LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): The chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, the government’s proposed Online Safety Bill “neither protects freedom of expression nor is it clear nor robust enough to tackle illegal and harmful online content.” A group of
ATHENS (Parliament Politics Magazine): According to an aid organisation, 6,000 individuals, many of whom are children, are reported to be without food owing to service cuts. The Greek government has been accused by the Humanitarian organisations of causing a hunger crisis in
The past couple of years have been a huge logistic headache; it might have been related to lockdown, it might have happened independently, opinions differ. Anyway, congested ports, containers in the wrong part of the world, and not enough truck drivers have
Londoners saw the worst air pollution in over a year earlier this month. On the 14th, pollution levels were an eight on the air pollution index for the first time since March 2021. An area of high pressure over the UK and
Over 80% of Britons support restoring natural spaces to protect native species. The finding is from a YouGov poll released earlier this month. Of those in favour, 40% strongly supported the idea, and just 5% were against it. Three-quarters of all participants
To the untrained eye, the fashion industry appears to be shifting towards sustainable practices. Every shop on the high street has a conscious range that claims to be environmentally friendly, made with ethically sourced, often organic material. The reality of the situation
ANKARA (Parliament Politics Magazine): Turkey’s currency exchange arrangement with the UAE is a very needed boost of confidence for the country’s economy when Ankara is looking for foreign resources and confronting rising inflation rates. Analysts have cautioned, however, that this agreement wouldn’t
NUKU’ALOFA (Parliament Politics Magazine): Following Saturday’s volcanic eruption and tsunami, stories of survival are beginning to emerge from Tonga. After telling a local radio station that he had to swim for more than a day to survive the tsunami, Lisala Folau’s story
MOSCOW (Parliament Politics Magazine): Russia’s central bank advocated a total ban on the use and manufacture of all cryptocurrencies, citing threats to the country’s financial system and ecology. Cryptocurrency has all the signs of a pyramid scheme and threatens monetary policy sovereignty,
Updating the Navy The UK Royal Navy’s Surface Combatant numbers will increase after the Integrated Review, with 6x Type 45 Destroyers, 8x Type 26 Frigates, 5x and a new unspecified number of Type 32 Frigates. The announcements of a fourth class of
