Luke Ramsay

Gillian Keegan, Education Secretary, will release guidance to restrict sex education lessons by age and content in a controversial political move that “should be focusing on [pupils’] wellbeing”. New Sex Education Rules The new guidance, to be released on Thursday, 16 May, is expected to include restrictions on teaching gender and identity, contraception and sexual … Read more

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has accused Nigel Farage of spreading disinformation following the launch of his WHO reform campaign. Farage’s Latest Campaign Farage is fronting Action on World Health (AWH), a campaign group that wants to ensure health policies are decided by countries and not dictated by the WHO. Action on World Health Registered … Read more

The Tory’s 2019 election campaign included a plan to increase the NHS budget each year, but current figures are well below the promised funds. Under Delivering The Tory plan, which was supposed to deliver a 3.3% increase in funding each year above inflation, has fallen short, with an average of 2.7%. This discrepancy has resulted … Read more

Campaigners, lawyers and abuse survivors are outraged by the “confused” new legislation to protect children from predators and abuse. Independent Inquiry An Independent Inquiry report published in October 2022 found that there was “a marked absence of a cohesive set of laws and procedures in England and in Wales that require individuals working with children … Read more

The Conservative party accidentally made hundreds of email addresses visible in a message to encourage conference registration and has referred itself to the data protection watchdog. Email Blunder The Tory party’s registration team sent an email to around 300 supporters regarding their annual conference and reportedly left all the recipients’ addresses visible to all. Information … Read more

Four years after Brexit, the UK faces a new wave of challenges as food import costs from Europe are set to surge by 60%. Brexit Four Years On Brexit was never going to be a quick and painless process, but the consequences are still coming four years later. This time, Brits are facing a 60% … Read more

An existing scheme has been modified meaning that prisoners can now be released up to 70 days early, to combat overcrowding in jails in England and Wales. An Overcrowding Problem As of March 2024, 88,220 of the 89,000 places in English and Welsh prisons were occupied, leaving just 780 places available. Tackling the Issue A … Read more

MPs will be voting next week on the exclusion from Parliament of those who have been charged with a sexual offence. The Vote On Monday, 13 May this year, Penny Mordaunt will bring a motion to Parliament. The debate will be on a “Motion on the risk-based exclusion of Members of Parliament”, according to parliament.uk. … Read more

During the 1970s, 80s and 90s, more than 30,000 people in the UK received blood transfusions that left them unknowingly infected with HIV and Hepatitis C. A Known Problem The NHS has known about the dangers of blood transfusions since at least 1973, when the Blood Transfusion Service released a booklet detailing the risks. In … Read more

Political upheaval grips the UK as the Liberal Democrats challenge the Tory government with a vote of no confidence following significant local election losses. Uncertainty Across the UK Following the recent local elections, UK politics are looking as uncertain as ever. With the Liberal Democrats winning more seats than the Tories, will their vote of … Read more