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The government is seeking to use so-called Henry VIII powers to allow police to quash protests, but Bray says he's unperturbed.
Under cover of the pandemic, his inner circle is sidelining elected MPs and pushing through laws with no scrutiny
Chlorinated chicken is just the start. The government intends to rip up food standards, public services and public protections.
In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.
The wealthy ghouls who fund the Tory party expect their quid pro quo – and this legislation will deliver it.
Bill hands ‘breath-taking’ powers to ministers, warns Hansard Society. / Boris Johnson’s legal justification for tearing up his agreement with the EU on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland has been branded “hopeless” by the government’s former chief lawyer.
Pharmacists will overrule GPs to ration drugs under a no-deal Brexit, The Times has learnt. / Ministers will order them to alter prescriptions without first contacting the patient’s GP in order to mitigate any extreme shortages, according to a leaked document.
MSPs are set to pass legislation which would allow ministers to keep Scottish law in line with future EU regulations.
Government officials have raised the prospect that hard-won workers’ rights could be reviewed by the Government after Brexit in an attempt to boost Britain’s economy, The Independent can reveal.
The Tories are upping their attack on our democracy, under cover of the leadership contest
19/07/2022
Deep within the Northern Ireland protocol bill, ministers are making a sinister grab for yet more unchecked powers.
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