Camera found hidden in panel in UK government office A hidden camera has been found in a ceiling panel of a UK government building. AAP · Jun 10
Peers vote to scrap non-crime hate incidents months after Met Police said it would stop investigating them Lord Toby Young of Acton proposed the abolition as part of the Crime and Policing Bill The Independent UK · Mar 11
Labour’s cautionary tale: how hereditary peers clung on for 26 years Delay in removing hereditaries from Lords illustrates how hard it will be to push through more significant changes The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Does Britain have a working-class parliament? What Labour’s election win means for representation After the 2024 election, the British parliament looks very different, with a large Labour majority for the first time in more than a decade. While we don’t yet have a full analysis of the socioeconomic background of the new crop of MPs, the Sutton Trust calculated that 23% were privately… The Conversation · Oct 28, 2024
Home Office launches new charter in ‘crackdown’ on insurance fraud It comes as fraudulent insurance claims detected by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) topped £1.1 billion in 2023. Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024
OPINION - London crime now needs privatised police — and alarm bells should be ringing When David Hanson broke through the window of an M&S in Streatham Hill and nicked 20 bottles of prosecco and £500 worth of steak, he already had 105 convictions, including 33 burglaries. His face, and the entire crime, was caught on shop CCTV. When arrested he immediately admitted to the… Evening Standard · May 9, 2024
Dispelling Misconceptions About Nuclear Energy Key To The Future of Clean Energy, Says Flibe Energy With Baby Boomers and Gen X in charge of politics and business, it's no wonder that attitudes towards nuclear energy mostly range from lukewarm to mostly hostile. International Business Times · May 8, 2024
M&S burglar is first to be jailed by private prosecution after Met fail to investigate crime Thief caught on CCTV stealing £500 of meat and 20 bottles of Prosecco from supermarket in Streatham, but Scotland Yard declined to investigate Evening Standard · May 7, 2024
Will AI Save Humanity? US Tech Fest Offers Reality Check Artificial intelligence aficionados are betting that the technology will help solve humanity's biggest problems, from wars to global warming, but in practice, these may be unrealistic ambitions for now. International Business Times · Mar 15, 2024
Liverpool Labour group is out of special measures Party was found to have a "toxic culture of bullying and misogyny" in a devastating 2021 inspection Liverpool Echo · Mar 15, 2023
8 facts about Philip K. Dick Learn more about the fascinating mind behind seminal sci-fi classics like "Blade Runner" and "Minority Report" Salon · Jul 23, 2022
Merseyside deserves better than these outdated public transport systems ECHO Political Editor and public transport enthusiast Liam Thorp says region is being held back by old fashioned and impractical systems Liverpool Echo · Mar 29, 2022
Merseyrail fine over thetrainline ticket shows system is 'how not to welcome visitors' Former MP's child was fined for not having a printed ticket after purchasing through thetrainline.com Liverpool Echo · Mar 28, 2022