Just because technology companies dislike an idea doesn’t necessarily make it a good one. There can be no greater case in point than the appointment of a new chair for Ofcom – a usually boring process that has turned into both a saga and a showdown. The technology giants are said to have been lobbying behind the scenes against the appointment of former Daily Mail editor Paul
The Conservative government always knew that it had a fight on its hands as far as their planned cuts to the UK’s foreign aid budget were concerned. The plan to reduce the amount we spend on international development from 0.7 per cent of GDP to 0.5 per cent was always going to be difficult to get past Tory MPs, and that’s one reason why the government has done everything it
The Delta variant (formerly the Indian variant) results in a higher rate of hospitalisations, according to a study by Public Health England. What does it mean for that 21 June reopening date? Scientists – including members of Sage, the ad hoc body which advises the government – are divided on whether the reopening can go ahead or not. Remember that there is still an awful lot
The main thing we know about the G7 summit discussions is that the world response to Covid-19 will feature heavily. We need a joined-up approach to recovery, along with preparedness and resilience for the next pandemic. After all, despite history telling us that they occur once every 100 years, the next one is already here. Alongside climate change, antimicrobial resistance
Assistance to those facing some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises is threatened by the UK’s plan to cut foreign aid from 0.7 per cent of annual national income to 0.5 per cent (a £4bn reduction). A back-bench rebellion led by the former Conservative international development secretary Andrew Mitchell and supported by others including Theresa May, David Davis and Jeremy