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Cliff Mills and Simon Grove-White explain why local government’s dependence on contracts is undermining public value and public purpose. Local government in England is once again being reshaped through structural …
We need to talk about procurement Read More
Equity, the performing arts and entertainment trade union, has welcomed the announcement that the Government is to roll back on the ‘opt-out’ exception to copyright for artificial intelligence training. An ‘opt-out’ exception was …
Equity welcomes government’s shift in AI copyright policy Read More
Roughly 135,500 tonnes of plastic waste is generated by farms each year, according to the Chartered Institute of Waste Management. But these old figures may well be an underestimate since there’s …
Farming’s big plastic problem – and emerging solutions Read More
LONDON — The U.K. backs a ban on maritime services for Russian oil shipments and could act alongside the European Union in a future crackdown even without U.S. support, a minister and a senior government official confirmed Wednesday. Any …
UK wants to ban firms from insuring Russian oil Read More
A US spytech firm deeply embedded in the most sensitive areas of the British state is being scrutinised as part of the fallout from the latest tranche of documents related …
What Is Palantir? How a US Spytech Firm Penetrated the British State Read More
Deprived high streets in England are populated by 70% more vape shops, bookmakers, takeaways and off-licences than in wealthier areas, a new study has found. Poorer areas also have far …
Deprived Areas Have 70% More Vape Shops, Bookies and Takeaways Read More
Over many decades, vast sums of money for innovation in farming including seeds, crop applications and new technologies has come from those large enterprises and organisations that can extract value …
Lack of agroecological funding could be costing us our future Read More
Much attention has focused on the famous names implicated in the sex trafficking network surrounding Epstein. But perhaps less has been paid to the very system that – legally and …
The Devil’s Butler: How Jeffrey Epstein Used London to Hide in Plain Sight Read More
Consumers are surrounded by food that is highly conducive to weight gain. No one likes dieting and very few have lasting success. But now weight-loss injections are seen as gamechangers, …
How will weight-loss jabs change the food industry? Read More
Taxpayers paid for a Ministry of Defence official to spend almost a year working for an elite investment bank that’s seeking to increase the role of private finance in military …
Taxpayers paid to send MoD official to work for elite bank Rothschild & Co Read More