Rob Butler MP, has proposed a bill that would ensure young people who turn 18 before their first court appearance are still treated as children.1
Adapt or Perish: Weathering the storms - How airlines have adapted their services to stay afloat after more than a year of COVID-19
Iran's nuclear crisis
IS UBER FINALLY LISTENING TO ITS DRIVERS?
A HASTY “ROAD MAP” OUT OF LOCKDOWN WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON CANCER CARE
Cambridge Laying the Foundation to Bridge the Economic Education Gap
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Cambridge University has introduced a new foundation year scheme, designed to give disadvantaged young people a more realistic and obtainable avenue to the university. The scheme reduces the usual entry requirement of A*AA to BBB for students who had their education ‘disadvantaged or disrupted’ and are from lower-income households.
‘Rehabilitation Rhetoric’: Part 1
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The European Commission for Human Rights has issued a statement. requiring the Member States to “take urgent steps to protect the rights and health of prisoners” in response to the current pandemic.Bringing to light the contentious issue of prisoners’ rights, the statement entrenches the importance of human dignity in the penal context. With the aim of protecting detainees from egregious wrongs and fostering realistic prospects of rehabilitation.
Sex Testing and its economic impact [part 2]
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Double Edged Sword: U.S.’s Attempts to levy Sanctions on the Houthi group of Yemen
EU prepares new carbon border tax - will it work on the ground?
The termination of sex testing in sport [part I]
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Despite the desperate need for inclusion and striving towards a gender equal society, many female athletes are still subjected to intense ‘sex testing’ prior to competing. This violation of an individual’s rights has led to the mental and physical decline of female athletes as well as economic hardship.
The British Airways Data Breach and the rise of group action litigation in England and Wales.
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In the largest group action personal data claim in UK history, it has been announced that British Airways could face claims amounting to more than £800 million. British Airways initially stated that their online reservation systems had been accessed by an unauthorized third party on 7th September 2018, compromising the data of more than 420,000 customers. According to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), British Airways was alerted to the breach by a third party and did not detect the breach themselves.
The Genocide Amendment: World Peace Meets World Trade
Motives Within the Europe and China Trade Deal?
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China, which was starting to be seen as a rising capitalist power and the land of opportunity by its people, is now uncompromisingly at war with this notion. With its ever-increasing trade sanctions and restrictions on mass media, it comes as a shock that China has agreed a trade deal with Europe.
‘You’re taxing my patience’ US retreats from Tech Tax War with France.
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During 2020, the USA found itself in the middle of a tax war with France. This was in response to Macron placing a “3% levy on all revenue earnt from digital services used in France.” Branded as the dreaded ‘tech tax’, this naturally had a huge impact on tech giants such as Facebook Inc, Amazon Inc and, of course, Google.
Spanish Economy Finds a Lifeline Through Mergers
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Spain's biggest economic hurdle has been youth unemployment, at around 40%, for many years. Now it has become one of the hardest COVID hit nations within Continental Europe. The nations’ central bank has predicted a 15.1% contraction in the economy if there is a 2nd wave of lockdown restrictions.
Croatian Border Brutality
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In July 2020, a Bosnian volunteer handed over more than “1,600 pages of media reports and personal testimonies to Austria’s parliament, documenting the brutality of Croatia’s border police against irregular migrants”. The Border Violence Monitoring Network has observed an “increase in violence against refugees on the Croatian side since spring 2017”. Yet most, if not all, reports of violence by Croatian police continue to go unchecked.
Oil Extraction Licenses Put Norway in Environmental Battle
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Despite Norway’s green credentials, its wealth has mostly been accumulated from huge oil exports.[LE1] Norway’s Nature and Youth group along with Greenpeace Norway are challenging what they describe as ‘double standards’, in a lawsuit disputing government issued oil licenses.
Merricks v Mastercard: A Surge in Mass Consumer Claims Expected?
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On 11 December 2020, the UK Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling on the hugely anticipated Merricks v Mastercard case.[1] This has followed the £14bn collective action on behalf of 46.2 million consumers, brought against Mastercard concerning anti-competitive interchange fees.
NHS Workers Rightfully ask for Pay Rise- Will the Government Approve?
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Throughout 2020, NHS workers worked tirelessly to save thousands of lives across the UK. While their efforts have been praised via social media channels and “clap for carers” last year, NHS workers are still being overlooked by the government after requests for a 15% pay rise have been ignored.