An English police force has apologised for telling people not to make “hateful comments” about a transgender sex offender’s gender identity after the home secretary told them to “focus on catching criminals not policing pronouns.” On Tuesday, Sussex Police posted on Twitter a news piece with the headline “Woman convicted of historic offences against children in…
UK Teacher Sacked Over Pupil’s Preferred Pronouns Row
A British maths teacher claims he was sacked after refusing to affirm a teenage pupil’s gender identity because he wanted to first obtain permission from the student’s parents. Maths teacher Kevin Lister is taking legal action against his former employers, claiming unfair dismissal. Lister said he was dismissed by his college in England on Sept….
UK Warns TikTok Could Face £27 Million Fine for Failing to Protect Children’s Privacy
The Chinese-owned social media site TikTok could face a £27 million ($29 million) fine after British authorities found that it may have breached UK data protection law by failing to protect children’s privacy. On Monday, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said in a statement that the video-sharing platform may have processed the data of…
Bank of England Intervenes to Calm Markets as UK Borrowing Costs Soar
September 28, 2022
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The Bank of England, Britain’s central bank, has sought to restore financial stability with an emergency bond-buying programme, after the government’s new fiscal policy caused the pound to dive and borrowing costs to soar. The British pound on Monday plunged by more than 4 percent to just $1.03, an all-time low. It recovered to about…
UK MPs Call on Government to Scrap ‘Irredeemably Flawed’ IPP Sentences
The House of Commons Justice Committee has called on the government to review the status of almost 3,000 prisoners who were jailed under the “irredeemably flawed” Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) system. The committee’s report said the system for managing and releasing IPP prisoners was “inadequate” and all 2,926 in England and Wales should have…
IMF Urges UK to ‘Reevaluate’ Tax-Cutting Measures After Drop in Pound
September 28, 2022
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the UK government to “reevaluate” its strategy to boost economic growth with massive tax cuts funded by borrowing, which has spooked the markets and caused the pound to plunge. The British pound on Monday plunged by more than 4 percent to just $1.03, an all-time low. It recovered…
UK to Engage in Long Term Exercises in Indo-Pacific
September 27, 2022
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The United Kingdom Royal Air Forces (RAF) has announced it will be engaged in multiple military exercises that will see it training with multiple nations in the Indo-Pacific—including Australia, Japan and the Republic of Korea—until December as part of the UK’s continued tilt toward the region. A flight of four Typhoon fighters and one Voyager…
Parents Awarded Legal Costs After Taking UK Government to Court Over School Transgender Guidance
The UK government has settled with a Christian family over a legal case in which they were labeled transphobic for refusing to follow a primary school’s transgender-affirming policies. The case goes back to 2017 when Nigel Rowe, 49, and his wife Sally, 47, questioned the policy of their two sons’ Church of England primary school…
UK Admits ‘Mistakes’ After RAF Allegedly Discriminated Against White Men to Boost Diversity
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that “some mistakes were made” in recruitment after it was reported the Royal Air Force (RAF) unlawfully discriminated against white men in an attempt to boost diversity. Sky News reported in August that the RAF’s head of recruitment resigned after refusing to follow an order to prioritise…
Labour Leader Keir Starmer Invokes Spirit of Tony Blair in Party Conference Speech
The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused Liz Truss’s government of “losing control of the economy” and, in reference to election victories of the past, he said, “Like in 1945, 1964, and 1997, this is a Labour moment.” Starmer also quoted former Prime Minister Tony Blair in his keynote speech to the party…
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