An investigation into anti-racist third-party organisations has found that some Church of England schools have issued the “pyramid of white supremacy” theory model to educators, raising major concerns about the propagation of critical race theory (CRT) in such an ancient institution. Last week, Don’t Divide Us (DDU), an organisation set up to take a stand…
IN DEPTH: Church of England Schools Teaching ‘Pyramid of White Supremacy’ Theory
James Cleverly Says UK ‘Keen to Work Internationally’ on AI Safety, Including China
July 20, 2023
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British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the UK is “keen” to work with other countries including China on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as he chaired the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI on Tuesday. It also comes as the UK government is reportedly considering whether to invite Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the first major…
TikTok Is Top Single Source of News for Teenagers, Ofcom Finds
Teenagers in the UK turn to TikTok as the most used single source of news, new Ofcom research has found. The communications regulator reported that 28 percent of the surveyed teens chose TikTok as their favourite news source, followed by YouTube (25 percent) and Instagram (25 percent). One in ten teens choose TikTok as their…
Home Office Handling of Modern Slavery a ‘Shambles,’ Tory MP Tells Minister
The Home Office’s handling of the UK’s skyrocketing modern slavery cases has been branded a “shambles” after MPs heard a new group set up to tackle the scourge has yet to meet. Safeguarding minister Sarah Dines faced a fiery backlash from the Home Affairs Select Committee after revealing stakeholders involved in the government’s new modern…
Falling Petrol and Diesel Prices Drove Inflation Down to 7.9 Percent: ONS
The UK’s annual inflation rate in June has slowed down to 7.9 percent, largely driven by falling motor fuel prices, according to figures published on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The drop, bigger than some forecasts, left economists wondering whether the Bank of England (BoE) would go easier on its next interest rate hike,…
Woman Jailed for Aborting Eight-Month-Old Baby to Be Released After Appeal
A woman who was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion pills to kill her eight-month-old unborn baby will soon be released after the Court of Appeal reduced her sentence on Tuesday. Carla Foster, a 45-year-old mother of three, took abortion pills mailed to her during lockdown in 2020 after she lied to the abortion provider about…
UK Civil Service Chief Confirms Probe Into Scotland’s Independence Spending
Cabinet Secretary Simon Case confirmed he was looking into the Scottish government’s spending on independence. Speaking to the House of Lords Constitution Committee on Tuesday, Simon Case said that he and his colleagues were “looking at some of these specifics” around taxpayers’ money being spent on Scotland’s independence strategy. The question about funding for the…
Nigel Farage Warns UK Moving To ‘Chinese-Style Social Credit System’
Nigel Farage has warned there is a danger of the UK moving towards a “Chinese-style social credit system” after a dossier revealed his bank reportedly closed his account after deeming that his views did “not align with [their] values.” On Wednesday, former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage released pages of documents in the Daily Mail…
Tobias Ellwood Warned by MPs After ‘Utterly Bizarre’ Video Praising Taliban Rule
The chairman of the House of Commons defence select committee has been heavily criticised by fellow Conservative MPs after he posted a video of himself in Afghanistan in which he praised the Taliban. The video was described as “utterly bizarre” by Mark Francois, Tory MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, who also sits on the defence…
MPs Overturn Attempts to Scrap Offender Immunity in Legacy Bill
MPs have overturned attempts to remove a conditional immunity provision from contentious legislation aimed at halting post-conflict prosecutions in Northern Ireland. The House of Lords had voted to tear up an element of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, which offers those accused of Troubles-related crimes immunity from being prosecuted if they cooperate…
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