The landmark bill that is currently being debated in Parliament is one of the Government’s largest pieces of policies it wishes to pass and will amend and change many areas of justice, sentencing and policing. The bill is facing widespread criticism for a number of its included changes, but it also includes other sections that […]
The Sarah Everard Vigil Handling A vigil was held for Sarah Everard in Clapham Common Sarah Everard went missing while walking home and was later found to have been murdered A serving Metropolitan Police Officer was charged with her kidnapping and murder This followed after the finding of human remains in an Ashford field that were later […]
2021 Budget Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented the Government’s annual Budget to the House of Commons last week. The Budget was highly anticipated due to the ongoing effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on businesses, the self-employed and the general economy. Some main announcements included stating economy expected to return to pre-COVID levels by middle of next […]
The Freedom House 2021 Report was released recently which looks into the democratic state of the world in the previous year (2020) and assigns scores related to various factors that determines if a country is politically and democratically “not free”, “partly free”, or “free”. Naturally you want your country to be free as that means […]
All Coronavirus Restrictions gone by 21st June? Boris Johnson set out his roadmap last week showing the path out of the current lockdown. The main dates include 8th March where schools and colleges reopen, 29th March with rule of six and outdoor sports allowed, 12th April with unessential shops, beauty, gyms, and outdoor hospitality opening, […]
Featured Photo: By Henry aw from Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0. Source. Earlier in the year I included in one of my news posts back in January about an inquiry begun into alleged widespread corruption in the British Overseas Territory’s political landscape and institutions that could not be addressed by the island itself and so […]
Featured photo: Image by fernando zhiminaicela from Pixabay As it stands according to the Johns Hopkins University the US has a 5.29% positivity rate and around 71k are testing positive per day, this is actually not too bad in ratio to the US population size and is almost down to the 5% rate that Johns […]
mRNA Vaccine for Cancer Immunotherapy Chinese scientists have created a new vaccine for cancer immunotherapy that works similar to COVID-19 vaccines. The new mRNA vaccine activates immune system to attack a protein made by tumour cells, rather than protein made by COVID-19. The mRNA is contained in a hydrogel that slowly releases RNA that causes […]
Featured Photo: by johnmartindavies from Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0. Source. Barbados, a small eastern Caribbean island nation that was once part of the British Empire and is currently part of the Commonwealth Realm will soon be transforming into a full-on Republic. What this means basically is that the island nation will be leaving the […]
Hints at How England Lockdown will be Eased The roadmap for easing the coronavirus lockdown in England should be announced from 22nd February. Boris Johnson has hinted at what areas and industries will reopen first. The reopening of schools will be prioritized from 8th March, followed by non-essential retail and then hospitality venues. Coronavirus infection […]