Wednesday, 23 July 2014

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Chemical weapons

UK government approved supply of lethal chemicals to Syria

UN inspector tests the site of a suspected Syrian chemical attack.

Government attacked for 'irresponsible' decision to approve licences.

In other news...

Boris Johnson's estuary airport unlikely to be shortlisted by Airports Commission

It could take decades to relocate birds from the estuary and thousands would die out, new report finds.

European environmental directives set to scupper Johnson's scheme.

'Ripe for the courts': Emergency surveillance law faces legal challenge

Critics say the new surveillance law puts British citizens at greater risk of cyber crime

Liberty initiates a legal challenge to the emergency surveillance legislation the government forced through the Commons last week

How Britain profits from the attack on Gaza

 Palestinian boy sits on the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli air strike earlier today. Air strikes killed at least seven people in Gaza, including five members of the same family, an emergency services spokesman said.

The complex web of Israeli-British military contracts which silences our criticism of the attack on Gaza

Comment and Analysis

Comment: Where have all the political giants gone?

Churchill by his vintage Land Rover

Our political class runs away from the tough decisions and hides problems under the carpet

Cross-party report represents ‘yet another blow’ to controversial welfare reforms, says charity

The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling on the Government to take action to improve fit-for-work tests, as a new Work and Pensions Committee report published today says the system must be completely redesigned.

Peter Clarke's report on the ‘Trojan Horse’ investigation - ‘an inconvenient truth for the coalition government’

“The report of Peter Clarke concludes that he found no evidence of terrorism, radicalisation or violent extremism in Birmingham schools".

BHA responds to publication of Government report into Birmingham schools

Today has seen the publication of Peter Clarke’s report for the Department for Education (DfE) into the Birmingham schools at the centre of the so-called ‘Trojan Horse’ plot.

NEA charity response to Government Statement on tackling energy bills

NEA welcomed the Government's statement to Parliament today which will save the poorest households £1 billion a year on their fuel bills.

New research highlights genetic causes of schizophrenia

The charity Rethink Mental Illness has welcomed new research which sheds light on the genetic causes of schizophrenia.

What your hand gestures say about you

New research shows that what you do with your hands when you talk secretly reveals a lot about your intelligence and ability to empathise with others.

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