Within hours of publishing its green paper on social housing, the government has been criticised for not increasing the number of “truly affordable homes” being built. And it makes a mockery of a recently announced strategy to end rough sleeping by 2027.
A so-called 'new deal'
On 14 August, the government laid out what it...
Environment secretary Michael Gove stands accused of giving “wealthy, aristocratic” landowners a free pass when it comes to managing grouse-shooting estates, the Guardian reports. And campaigners say it’s because he’s trying to head off legal action from Europe.
Burning down the bogs
Blanket bogs are marked as “priority...
A high court judge has ruled that the Parole Board lacks “objective independence”. It comes after justice secretary David Gauke reportedly pressured former Parole Board chairman Prof Nick Hardwick to resign. And the ruling reveals tensions between parliament and the judicial system.
Parole call
Hardwick quit on 27 March...
After the death of rapper Sidique Kamara, the Sun has published an article blaming UK drill – a subgenre of rap – for “fuelling violence on the streets of London”. But it’s not as simple as that, as musicians and MPs have pointed out.
Whipping boy for social ills
Kamara was stabbed in Camberwell, London, on 1 August. He...
CORRECTION: This article and the headline were corrected at 2.30pm on 8 August to reflect better what was said in court.
Six people protesting a new opencast coal mine have been found not guilty of aggravated trespass at Teesside Magistrates’ Court. And they’re now saying the mining company “should be in the dock”.
Protected...
Nearly 100 foxhounds from a single hunt have been killed because of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a recently published study reveals. This is four times more than originally confirmed by the Kimblewick Hunt. And this news arrives around the time badger culling normally begins.
97 dead hounds
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh...
A man died in police custody on 7 July after he was detained for 'breaching the peace'. Greater Manchester Police arrived at Andre Moura’s property in Oldham at about 11.30pm on 6 July, following reports of a domestic disturbance. But video footage shot by a neighbour shows police admitting to kneeing Moura in the head while...
Two anti-fascist groups marched through central London on 14 July. Unite Against Fascism (UAF) held a march from Parliament Square that stopped at police barriers just before the Cenotaph. It continued with speeches from David Lammy, National Education Union general secretary Kevin Courtney, and others. The group claims approximately...
Tens of thousands of people are expected at anti-Trump protests in London on 13 July. The following day, the latest #FreeTommy march will be causing a scene around one of our own right-wing figures. And the march is being funded by an American right-wing thinktank.
The next #FreeTommy event is being held at Whitehall in London on 14...
