All articles by: Anthony Barnett

Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, Russia and shady billionaires

Published: March 22, 2018

Written by Anthony Barnett

An authoritarian surveillance state is being built in the US, while a massive land grab for power, by billionaires via our data, subverting British democracy, is well under way. What …

The revolt of the natives: Britain after Brexit

Published: October 25, 2016

Written by Anthony Barnett

Leaving the EU creates an opening for change in Britain, but who will rise to the challenge and how? If you are young and British you have had your …

Tories turned down Cambridge Analytica

March 22, 2018

Ian Hernon

The Conservative Party turned down an approach from Cambridge Analytica, the firm accused of illegally harvesting personal data to win elections both sides of the Atlantic.

Spycop victims quit inquiry in secrecy row

March 22, 2018

Campaigners and victims of political policing withdrew en masse from the Mitting Inquiry yesterday, frustrated at the judge’s insistence on protecting the identity of police officers involved in deceptive relationships …

More schools facing budget cuts

March 22, 2018

Graham Lane

Eight out of ten Academy Schools are now in deficit say accountants Kreston UK, unlike council-run schools which are being managed better. Since staff make up 72% of the costs …

Pay cap has meant pay cut say NHS unions

March 22, 2018

Chris McLaughlin

The lifting of the pay cap on NHS staff is insufficient in compensating for eight years of real-terms pay cuts, according to health trade unions. The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt …

Facebook data may have ‘swayed Brexit vote’

March 22, 2018

Chris McLaughlin

The Facebook data scandal has deepened in the wake of an admission by an academic that he was responsible for collecting information on an unknowing public that could have swayed …

Labour bureaucrats quit as Formby arrives

March 21, 2018

Chris McLaughlin

A group of senior Labour Party officials have resigned their posts ahead of the appointment of a new general secretary and the expectation of major job changes. The move came …

Commission rejects tougher fixed odds betting limit

March 20, 2018

Chris McLaughlin

MPs campaigning for stricter gambling limits have expressed disappointment at a decision by the Gambling Commission to reject a drastic reduction in the stakes permitted under industry rules. The commission …

Tories set to crash in London elections

March 20, 2018

Ian Hernon

A new analysis has found that the Tories are heading for a record all-time low in local elections in London on 3 May. The number of Conservative councillors in the …

Watchdog wants action for working dads

March 20, 2018

James Douglas

The women and equalities committee warned that Government efforts to support fathers in the workplace have not yet delivered. Chair Maria Miller said: “Workplace policies have not kept up with …

May’s transition deal condemned

March 20, 2018

Chris McLaughlin

Businesses, fishermen and Irish politicians have condemned the “decisive step” deal agreed between Britain and the European Union. Chief negotiators David Davis and Michel Barnier announced following lengthy talks that …

Data theft company to face new probe

March 20, 2018

Chris McLaughlin

Ministers are under pressure to act following claims that millions of voters private data was used to help sway the result of the Brexit referendum. The social media company Cambridge …

Putin calls spy attack charge ‘drivel’

March 19, 2018

Ian Hernon

Vladimir Putin dismissed claims that Russia was behind the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England, as “drivel”. In his first public comments about the nerve agent attack, …

Fiaz ousts Wales in Newham mayoral selection

March 18, 2018

Chris McLaughlin

Robin Wales, the longest-serving and one of the most controversial Labour mayors in Britain has been forced from his post in a party selection contest. Wales has long attracted widespread …

Northamptonshire may bite the dust

March 18, 2018

Chris McLaughlin

A Tory local council is about to be scrapped following a damning report by government investigators which found its financial and political management “sloppy” and out of control. The report …

Sacked cancer sufferer wins landmark case

March 18, 2018

Ian Hernon

Workplace protection for cancer sufferers was boosted by a landmark legal case supported by the Unite general union which should ensure that people suffering with “pre-cancer” will be protected under …

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