Last week a “leaked” memorandum from the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, to the chancellor of... |
| 21.05.2025 | The Banking Dilemma: A Cashless Future or a Two-Tier Society? | The landscape of banking in the UK is shifting. Branch closures are rising like the tide, leaving many stranded. A recent report from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reveals that one in four Brits still cling to their bank branches. T... |
| 20.05.2025 | One in four Brits cling to bank branches as closures soar | Brits remain keen for in-person banking even as high-street sites shutter, a fresh report from the Financial Conduct Authority has revealed.
One in four current account users still opted to use branch services in the year to May 2024 despit... |
| 18.05.2025 | Elton John slams government as ‘losers’ over AI copyright row | Sir Elton John described the Government as “absolute losers” and said he felt “incredibly betrayed” after calls by peers to amend the Data (Use and Access) Bill to include greater copyright protections against artificial intelligence (AI) w... |
| 16.05.2025 | Tax fraud: HMRC ramps up dawn raids in crackdown | According to the law firm Pinsent Masons, HMRC carried out an average of 12 property searches each week last year, as the campaign against tax evasion intensified and the government tax body became “increasingly proactive.”
In the year endi... |
| 14.05.2025 | Business Secretary can’t commit to lower energy costs in industrial strategy | Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was unable to confirm whether the government’s upcoming industrial strategy will include a roadmap to lower industrial energy costs and help for businesses wrestling with high prices.
Reynolds faced ques... |
| 10.05.2025 | Cybersecurity: A Call to Arms for Businesses and Governments | In the digital age, cybersecurity is the new frontier. It’s a battleground where the stakes are high. Governments and businesses alike are under siege. Reports from the UK highlight a growing chasm between the threats we face and our abilit... |
| 10.05.2025 | Elton John, Dua Lipa and Sir Ian McKellen among superstars urging Starmer to stop AI copyright threat | Leading figures in the UK’s creative industry including Elton John, Dua Lipa, Paul McCartney and Sir Ian McKellen have urged the Prime Minister to strengthen copyright protections in the age of AI.
Coldplay, Robbie Williams and Kate Bush ar... |
| 09.05.2025 | UK Gov Falling Short On Cyber Defence, Warns New Report | The UK Government’s cyber defences are falling far short of what’s needed to protect the public sector and must be fundamentally overhauled to meet the severity of the modern threat landscape, warns a new report from an influential parliame... |
| 09.05.2025 | Deliveroo’s sale reignites fear over UK’s tech exodus | When London-headquartered Deliveroo announced in early May that it had agreed to be acquired by US delivery giant Doordash, it triggered more than just a major shakeup in the food tech sector.
To many in the industry, it was a familiar stor... |
| 29.04.2025 | UK businesses warn of financial strain ahead of digital tax rules | A majority of UK small business owners are concerned about the financial and operational pressures of HMRC’s upcoming ‘making tax digital‘ (MTD) reforms to income tax.
MTD for income tax, set to take effect from April 2026, will require sel... |
| 17.04.2025 | Digital Transformation: The Double-Edged Sword of Public Sector Reform | In the modern age, the public sector stands at a crossroads. On one side lies the promise of digital transformation, a beacon of efficiency and innovation. On the other, the shadows of outdated systems and fragmented approaches threaten to ... |
| 17.04.2025 | Councils turn digital as budget pressures mount | Councils across the UK are ramping up spending on technology and service design as financial pressures mount and demand for services grows.
The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology hopes that digitising public sector services co... |
| 10.04.2025 | The Game of Shadows: Paqueta's Spot-Fixing Trial and the State of Sports Integrity | In the world of sports, integrity is the bedrock upon which legends are built. Yet, the recent spotlight on Lucas Paqueta, the West Ham midfielder embroiled in a spot-fixing trial, reveals a landscape riddled with shadows. The Football Asso... |
| 09.04.2025 | The Steel Dilemma: A Crucial Crossroad for Britain’s Industry | The fate of British Steel hangs in the balance. The Scunthorpe plant, the last bastion of steelmaking in the UK, faces an uncertain future. Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, has stated that “all options are on the table” regarding its p... |
| 09.04.2025 | Adolescence and the problem with government by Gogglebox | Calls for Netflix’s Adolescence to be shown in schools reveal the dire state of our national conversation, says Emma Revell
For years I have joked that reality TV may be the only way to get some people to understand the severity of the hous... |
| 08.04.2025 | British Steel: ‘All options on table’ over nationalising Scunthorpe, Starmer says | The UK is keeping “all options on the table” over the potential nationalisation of the Chinese-owned British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The Prime Minister insisted he understood the importance of the plant, which ... |
| 08.04.2025 | Philip Green loses legal challenge over parliamentary privilege for court injunctions | A legal challenge lodged by Sir Philip Green to curb parliamentary privilege to name individuals shielded by court injunctions has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
Eight ECHR justices ruled on Tuesday that Article ... |
| 02.04.2025 | Parliament warns against extending Premiership Rugby Covid-19 loans | A top parliamentary committee has insisted Premiership Rugby clubs who are “financially unviable five years post-pandemic” should not have their Covid-19 loans extended.
The damning report from the Public Accounts Committee – an influential... |
| 01.04.2025 | OBR chair: Reeves is exposed to ‘inevitable’ shocks | The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)’s chair Richard Hughes said Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s small headroom means the Treasury has left itself exposed to “inevitable” economic shocks.
The role of the fiscal watchdog has come under grea... |
| 01.04.2025 | April Fools’ Day is celebrated with pranks and hoaxes worldwide | One idea is that it dates back to France in 1564, when King Charles IX moved the New Year celebration from its weeklong observance beginning March 25 to a celebration on Jan. 1, according to the Library of Congress. Those who forgot or were... |
| 31.03.2025 | The Weight of Silence: A Church in Crisis | The Church of England stands at a crossroads, grappling with the shadows of its past. The resignation of former Archbishop Justin Welby has sent ripples through the institution, revealing a deep-seated crisis that has festered for decades. ... |
| 30.03.2025 | Justin Welby says he forgives abuser Smyth | Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he forgives serial abuser John Smyth as he repeated an apology to victims and told of the “deep sense of personal failure” he feels about the handling of allegations.
The former most senior ... |
| 29.03.2025 | Welby failed to act on child abuse allegations as scale was ‘overwhelming’ | Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was “overwhelmed” by the number of child sex abuse allegations he was informed of.
Dr Welby resigned in November after a report revealed he did not adequately follow up on reports about s... |
| 28.03.2025 | The Digital Identity Race: London’s Call to Action | The digital age is a double-edged sword. It offers convenience but also invites chaos. The UK stands at a crossroads. A recent report from EY and the City of London Corporation sounds the alarm. Without a robust digital verification system,... |
| 27.03.2025 | Europe’s Defense Dilemma: Can It Break Free from U.S. Ties? | Europe stands at a crossroads. The continent is ready to invest billions into its defense sector. Leaders are eager to bolster local companies. Yet, the shadow of American defense giants looms large. The challenge is clear: can Europe decou... |
| 27.03.2025 | Interpol has a Russia problem | The Kremlin is weaponising red notices to silence its enemies – and Interpol is tolerating it, write Ben Keith and Rhys Davies
Last week, we gave evidence to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights about how Russia and other authoritar... |
| 27.03.2025 | City of London and EY call for national digital ID | The UK risks losing its position as a global financial hub unless it rapidly upgrades its digital verification infrastructure.
A new study from EY and the City of London Corporation warned that delays in establishing a government-backed, sc... |
| 26.03.2025 | Europe wants to pour billions of dollars into its own defense companies — but market watchers say it may not be able to shut American firms out | As Europe plans to pour billions of dollars into defense, many regional leaders are pushing for the money to be spent locally.
However, industry watchers told CNBC decoupling European defense from U.S. companies may not be a straightforward... |
| 25.03.2025 | City regulator faces grilling on Treasury’s growth agenda | The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was grilled by the Treasury Committee on Tuesday after it unveiled its new five-year strategy.
Members of the committee questioned the gap between the government’s growth agenda and how the FCA was prep... |
| 25.03.2025 | Spring Statement 2025: What is it – and when will Rachel Reeves speak? | Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to update MPs on the state of the UK economy and make a range of economic policy announcements on Wednesday afternoon at the Spring Statement.
She is also set to give updates on the government’s plan to go “f... |
| 21.03.2025 | ‘Fighting to overturn cruel tax’: Parties gear up for legal fight over private school fees | Three claimant groups, including one representing children with special educational needs (SEN), are gearing up to challenge the government’s VAT policy on private schools next month.
As of 1 January, private school fees in the UK, includin... |
| 19.03.2025 | Exclusive: Top transport civil servant who oversaw HS2 to step down | Dame Bernadette Kelly, the top civil servant at the Department for Transport (DfT), is to step down after nearly eight years in the role.
A Whitehall veteran with four decades of experience, Kelly was appointed permanent secretary in April ... |
| 13.03.2025 | The Battle for Britain: Economy and Healthcare in the Crosshairs | The political landscape in the UK is a battlefield. The economy is a wounded soldier, and healthcare is a ship lost at sea. In recent weeks, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has found himself at the center of a storm, facing fierce criticism... |
| 12.03.2025 | PMQs: Starmer accused of ‘trash’ talking and ‘job-killing’ by Badenoch | Sir Keir Starmer was accused of talking “trash” and leading a “job-killing” government by Kemi Badenoch at a fiery Prime Minister’s Questions session.
The Conservative Party leader hit out at the Prime Minister amid clashes over the state o... |
| 08.03.2025 | Man climbs Houses of Parliament holding Palestinian flag | - |
| 04.03.2025 | Tory MP warns UK should ‘consider possibility Trump is a Russian asset’ | - |
| 25.02.2025 | Retail crime bill goes before Parliament – but it doesn’t include delivery drivers | - |
| 10.02.2025 | ‘Gamble’ on Unproven Carbon Tech Could Hit Consumer Bills | The UK Government’s backing of unproven, first-of-a-kind carbon technology to reach net zero is high-risk and could have a severe impact on consumer energy bills, according to a study published by the parliament’s Public Accounts Committee ... |
| 20.01.2025 | ‘Unsustainable’ sickness benefits cost UK more than defence, Lords warn | - |
| 05.12.2024 | A New Dawn for Climate Tech: The UK-Qatar Partnership | The UK and Qatar have forged a monumental partnership, pledging £1 billion to revolutionize climate technology. This investment aims to solidify the UK’s status as a clean energy powerhouse while addressing global climate challenges. The co... |
| 04.12.2024 | £1BN UK-Qatar Climate Tech Partnership Agreed | The UK Government has announced £1 billion of investment in climate technology through an agreement with the Gulf state of Qatar, in the hope of solidifying the UK’s status as a clean energy superpower.
The partnership is expected to create... |
| 08.11.2024 | Axiom Space's Bold Leap: Partnering with India for the Stars | In the ever-expanding universe of space exploration, partnerships are the new rocket fuel. Axiom Space, a U.S.-based startup, is eyeing Indian launch vehicles to bolster its mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This move is not... |
| 06.11.2024 | Speak at the Tech.eu Summit London 2025: be heard by Europe's tech leaders | Speaker applications are now open for the Tech.eu Summit London 2025!
The Summit will take place in London on March 25 - 26 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre.
It provides a critical means of fostering meaningful connections with Europe's mos... |
| 28.10.2024 | Is the UK Risking its Data Adequacy with the EU? | A cross-party House of Lords committee is warning the UK government of the huge financial costs it risks if it fails to maintain its data transfer agreement with the EU.
The warning comes shortly after the new government introduced its prop... |
| 16.09.2024 | Westminster update: new select committee chairs elected | One thing you need to do
With all major political parties holding their annual party conferences soon, we are hosting various events with prominent political stakeholders to promote solicitors and the wider profession:
justice on the rocks ... |
| 27.07.2024 | This Week In Techdirt History: July 21st – 27th | Five Years Ago
This week in 2019, we looked at how the FTC’s settlement with YouTube pissed everyone off and how its settlement with Facebook got everything backwards. Oakland was on its way to becoming the third city to ban facial recognit... |
| 04.07.2024 | The U.S. celebrates July 4, but independence from Britain is marked around the globe. Here's a look at how and when different countries celebrate. | On July 4, the United States celebrates its independence from Britain with displays of fireworks, barbeques, shopping — and for an estimated 70 million citizens this year, travel.
The United States' celebration is held on the anniversary of... |
| 03.07.2024 | 2024 U.K. election is set to overhaul British politics. Here's what to know. | London — British voters will head to the polls Thursday to vote in the country's first general election since 2019. Here's what to know. Who is up for election in the U.K.?
British voters will not be directly electing a new leader on Thursd... |
| 07.06.2024 | 4G “Unlikely” to be Extended to 95% of U.K. by End of 2025, Causing Issues for Rural Businesses | The U.K. government’s target of extending 4G coverage to 95% of the country by December 2025 is looking unlikely, according to a report from the House of Commons. Businesses and individuals in rural areas will be most impacted by the failur... |
| 28.05.2024 | Info-Tech Research Group Announces IT Event Series Across Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth to Discuss the Integrated Future of Data, Security, and AI | Taking place across New Zealand and Australia from May 30 to June 11, 2024, Info-Tech Research Group's "Beyond Boundaries" APAC event series will provide regional IT professionals and industry leaders with critical emerging insigh... |
| 24.05.2024 | New Chancellor of Teesside University is officially installed | New Chancellor of Teesside University is officially installed
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A leading politician has been officially installed as the new Chancellor of Teesside University.
In a formal ceremony attended by ... |
| 08.05.2024 | Regulator rejected parliament’s pleas to extend ‘name and shame’ consultation | The boss of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rejected a direct request from the House of Lords to extend a consultation on its controversial ‘name and shame’ plans, it has emerged.
Speaking at a session of the Lords’ financial services... |
| 06.05.2024 | Nationwide called out over ‘sneaky’ tactics in £2.9bn Virgin Money deal | Baroness Sharon Bowles, a prominent figure on the London Stock Exchange’s board and a member of the House of Lords, has accused Nationwide of using “sneaky” tactics in its £2.9bn bid to buy Virgin Money.
British bank Nationwide has sparked ... |
| 01.05.2024 | Gurbani, messages of harmony at UK Parliament complex for Baisakhi | - |
| 23.04.2024 | Rwanda plan: Why can’t the government devote legislative time to anything else? | Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan finally passed late last night, two-and-a-bit torturous years after his predecessor, Boris Johnson, first floated the idea of sending asylum seekers to the East African nation.
It’s taken the passing of a previous ... |
| 21.03.2024 | “Fundamentally unfair”: The BBC Licence Fee prosecutions hitting the vulnerable hardest | A controversial fast-track prosecution for those not paying their BBC TV Licence was supposed to speed up justice. But more evidence is emerging that vulnerable people are being failed by the system.
“This is tick-box justice and we should ... |
| 21.03.2024 | The UK’s Food Standards Agency Agrees on Reforms to Streamline Approval Process for Novel Foods | The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) is set to modernise its regulatory procedure for cultivated meat and precision fermentation-derived foods to remove unnecessary delays in bringing these products to market.
At a recent board meeting, the... |
| 01.03.2024 | George Galloway’s anti-Israel campaign wins him Rochdale by-election | George Galloway has been re-elected to Parliament after a resounding win in the Rochdale by-election, after a campaign blighted by divisive politics.
The controversial candidate, who stood for the Workers Party of Britain, secured 12,335 vo... |
| 09.02.2024 | Better worker protections are coming and opponents must stop swimming against the tide | Rupert Soames, president of business lobby group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), was this week driven to acknowledge that improved workers’ rights is “really good for people who are employed”.
This matters because bolstering wo... |
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| 03.08.2023 | The incredible life story of Sophia Duleep Singh, the Indian princess who fought for women's right to vote while exiled in the UK | Entertainment The incredible life story of Sophia Duleep Singh, the Indian princess who fought for women's right to vote while exiled in the UK
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| 15.04.2023 | Luxury Beliefs And Energy Policy: The Fatal Conceit | Thorstein Veblen’s “leisure class” |
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| 18.09.2022 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Susan Stokes: Direct democracy might better represent the people – but it doesn’t always work out | By Susan Stokes
In August 2022, a statewide referendum in Kansas saw citizens overwhelmingly reject a plan to insert anti-abortion language into the state’s constitution. It comes as a slew of similar votes on abortion rights are planned in... |
| 14.09.2022 | What is lying in state and who receives the honor? | Queen Elizabeth II began lying in state on Wednesday and will continue to do so until her funeral on Monday morning. The queen is the first person in the U.K. to be honored this way in 20 years.
When someone lies in state, their coffin is p... |
| 27.07.2022 | Protocol has created 'feast or famine' economy in the North | The Northern Ireland Protocol has created a "feast or famine" economy in the North with some businesses struggling while others thrive, a UK parliamentary report has found.
A House of Lords committee examining the post-Brexit Iris... |
| 07.07.2022 | Novo Nordisk workers in Korea protest after breakdown in salary and perks negotiations — report | Critics are piling in on Neil Woodford after he suspended his main fund in a desperate attempt to halt redemptions, with management fees emerging as a lightning rod.
Citing reports that the Woodford Equity Income Fund is still taking in £10... |
| 14.06.2022 | Say goodbye to paper money — banks are quietly working to get rid of cash | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
"Dispense with a horse and save the expense, care and anxiety of keeping it," read the first automobile advertisement in 1898. An... |
| 15.01.2022 | Why Prince Andrew hasn't lost his 'prince' and 'duke' titles yet, according to a royal expert | The Duke of York and Queen Elizabeth II at Trooping the Colour 2018.
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The UK's Prince Andrew will face a sexual-assault lawsuit as a private citizen without HRH status.
Public figures have asked why An... |
| 05.11.2021 | New antitrust suit from Phhhoto alleges Facebook copied and killed the competition | A former upstart Instagram rival is suing Meta, formerly known as Facebook, over allegations that the company violated antitrust laws by cloning a competing product and ultimately killing its business.
The app, Phhhoto, launched in 2014, in... |
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| 10.09.2021 | One key study highlights how cancer-drug prices continue to rise in the US – even if they don’t elsewhere | US cancer-drug prices are increasing faster than inflation. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images
There is increasing interest in the federal government in lowering prescription drug prices.
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| 08.07.2021 | Jeremy Corbyn is under investigation by parliament’s sleaze watchdog over his alleged failure to declare legal support | Jeremy Corbyn MP Getty
EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Corbyn is under investigation by the UK Parliament’s sleaze watchdog.
A Labour MP alleged that the former leader of the Labour Party failed to properly declare the financial support he had received.
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| 25.06.2021 | Pharma has a ‘hidden’ influence over U.K. Parliament members through funding, analysis shows | The pharmaceutical industry has developed a “hidden web of policy influence” over members of the U.K. parliament through payments that run the risk of creating of “institutional corruption,” according to a new analysis.
Specifically, resear... |
| 24.06.2021 | Misplaced Tech Devices Could be Putting UK Gov Data at Risk | New data has revealed that UK parliament staff misplaced tech devices nearly 100 times over the last two years, raising questions over national security.
Data acquired by think tank Parliament Street through a Freedom of Information (FOI) r... |
| 11.06.2021 | Boris Johnson’s former chief aide Dominic Cummings’ promise to reveal all on his new Substack could break government rules and open him up to legal action | Disgruntled former Boris Johnson aide Dominic Cummings has promised to reveal all on his new Substack Getty
Dominic Cummings has set up a new Substack, with subjects to include coronavirus and his time “inside No 10”.
Cummings is also using... |
| 10.05.2021 | Boris Johnson under investigation over who paid for his luxury Caribbean holiday with fiancée Carrie Symonds | Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fianc Carrie Symonds cast their votes in the loc council and mayoral elections at on 6th May 2021 in London, UK. (Photo byTejas Sandhu/MI News/NurPhoto via Images) Getty
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| 26.03.2021 | Scottish Space Firms Secure £8.5m Funding Boost for New Launch Projects | Two Scottish space firms have received £8.5 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to boost the production of space technologies.
Funding will be split between the two firms, with £6 million going to orbital launch services company Or... |
| 19.02.2021 | Facebook took nuclear option in Australia. It may be on collision course with at least 7 other countries | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Facebook has blocked Australian users from sharing news articles on its platform.
The move comes after months of wrangling with Australian officials.
But the tech giant also faces pres... |
| 08.01.2021 | Covid-19 has now killed more British civilians than the Nazis ever did | A nurse works on a patient in the ICU at St. George's Hospital in London on January 7, 2020.
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UK Covid-19 deaths are now higher than the number of British civilians killed in World War II.
Government... |
| 04.09.2020 | Intermediary Liability And Responsibilities Post-Brexit | This is a peculiar time to be an English lawyer. The UK has one foot outside the EU, and (on present intentions) the other foot will join it when the current transitional period expires at the end of 2020. |
| 14.08.2020 | Worst Opinion of the Week: Let's Vox-Pop Migrants in the English Channel | Worst Hot Take of the Week
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| 29.07.2020 | What Does Schrems II Mean for the U.K.? | Maximillian Schrems is two-for-two. Or, as Austrian complainant Schrems puts it, “The Court clarified for a second time now that there is a clash between EU privacy law and US surveillance law.”
Thanks to a different legal challenge from Sc... |
| 24.07.2020 | This week in the Commons: 20 July - 24 July | Prime Minister's Questions
During PMQs MPs questioned the Prime Minister about a report by the Intelligence and Security Committee on Russia; Scottish independence and more.
Statement and Urgent Questions
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| 23.07.2020 | What your company can learn from the Bank of England’s resilience proposal | Kolton Andrus Contributor
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| 21.07.2020 | UK gov’t asleep at the wheel on Russia cyber ops threat, report warns | The UK lacks a comprehensive and cohesive high level strategy to respond to the cyber threat posed by Russia and other hostile states using online disinformation and influence ops to target democratic institutions and values, a parliamentar... |
| 06.07.2020 | Dominic Raab: New sanctions show the UK "won't look the other way" on human rights | Mr Raab told MPs of plans to introduce a sanctions regime similar to the Magnitsky Act in the US, which authorised the government to freeze the assets and ban people from entering the country who were seen as human rights offenders.
Previou... |
| 08.06.2020 | United Kingdom Parliament : UK-US trade negotiations - new Lords committee seeks evidence | Background
The committee is seeking evidence on the full range of areas being negotiated with the US, with an initial focus on agriculture and food safety, healthcare and drug pricing, and digital trade and services. The committee is asking... |
| 02.06.2020 | Short inquiry launch: Agrifood and the Northern Ireland Protocol | LORDS
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The House of Lords EU Environment Sub-Committee launches a new short inquiry on what the Northern Ireland Protocol will mean for the agrifood industry in Northern Ireland and the trade of agrifood products between Norther... |
| 29.05.2020 | Iranians And Iraqis Dominate Attempts To Enter UK Via Perilous Cross-Channel Route | A dingy with a group of migrants is escorted to the English Border Force by a French patrol boat on ... [+] the English Channel, 12 miles from Dover on May 27, 2020. The dingy was carrying 13 migrants and is believed to have been attempting... |
| 12.03.2020 | H20’s Alpha 10 fund suffers huge losses amid market rout | A hedge fund run by H2O Asset Management reportedly suffered a large loss during this week’s market turmoil. |
| 08.03.2020 | In Pay Gap Between Women and Men, Britain Keeps Score
In Pay Gap Between Women and Men, Britain Keeps Score | (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. is the biggest country yet to zoom in on the explosive topic of the pay gap between women and men. For the third year, employers with 250 or more workers in Britain had been set to report “raw” wage data via mandator... |
| 07.02.2020 | Facial Recognition Has Its Eye on the U.K. | In the United Kingdom, there is an “eye in the sky” surveilling people on the street—and soon it may know their names. Human rights organizations such as Big Brother Watch and Liberty, as well as British parliamentarians, are challenging wh... |
| 28.01.2020 | UK Says It Won't Implement The EU Copyright Directive, Which Wouldn't Have Passed Without Its Support During A Crucial Vote | As Techdirt has reported, the EU member states are starting to transpose the EU Copyright Directive into their national laws, and the results are as bad as we feared. France wants to implement the Article 17 upload filters without user prot... |
| 23.01.2020 | telent marks more than 18 years of providing Managed ICT Services to Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority | Milestone moment sees telent continue to deliver vital ICT services to support life-saving work
Warwick, UK, 23 January 2020: telent, a specialist in the effective operation of the UK’s critical national infrastructure, and Merseyside Fire ... |
| 22.01.2020 | UK watchdog sets out ‘age appropriate’ design code for online services to keep kids’ privacy safe | The UK’s data protection watchdog has today published a set of design standards for Internet services which are intended to help protect the privacy and safety of children online.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been working... |
