DOWNLOAD IPFS A coalition of prominent figures has urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to uphold his election pledge to make confident speaking and listening, oracy, a core part of England’s national curriculum. The appeal comes via an open letter signed by around 60 advocates, including author Michael Rosen, former[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The UK government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under counter-terrorism legislation is facing a legal challenge in the High Court, where lawyers have argued that the move represents an abuse of power and a threat to civil liberties. Palestine Action, a direct-action group known for targeting facilities linked[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Labour’s grip on power is already being tested by the one issue it cannot afford to mishandle: housing. As prices climb, construction slows, and local resistance mounts, the party now finds itself under growing pressure to deliver results on what has become a defining issue for both voters[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS James Cleverly has returned to frontline Conservative politics as Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, following a calculated reshuffle led by Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch. The changes aim to strengthen the Conservative front bench with seasoned figures as the party prepares to challenge Labour[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The UK government has unveiled a groundbreaking sanctions regime targeting individuals and networks responsible for smuggling migrants across the English Channel. Announced this week by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, the measures aim to freeze UK assets, impose travel bans, and bar those involved from British financial systems. Officials[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS OpenAI has entered a landmark agreement with the UK government to explore deploying its advanced AI models across sectors, including justice, national security, defence, and education, and to support more efficient public services. The memorandum of understanding, signed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the UK’s Science and[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Newly released files from the UK’s National Archives reveal that in 1999, the Australian government urged former Prime Minister Tony Blair not to meet with an Indigenous Australian delegation led by Patrick Dodson, a respected Yawuru elder and prominent advocate for reconciliation. Correspondence from the time shows that[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The UK government is preparing to establish a new trust to monitor anti-Muslim hatred, following the breakdown of relations with the long-standing watchdog Tell MAMA, which has paused its operations after losing government funding. Tell MAMA, founded in 2012, was the principal body responsible for tracking and reporting[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Buckingham Palace courtiers discreetly lobbied John Major’s government in the mid-1990s to advocate for a new royal yacht to replace the decommissioned Royal Yacht Britannia, newly released files from the National Archives have revealed. A letter dated May 1995 from Sir Kenneth Scott, then Deputy Private Secretary to[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Mounting pressure is being placed on the UK government to consider withdrawing from the Aarhus Convention, amid claims it enables unnecessary legal challenges that obstruct essential infrastructure and development projects across the country. The Aarhus Convention, ratified by the UK in 2005, was originally designed to ensure public[Read More…]