As MPs are ready to vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a proposal that has split the House, the UK Parliament is poised to render a …
Social Issues
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Social Issues
The Fight for Dignity: How One Woman Is Tackling the Lack of Flooring in Social Housing
When Pia Honey, a 55-year-old from St Albans, extended her home in 2021, she was stunned to learn that her excellent carpets would be thrown away. The builders planned to …
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The Environment Secretary has cautioned that more flooding is probably this week following the aftermath of Storm Bert, which dumped severe rain over the weekend. Although the Secretary reassured us …
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Social Issues
Labour’s Welfare Reform Plan: Balancing Support and Accountability for Young People and the Ill
A significant change aiming at tightening eligibility for incapacity benefits was suggested under the previous Conservative government, so perhaps eliminating payments for 400,000 long-term sick people. Under the new scheme, …
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Since its introduction in 1980, the Right to Buy policy has allowed social housing tenants to purchase their homes at a discounted rate. The aim was to help more people …
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Social Issues
Family of Captain Tom Moore Faces Scrutiny Over Charity Mismanagement and Financial Conflicts
The government is considering significant modifications to the Right to Buy policy, restricting more social housing residents from purchasing their houses. Under the proposed changes, tenants may have to wait …
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John Morris, then eighteen, never dreamed that the destructive force of the nuclear bombs he was about to see would have such a lasting impact on his life when he …
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Social Issues
Lidia Thorpe’s Heckling of King Charles Sparks National Debate on Colonial Legacy and Indigenous Rights
Lidia Thorpe, an independent Aboriginal senator, dramatically interrupted King Charles’ recent visit to Canberra by yelling, “You are not my King,” and “This is not your land,” during the royal …
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On Thursday afternoon, a bus carrying six pupils collided with a water-filled ditch at Leverington Common, close to Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, resulting in a horrific disaster. Just after 17:00 …
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Social Issues
Neom CEO Abruptly Resigns Amid Reports of 21,000 Worker Deaths Linked to Vision 2030 Projects
Saudi Arabia — The CEO of Neom’s $1 trillion megacity project, Nadhmi Al-Nasr, has abruptly resigned amid damning reports alleging thousands of worker fatalities linked to Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Vision 2030 …