From openrightsgroup.org
Dangerous Data Bill Affects Us All, Not Just Creative Industries
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Digital rights campaigners, the Open Rights Group have warned that the Data Use and Access Bill contains dangerous provisions that will not only make it harder for people to have control over their personal data and lives, but also threaten adequacy status with the EU.
#ai #gdpr #ukpol #duabill #privacy #databill #ukpolitics #dataprotection
9h ago
From newstatesman.com
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The Prime Minister believes he will heal Britain – but can he find the words?
#ukpol #labour #starmer #ukpolitics
12h ago
From openrightsgroup.org
Write to your MP: Allow physical proof of immigration status
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What's the problem? Until recently, migrants from outside the EU had physical documents to prove that they and their families could live, work or study in the UK. These could be physical cards or stamps or stickers in their passports. The Home Office planned to replace these physical documents...
#evisa #ukpol #migrants #ukpolitics #immigration #migrantrights
on Apr 4
Labour’s £4.8bn disability cuts betray carers this week
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Labour marks #CarersWeek by slashing disability benefits, putting millions of carers at risk. This isn’t support — it’s betrayal.
#pip #carersweek #socialcare #ukpolitics #disabledrights #carersdeservebetter
13h ago
From computerweekly.com
UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’ | Computer Weekly
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People experiencing technical errors with the Home Office’s electronic visa system have spoken with Computer Weekly about the psychological toll of not being able to reliably prove their immigration status in the face of a hostile and unresponsive bureaucracy
#evisa #ukpol #migrants #ukpolitics #immigration #migrantrights
on Fri, 9AM
From sky.com
Money blog: £1 ketchup beats big brands and posh sauces in blind taste test
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Welcome to the Money blog, Sky News' consumer and personal finance hub. Today: in our new Our Verdict feature, a £1 ketchup beats 13 others in a blind taste test; and we look at whether premium bonds are worth it in Savings Guide.
#gdp #ukeconomy #ukpolitics #spendingreview
on Wed, 6AM
From theguardian.com
Northern Ireland minister rejects call to resign as political unity over riots cracks
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DUP’s Gordon Lyons criticised for social media post about leisure centre before it was set on fire by masked attackers
#dup #ballymena #mastodoine #ukpolitics #uutisboten #colonialism #gordonlyons #theguardian #tommyrobinson #ukpol
8h ago
From theguardian.com
US poised to lower tariffs on British cars within days, UK minister indicates
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Trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds says US is expected to slash tariffs ‘very soon’ after talks with US counterpart
#ukpol #labour #tariffs #ukpolitics #ukustradedeal #jonathanreynolds
3h ago
From bylinetimes.com
The 'Millionaire Exodus' the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened
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The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
10h ago
From tyla.com
Police in UK can now take women's phones and check their period tracking app
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Several women's health and safety organisations have spoken out against the 'shocking' new guidance, vowing to 'aggressively challenge' it
#misogyny #abortions #patriarchy #ukpolitics #reproductiverights #reproductivejustice #reproductiveheathcare #ukpol
19h ago
From basw.co.uk
Reform councillors aged 19 and 22 in charge of children’s and adult services at local authority
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Social workers raise questions over clash of values and lack of experience of new lead members at Leicestershire County Council
14h ago
From computerweekly.com
MPs to investigate potential for government digital identity scheme | Computer Weekly
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The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has announced an inquiry into the issues surrounding the use of government-issued digital ID.
#tech #ukpol #privacy #digitalid #technology #techpolicy #ukpolitics #unitedkingdom
4h ago
From openrightsgroup.org
Police to get more data powers despite Sarah Everard records breach
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The Data use and Access (DUA) Bill will have its second reading in the House of Lords today.
#ai #gdpr #ukpol #police #duabill #privacy #databill #ukpolitics #dataprotection
on Nov 19
From theartnewspaper.com
UK department of culture faces cuts following government spending review
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Announced yesterday by chancellor Rachel Reeves, the review states that total expenditure at the DCMS will be reduced by 1.4% in coming years
8h ago
From theguardian.com
Afghan human rights defender granted asylum after Home Office U-turn
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Woman who risked life working for western government-backed projects can now stay on UK
#ukpol #asylum #ukpolitics #afghanistan #refugeeswelcome
8h ago
From theguardian.com
‘In 14 years, never anything like this’: Ballymena’s foreigners describe fear after rioting
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Some residents put up union jacks in an attempt to be spared from attacks while others say their windows were smashed
#dup #tuv #ukpol #fascism #ballymena #ukpolitics #xenophobia #colonialism #theguardian
17h ago