Coverage of the Tokyo Olympics offers a masterclass in misinformation
In a textbook example of how misinformation can travel faster than star Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the social media storm surrounding the Tokyo Olympics’ alleged “anti-sex beds” pulled in news outlets and Olympians alike.
‘Generation Left’ will soon become ‘Population Left’ – report
The views of “Generation Left” are “a preview of what will be the mainstream opinion in Britain tomorrow.”
UN has achieved huge advances in gender equality – but significant gaps remain
By Antonia Kirkland, Equality Now, Global Lead on Legal Equality and Access to Justice.
Government’s casual relationship with the truth means we can no longer hold them to account
By Dr Joe McManners, GP from Oxford.
More than a patent: Biden move not enough to secure vaccine equality
Even if Biden’s announcement marks a stunning U-turn in US policy, critics have raised serious doubts over the actual value of the move.
Govt’s toothless recovery plan could end up costing UK citizens £1.3k each by 2022
The gap between rhetoric and action continues to widen.
Brexit: ‘Global Britain’ is part of the puff and bluster to cover the reality that UK is going backwards
The Brexit coalition had to accommodate both ‘Little Englanders’ who wanted less globalisation and ‘Free Traders’ who wanted more. All the evidence about Brexit suggested that the former would prevail and ‘Global Britain’ was coined to assuage the fears of the latter.
Sunak remains silent on Biden’s plan to create a global tax floor
The proposals would create a global minimum corporation tax rate of 21 per cent that would apply in all countries.