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Regulatory chicanery – Biotech lobby quietly hijacks the UK’s Agriculture Bill to change the definition of ‘GMOs’
MPs, peers and the research establishment are urging the government to introduce genome editing into UK food and farming by sidestepping parliamentary and public scrutiny. Continue reading
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“Unprecedented” transfer of personal NHS information to shady tech Co’s
Hours before facing court proceedings from openDemocracy over its massive NHS COVID-19 data deal with private tech firms, the UK government has caved to pressure and released all the contracts governing its deals with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and controversial AI firms Faculty and Palantir. Continue reading
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Government urged to scrap Serco’s contract after leaked email
THE government was urged to scrap Serco’s contract for the test-and-trace system today after the outsourcing giant bragged it was using it to “cement” privatisation into the NHS supply chain. Continue reading
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Speak out against systemic racism
George Floyd’s murder must prompt deep interrogation of the structural racisms that pervade our society. The disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on BAME communities are increasingly clear, compounding pre-existing truths about how minority groups are more likely to suffer from impoverishment, low pay, poor housing and ill health. Continue reading
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Is the Coronavirus Scare a Psychological Operation?
Governments have used psychological warfare throughout history to manipulate public opinion, gain political advantage, and generate profits. Western governments have engaged in such tactics in the war on terrorism as well as in its predecessor, the war on communism. Continue reading
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A Joint Enterprise: How the UK and the US co-operate on drone warfare
A new report published today by Drone Wars UK investigates the co-operation between the UK and the US in relation to armed drone operations. While the UK insist its armed drone programme is separate and independent to that of the US, our report, ‘Joint Enterprise: An overview of US-UK co-operation on armed drone operations’, argues… Continue reading
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Five questions for new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer about his UK and US national security establishment links
The public deserves answers about the UK’s new opposition leader and his relationship with the British national security establishment, including the MI5 and the Times newspaper, his former role in the Julian Assange case and his membership in the intelligence-linked Trilateral Commission. Continue reading
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DeSmog UK Weekly: Leading from the back
That’s the latest language coming from Alok Sharma, the UK’s Business Secretary and COP26 chief (get well soon!), as the government urges countries, companies, and everyone else to “build back better” in the wake of COVID-19. Continue reading
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UK government wants your credit details and more, with some help from Cummings’s pals
The artificial intelligence (AI) firm employed by Dominic Cummings on the Vote Leave project is now working directly with the government on a highly sensitive data-matching project. Continue reading
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UK Information Wars: Ministry Of Defence Creates New Cyber Regiment
The Ministry of Defence has launched 13th Signal Regiment, a dedicated Cyber Regiment, whose stated purpose is to protect vital defence networks at home and on operations overseas. Continue reading
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Drone Wars at Ten #3: What’s next? A peek at the future
In this final post to mark our 10th birthday, I want to peer a little into the future, looking at what we are facing in relation to drone warfare in the coming years. Of course predicting the future is always a little foolish – perhaps especially so in the middle of a global pandemic –… Continue reading
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Racist Policing Accelerated During the Pandemic. Mounting Protests Could See It Get Even Worse
Dwayne Francis was racially profiled and detained by police in London last month, while on his way to work in a secondary school. “The rhetoric is always the same,” he said, describing how police routinely tell black people: “You fit the description of someone who has committed a crime, this is a high crime area,… Continue reading
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IRR News (20 May – 3 June 2020)
4 June 2020 —Institute of Race Relations weekly digest – Against Racism, for Social Justice A ‘fascist speech’ verging on ‘a declaration of war against American citizens’. That’s how US president Donald Trump’s 1 June speech, where he invoked the threat of the Insurrection Act (1807) to suppress protests in 350+ US cities over the police killing of… Continue reading
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NHS Data: 24 hours to get transparency!
There’s been an urgent development in our campaign to stop the secrecy about NHS data deals with private companies. The government now says they’ll make the decision “imminently” on how much detail they’ll disclose. It could be as soon as tomorrow. Continue reading
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Searching for Socialism & Rent Strikes
The left’s ideas and organising power are going to be crucial in the coming years. Two events this week – one on socialist history and one on winning tenants’ rights – will help us understand our movement’s roots and skill up for the struggles ahead. Continue reading
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COVID-19: ‘The Facts Changed – But Government Lockdown Policy Didn’t’
Despite routine denials by governments, particularly the US and UK, a large body of evidence-based research has come to light over the last two months which should have flipped the script on COVID-19 ‘threat.’ In this discussion, the host reminds viewers to always be vigilant and practice discernment when determining trustworthy sources, and to think… Continue reading
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Drone Wars at Ten #2: A decade of challenging drone secrecy
A key aspect of our work over the past decade has been to challenge the secrecy that surround the use of armed drones. The Pentagon and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) insist that many aspects of these operations must remain secret in order to protect lives and national security. And in some cases, that is… Continue reading
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UK: 3 weeks to protect renters from eviction
In just three weeks, the Government’s eviction ban comes to an end. We need your help to prevent renters losing their homes in a public health crisis. Continue reading
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HS2 – Europe’s biggest deforestation project hides behind pandemic
While everyone is keeping a keen eye on how the pandemic is going, the controversial and despised HS2 rail project continues. Right now, it is illegal to cut trees down and rip out hedgerows. Between March and August, it is nesting season and if you spot a neighbour tearing out or cutting down a hedge… Continue reading
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WATCH: Anna Brees interviews Prof. Robert Endres
Prof Robert Endres is leader of the biological physics group and the physics of life network at Imperial College London. He sits down with independent journalist Anna Brees to discuss his issues with the Imperial Model. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 