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Misinformation on voter ID could stop people even trying to vote

Campaigners say "myths" about the government's voter ID certificate stopped people applying for it
Anita Mureithi 26 Apr 2023
Insulate Britain activists jailed after telling judge: ‘We won’t stop’

Insulate Britain activists jailed after telling judge: ‘We won’t stop’

The five activists said a prison sentence would not stop them raising awareness of the climate crisis
Anita Mureithi 21 Apr 2023
Braverman’s false claims mean trafficking victims ‘won’t get help’

Braverman’s false claims mean trafficking victims ‘won’t get help’

Government’s former anti-slavery commissioner tells MPs home secretary has made it harder for victims to come forward
Adam Bychawski 19 Apr 2023
Councils claim to give refugees ‘sanctuary’ then pay firm that GPS tags migrants

Councils claim to give refugees ‘sanctuary’ then pay firm that GPS tags migrants

Campaigners want councils to cut ties with the company running the Home Office's GPS tracking scheme
Frankie Lister-Fell 18 Apr 2023
Revealed: 300 reasons why US ‘spy-tech’ firm Palantir processes NHS data

Revealed: 300 reasons why US ‘spy-tech’ firm Palantir processes NHS data

Records in the NHS Covid-19 datastore have also been shared with private sector consultancy companies
Lucas Amin 14 Apr 2023
NHS paid private firms £500m to ‘ease backlog’. Fewer patients got seen

NHS paid private firms £500m to ‘ease backlog’. Fewer patients got seen

The health service saw 6.6% fewer people in 2022 than 2019, despite lucrative contracts to fix wait lists
Adam Bychawski 12 Apr 2023
Water firms threatened to hike bills if made to clean up sewage in rivers

Water firms threatened to hike bills if made to clean up sewage in rivers

Exclusive: Water companies told the government they’d pass the costs of cleaning up England’s rivers onto customers
Lucas Amin, Ben Webster 09 Apr 2023

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