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How Do Oil Companies Get Away With, Well, Everything? An Expert Explains.
New analysis shows BP, Shell, Chevron, Exxon and TotalEnergies have made $281 billion from the war in Ukraine.
UK Government Secretly Shuts Down NHS Pride Programme
The NHS Rainbow Badge scheme has been adopted by hundreds of hospitals and hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers.
Boris Johnson Has Become a Daddy for at Least the 7th Time
The UK Prime Minister and his wife Carrie announced the birth of a daughter, during a chaotic week that saw Johnson dress up as a police officer and launch an investigation into whether an illegal Christmas party took place at his own house.
Here’s What You Really Need To Know About the UK’s Massive Drug Reform Plan
The UK government is trying to rebuild a drug treatment system it trashed – and setting up a false narrative to demonise drug users.
Sex Education ‘Not Being Taken Seriously’ in England
There are over 20,000 state-run schools in England, yet teacher training modules covering issues such as consent and internet safety have been downloaded only a few thousand times, figures obtained by VICE World News show.
Revealed: The UK Government Ignored Its Own Experts' Advice to Decriminalise Drugs
In 2016, for the first time, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs explicitly recommended decriminalising drug possession and use.
1 in 50 People in England Has COVID, According to Official Estimates
The new figures come as England went back into lockdown and schools were closed, and two days after Boris Johnson said it was safe to reopen schools.
Military Could Be Used to Enforce New Coronavirus Rules, Says UK Government
Boris Johnson announced harsher coronavirus restrictions today in light of the growing number of cases around the UK.
The Government Is Still Massively Complacent About Climate Change
It's set to miss it's 2030 climate targets.
'The Government's Drugs Minister Must Step Down'
Because of a huge conflict of interest, she can no longer talk about cannabis – the most commonly used illegal drug in the UK.
UK Government Considers Banning Unpaid Trial Shifts in Restaurants and Bars
Scottish MP Stewart McDonald has called for an end to the practice that sees prospective employees perform test shifts with no payment.
The Many Ways the Rest of the World Is Beating the UK on Drugs
We might have virtually invented harm reduction in the 1980s, but since then we've been lagging behind in a big way.