Stop the Data Grab Bill

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill will gut UK privacy laws, attacking our ability to challenge data abuse.

From workers and children to NHS patients and migrants, GDPR protects us all. It has been used to stop:
- Unfair exam grading algorithms
- Robo-dismissals from employment
- Digital strip searches of sexual abuse victims

These are just a few of the vital protections on the chopping block.

Fight for your rights – tell the government to get their hands off our data!

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/hands-off-our-data

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UK ‘in violation of international law’ over poverty levels, says UN envoy

Poverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and the [UK] government is violating international law, the United Nations’ poverty envoy has said ahead of a visit to the country this week, when he will urge ministers to increase welfare spending.

Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, cited research showing universal credit payments of £85 a week for single adults over 25 were “grossly insufficient” and described the UK’s main welfare system as “a leaking bucket”.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/05/uk-poverty-levels-simply-not-acceptable-says-un-envoy-olivier-de-schutter

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During Covid, callous Tories knew this about old people: they’re very expensive

"I doubt many older Tory voters will forget the terminal plans being hatched for them inside No 10, not just by Boris Johnson but also by those around him."

The Tory chief whip, Mark Spencer, allegedly said: “I think we should let the old people get it and protect the others”, to which Johnson replied: “A lot of my backbenchers agree with that, and I must say I agree with them.”

Members of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice say the evidence they are hearing is even worse than they feared.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/03/covid-tories-old-people-pensions-health-social-care-ageing-population

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Russian money has completely corrupted the British establishment

Hamas launched its deadly attack against Israel on Vladimir Putin’s birthday. “The Hamas terror campaign in Israel is a huge win for Putin,” Bill Browder told me. “Not only has the press completely sidelined his murderous war in Ukraine as they focus on Israel, but now he’s seeing his oil revenue increase which is the main way he’s funding his war.”

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/bill-browder-on-the-kremlins-interference-with-brexit-fighting-for-justice-and-a-russia-without-putin/

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“Russian money has completely corrupted the British establishment”: Bill Browder on the Kremlin's influence over Brexit and a Russia without Putin

The US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist is gloomy about the likelihood of ousting the dictator

England to diverge from EU water monitoring standards

This is the latest example of the UK diverging from EU environmental standards. Recent analysis found that many toxic chemicals and pesticides banned in the bloc since Brexit are not outlawed for use in the UK. Ministers have also sought to rip up EU-derived sewage pollution rules for housebuilders.

In 2019, the last time the full water assessments took place, just 14% of rivers were in good ecological health and none met standards for good chemical health. The government has said it does not intend to deliver a complete update until 2025, the latest permissible date under the new WFD.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/27/england-to-diverge-from-eu-water-monitoring-standards

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UK offshore wind at ‘tipping point’ as funding crisis threatens industry

Britain faces being left with no hope of meeting its crucial climate crisis goals and losing its status as a world leader in offshore wind energy without an urgent overhaul of government support, ministers are being warned.

The sudden halting of one of the country’s biggest offshore windfarm projects last month could signal a “tipping point” in the construction of new sites unless ministers intervene, a number of senior energy industry figures told the Observer.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/05/uk-offshore-wind-at-tipping-point-as-funding-crisis-threatens-industry

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Conspiracy theories and disinformation mar UK local election

Conspiratorial narratives and rampant misinformation were used to influence the result of a recent local election in the United Kingdom, Euronews has learnt.

Ahead of the Uxbridge and South Ruislip byelection in July - which saw the Conservatives narrowly beat the opposition Labour Party by some 500 votes - there was a dramatic increase in false claims and conspiracy theories around ULEZ, a controversial environmental policy.

https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/04/conspiracy-theories-and-disinformation-mar-uk-local-election

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Conspiracy theories and disinformation mar UK local election

Claims circulated online that London would be turned into a "net zero prison" with the introduction of "climate lockdowns".

Russian oligarchs enjoy luxury life in United Kingdom under sanctions exemptions

Sanctioned Russian oligarchs spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury life in the U.K. thanks to numerous sanction exemptions, the New York Times reported on July 27.

In some cases, the oligarchs were allowed more than $1 million a year in living expenses, while in others, sanctions were removed after legal battles, the newspaper reported.

According to the New York Times, sanctions that are publicly announced by London are often softened by exemptions knowns as "licenses."

Thanks to such licenses, Ukraine-born Russian Israeli oligarch Mikhail Fridman reportedly spent almost $400,000 over 10 months to retain 19 staff members, including drivers, private chefs, and housekeepers.

https://kyivindependent.com/nyt-russian-oligarchs-enjoy/

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NYT: Russian oligarchs enjoy luxury life in UK under sanctions exemptions

Sanctioned Russian oligarchs spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury life in the U.K. thanks to numerous sanction exemptions, the New York Times reported on July 27.

Together, we call for a new party of the left

With Labour dead as a vehicle for progressive change, it's time to regroup.

Let's come together to offer a politics of hope in a time of crisis. We can do this!

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'Horrendous new normal': Millions skipping or cutting down on meals

Rampant food inflation and poor state support are forcing people in Britain to make impossible choices, says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Millions in Britain are having to cut down or skip meals amid the cost of living crisis, according to an anti-poverty charity.

https://www.euronews.com/2023/06/20/horrendous-new-normal-millions-skipping-or-cutting-down-on-meals

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Millions skipping or cutting down on meals

Rampant food inflation and poor state support are forcing people in Britain to make impossible choices, says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Green MP, Caroline Lucas flagged by disinformation unit over Covid criticism

The Tory government “has dangerously blurred the lines between genuine disinformation and legitimate political dissent”.

The Green party MP Caroline Lucas has called for an inquiry into a government unit intended to combat disinformation after it emerged she had been flagged by it for criticisms of ministers and government policy over Covid.

Lucas, who lodged a subject access request along with the campaign group Big Brother Watch for details held on her by the counter-disinformation unit (CDU), said her inclusion in a series of reports amounted to “staggering overreach” by ministers.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/18/caroline-lucas-flagged-by-disinformation-unit-over-covid-criticism

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The row over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list highlights why it should be the last

'Grubby horse trading' in UK government

The recent days have seen the national focus pulled onto the House of Lords through the public row between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson over the latter’s resignation honours list.

While the spat has provided high political drama it has also shown how low our constitutional politics has sunk. The varying accounts of what Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak agreed over the honours list have pulled back the curtain on the grubby horse-trading that goes on around choosing who sits in the upper chamber.

Yet, the impact of this list will last long after the melodrama between the Prime Minister and his predecessor has subsided. For instance, each of the seven new peers has been handed a job-for-life in parliament, which means potentially decades of influence legislating for the public, with which most have had little meaningful contact.

https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/the-row-over-this-resignation-honours-list-highlights-why-it-should-be-the-last/?utm_medium=Diaspora

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The row over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list highlights why it should be the last

The recent days have seen the national focus pulled onto the House of Lords through the public row between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson over the latter’s resignation honours list.Whi

Guy Hands: ‘I thought Brexit was frankly nuts’

“What Brexit was largely about was people at the top being able to employ the rest of the country for a lot less and pay a lot less tax,” he says.

Hands should know. He is one of those people at the top, a former Tory donor who is the founder and chair of Terra Firma, a private equity firm he founded. It has made him a multi-millionaire and one of the best-known figures in the British financial system.

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/guy-hands-i-thought-brexit-was-frankly-nuts/

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Guy Hands: ‘I thought Brexit was frankly nuts’

The financier and former Tory donor says leaving the EU was a plan by the rich to make themselves richer and the poor poorer

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Tories in trouble: #Millennials now 'first generation to become MORE left-wing'

According to the study, those aged between 25 to 40 are the largest voting group in more than half of all constituencies across the UK. However, barely one in five them (21%) say they plan to vote for the Tories at the next election.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/millennials-more-left-wing-study-uk-349657/

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Tories in trouble: Millennials now 'first generation to become MORE left-wing'

The current crop of millennials are bucking the trends that have been in place for decades - and it spells disaster for the Tories.

Post-Brexit India deal could cut thousands of jobs in Leave-voting areas, and hike food prices

British rice milling industry faces wipe-out from part of a trade deal being discussed with India. First proposed by Boris Johnson, it is also predicted to raise consumer food prices and break UK limits on pesticides

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/post-brexit-india-deal-could-cut-thousands-of-jobs-in-leave-voting-areas-and-hike-food-prices-2348069

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The Brexit deal that could cut thousands of jobs in Leave-voting England and hike food prices

British rice milling industry faces wipe-out from part of a trade deal being discussed with India. First proposed by Boris Johnson, it is also predicted to raise consumer food prices and break UK limits on pesticides

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The removal of our international human right to protest is terrifying

We should all be terrified at the authoritarian removal of our international human right to peaceful protest.

You can now be arrested in the UK, just as in Russia, for merely holding a placard – or even being suspected of even thinking about doing so.

Indeed, earlier this year, 10 Downing street said that the bill would mean that “police will not need to wait for disruption to take place and can shut protests down before chaos erupts.” This, indeed, is vague enough to include everything – and exclude nothing.

More at:
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/the-removal-of-our-international-human-right-to-protest-is-terrifying/

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The removal of our international human right to protest is terrifying

Our right to protest should be re-instated otherwise how can we call ourselves a democracy?

Not My King: it’s not a crime to say it

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• Protest organisers at King Charles’ coronation have been arrested, and placards confiscated.
• The protest was legal and agreed with the police in advance, but organisers were arrested on their arrival.

The attempts to shut down debate about the issue are a disgrace

It’s time to move on from the feudal age and abolish the monarchy.

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The Tory's Fascist Kingdom has arrived

Protest organisers at King Charles’ coronation have been arrested, and placards confiscated.

The protest was all legal and agreed with the police, but organisers were arrested on their arrival. It is the latest in a series of state over-reaches trying to stop awkward questions about the UK’s new, unelected head of state.

Scotland Yard later said “several” arrests had been made for breach of the peace and conspiracy to cause public disorder.

https://r.ippl.es/abolish-the-monarchy/

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