LONDON – Nearly 750 armored vehicles purchased by the British Ministry of Defence to combat the threat of roadside bombs in Afghanistan are being axed from the Army’s force structure. Mastiff, Ridgeback and Wolfhound armored fleets are to be pensioned off in the latest drawdown of vehicles under the Land […]
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Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) says that countries such as the UK and US don’t need to worry about taxes and can essentially print as much money as they require, an argument which has taken increasing significance amid the COVID-19 crisis because of the level of spending governments are engaged in […]
Two hundred and sixteen medical professionals signed an article published in The Lancet medical journal demanding an end to the “ongoing torture and medical neglect” of award-wining WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, who remains incarcerated in Britain’s Belmarsh maximum-security prison. Clinical psychologist Dr Lissa Johnson, who co-authored the letter, explained to […]
British customers should use the guest WiFi of pubs, bars and restaurants as a means of aiding the upcoming COVID-19 track and trace requirements, issued by their government, argues technology firm Purple WiFi. The UK-based company, which specialises in data capture and predictive analytics, notes that it would be inefficient and […]
Mike Padgham, chair of the Independent Care Homes Group (ICG), explains why many care and nursing homes in England and Wales were already on shaky ground, financially speaking, even before the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Padgham runs four separate care homes as well as provides voluntary support and representation […]
LONDON — Producing a promised new defense and security review was never going to be straightforward for the British government, but the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the fast-evolving geostrategic position has muddied the waters even further, leaving open the question of future investment priorities. The integrated defense, security […]
A “system failure”, throughout the process in providing medication, at hospitals, primary care facilities and care homes, is unnecessarily costing people’s health and well-being, according to Professor Rachel Elliot who co-author a new study on medication error in England. Tens of millions of mistakes throughout the process of providing medication […]
LONDON – Four international consortia have been shortlisted by Britain’s Ministry of Defence to enter the final stage of bidding to operate ground control facilities for its Skynet satellite communications network. Teams led by Airbus Defence & Space, Babcock Integrated Technology, BT and Serco, have been down-selected for the Skynet […]
The British government has released documents detailing parts of the relationship between the National Health Service and for-profit surveillance firms such as Faculty and Palantir and global consultancies such as McKinsey, following the threat of court proceedings brought by openDemocracy and Foxglove. Phil Booth, coordinator of the organisation medConfidential that […]
The post-Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020. Great Britain will not extend the transition period with the EU beyond the year-end deadline, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said on Friday. He took to Twitter after chairing an EU Joint Committee meeting. I just chaired a constructive EU Joint […]
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LONDON – Britain’s first dedicated cyber regiment has been officially established as part of the Army’s drive to modernize its response to the growing digital threat posed by potential adversaries. Creation of the unit, the 13th Signals Regiment, is part of an ongoing restructuring of the British Army, known as […]
A combination of military and media pressure has resulted in the termination of Iraq war related criminal investigations, reflecting the power of the British military as “the only institution in the UK that is allowed to run their own criminal courts and prosecution service”, according to the Peace Pledge Union. The […]
14 per cent of Small and Medium-Sized businesses won’t have enough cash ‘to last four weeks of lockdown’, according to the latest business survey conducted by two country-wide accountancy networks with tens of thousands of members. 99 per cent of all UK employment is within Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), […]
UK 07:00 GMT 08.05.2020Get short URL The British government has been accused by critics of failing to properly take into account the millions of self-employed and precarious workers whilst arranging for financial support measures for men and women who can’t work thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown. A joint lawsuit has […]
The competition to build up to three 40,000-ton vessels was expected to have been worth as much as $1.9 billion at the time the competition was unexpectedly terminated in November 2019. Source link