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Tory planning reform may have cost England 25,000 affordable homes

Tory planning reform may have cost England 25,000 affordable homes

Government wants to allow more office-to-home conversions despite finding majority were poor quality
Adam Bychawski 14 Feb 2024
UK won’t say when or if it will restart aid to Gaza despite reports of famine

UK won’t say when or if it will restart aid to Gaza despite reports of famine

Aid is suspended amid allegations about UNRWA. There is no such suspension of arms exports despite evidence of genocide
Adam Ramsay 12 Feb 2024
The government’s insulting Disability Action Plan won’t deliver any change

The government’s insulting Disability Action Plan won’t deliver any change

Ministers are patting themselves on the back for pulling together a list of vague ideas and research proposals
Mikey Erhardt 12 Feb 2024
Almost 10,000 social rent homes were lost last year in England

Almost 10,000 social rent homes were lost last year in England

More social rent homes were sold or demolished than built last year, new government figures show
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 09 Feb 2024
Watchdog urged to probe Labour’s failure to declare value of HSBC donation

Watchdog urged to probe Labour’s failure to declare value of HSBC donation

Party accused of breaching Electoral Commission rules by failing to publish value of staffer seconded from banking giant
Ethan Shone 07 Feb 2024
Arrest rate at ‘openly criminal’ Palestine protests is lower than Glastonbury

Arrest rate at ‘openly criminal’ Palestine protests is lower than Glastonbury

Braverman’s call for ‘hate marches’ to be banned comes as data shows scant evidence of alleged wrongdoing
Nandini Naira Archer 07 Feb 2024
Israeli government’s lies about Gaza shouldn’t be a surprise

Israeli government’s lies about Gaza shouldn’t be a surprise

Lying is what many powerful states routinely do, particularly in wartime. But at some point, reality will intrude
Paul Rogers 06 Feb 2024

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