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UK News Briefing

December 3, 2020

Two in five children under the poverty line not eligible for free school meals

Free school meals will not end child poverty but they will go a good way towards protecting children from hardship and helping struggling families to stay afloat, says CPAG.
December 3, 2020

NAO investigation into the free school meals voucher scheme

At the start of the scheme, 11.2 per cent of schools were more than five kilometres from the nearest participating store.
December 2, 2020

Scottish government provides over £540 million in benefit payments since launch of new system

Seven benefits are completely new, and the others are more generous than the UK benefits they replace.
December 2, 2020

Supermarket and fast food chicken fuelling deforestation in Brazil

Chicken sold in Britain’s supermarkets and fast food outlets is being fattened on soya linked to deforestation and fires across a vital region of tropical woodland in Brazil, says Greenpeace.
December 1, 2020

Government deducting money from benefits of households using foodbanks

The government is taking money from the benefit payments of almost half of households using food banks, the Trussell Trust has found.
December 1, 2020

Intrusive technology at work on the rise, says TUC report

The TUC says that Artificial Intelligence-powered technologies are being used for day-to-day line management, performance ratings, shift allocation and deciding who is disciplined or made redundant.
December 1, 2020

Jury raises 11 concerns regarding death of woman with learning disabilities

The coroner refused to permit the jury to considerthat neglect contributed to Joanna Bailey's death.
November 30, 2020

What is the economy for?

Speaking about restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19, Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne said “We have chosen a course that is worse than deaths from the virus.” This view seemed to stem from his understanding of the impact of lockdown...
November 30, 2020

Hundreds of ‘invisible children’ in England locked away without legal protection

A significant number of extremely vulnerable children end up in places that are not even registered with Ofsted, let alone registered as secure homes.
November 30, 2020

Northern Ireland journalists receive death threats

Chilling threats against journalists are now being made on an almost daily basis, says Amnesty International.