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Covers:  Political and social news, including democracy/the constitution, workers' rights, and social movements.
Chief Reporter @BylineTimes, focusing on democracy, cronyism, & campaigns. I write our 'On the Ground' column in print too. 'Fake news w*nker' - Tommy Robinson
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Water firms' raw sewage could 'wipe us out' says oyster farmer suing government

Water firms' raw sewage could 'wipe us out' says oyster farmer suing government

Daily Mirror — Sewage poured into England's "Marine Protected Areas" for a total of 263,654 hours in 2021 - or more than 30 years - and the government's plan to tackle the problem is branded unfit-for-purpose An oyster farmer who runs a 300-year-old family firm says sewage dumps by water firms could kill his business overnight.
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Epileptic boy's mum revives medical cannabis fight after 4 years of Tory failure

Epileptic boy's mum revives medical cannabis fight after 4 years of Tory failure

Daily Mirror — Four years after medical cannabis was legalised, there are just a handful of prescriptions on the NHS - but tens of thousands dished out privately. Some families are facing hardship having to foot the bill, campaigner Hannah Deacon says The mum of an epileptic child relying on cannabis to stop his seizures is reviving her battle for the NHS to prescribe medical marijuana.
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'They Know Who I Am, They Know What I'm Doing': Arrested Journalists Speak Out over New Policing ...

'They Know Who I Am, They Know What I'm Doing': Arrested Journalists Speak Out over New Policing ...

Byline Times — Two journalists arrested at a Just Stop Oil protest on Monday (November 7) have told Byline Times they believe they were deliberately targeted in an effort to disrupt coverage of the climate campaign group.
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Voter ID: 'It's Far Worse than Any US State' - Byline Times exclusive

Voter ID: 'It's Far Worse than Any US State' - Byline Times exclusive

Byline Times — The Government has been accused of "gerrymandering" and "legalised voter suppression" by pushing ahead with mandatory voter ID for next year's May local elections, amid renewed concerns that young people will be locked out of voting.
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Boris Johnson cancels meeting with parents outraged at Hillingdon nursery cuts

Boris Johnson cancels meeting with parents outraged at Hillingdon nursery cuts

MyLondon — Boris Johnson's team has cancelled a meeting on a council's controversial closures of low-cost nurseries in Hillingdon, despite time running out to save three pre-school centres in the borough. It comes amid reports the now former Prime Minister, who remains a Member of Parliament, is bunkering down in a central London mansion to write his biography by Christmas.
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'The Met hires racist, sexist, and low quality cops as it can't pay enough'

'The Met hires racist, sexist, and low quality cops as it can't pay enough'

MyLondon — EXCLUSIVE: The Metropolitan Police is attracting poorly-qualified and biased recruits because its salaries are too low, a serving police officer has claimed. PC Idominik Efeotor, an officer in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, said the force struggled to tackle racism in part because it was not attracting high-quality recruits.
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Boris Johnson's docs about affair deleted against rules after leaving City Hall

Boris Johnson's docs about affair deleted against rules after leaving City Hall

MyLondon — Boris Johnson broke City Hall rules by failing to transfer his emails as mayor to Greater London Authority officers when he left office - a move which has hampered the investigation into his alleged affair with US entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri.
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Exclusive: Ed Davey says Liberal Democrats are 'greener than the Green Party'

Exclusive: Ed Davey says Liberal Democrats are 'greener than the Green Party'

Left Foot Forward — In a wide-ranging interview with LFF, Davey discusses his party's vision, why he believes the Liberal Democrats are 'greener than the Greens' and whether he is open to the formation of a progressive alliance to oust the Tories.
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EXCLUSIVE: Scots have right to another indy referendum, say voters in England

EXCLUSIVE: Scots have right to another indy referendum, say voters in England

Left Foot Forward — The findings come as Nicola Sturgeon is once against sworn in as First Minister, after voters elected a pro-independence majority. Voters in England back Scots' rights to a second independence referendum, landmark new polling for Left Foot Forward has revealed.
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Exclusive: Sadiq Khan vows to do 'everything' to oppose attempts to abolish the GLA

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan vows to do 'everything' to oppose attempts to abolish the GLA

Left Foot Forward — The mayor also hit out at Shaun Bailey for his "lies and smears" - and issued a plea to Green voters.
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REVEALED: Government spends £1.2m defending 'unlawful' Covid contracts

REVEALED: Government spends £1.2m defending 'unlawful' Covid contracts

Left Foot Forward — LFF sees documents showing just how much Ministers are spending to 'defend the indefensible' - with contracts dished out without competitive tendering, or not published at all. The Government will spend over a million pounds in legal fees defending its handling of controversial contracts dished out without competition during the pandemic, according to documents seen by Left Foot Forward.
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Opinion: Coronavirus cases are rising again, and people are entering the UK without a trace

Opinion: Coronavirus cases are rising again, and people are entering the UK without a trace

The Independent — On Thursday, the number of UK coronavirus cases hit 1,522 in a single day, it was the highest rise in 11 weeks. Whether we're seeing a second spike or we're still in the first wave of the virus, one thing is clear: we're not out of the woods yet.
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