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29 July 2021
Government announces 'Beating Crime Plan'
The government’s proposals to tackle crime include the relaxing of stop and search rules and electronic tagging on burglars after their release.
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22 July 2021
Parliament appeals for reforms to streaming service payouts
An investigation published by MPs addresses the problematic business practice of music streaming platforms.
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14 May 2021
UK government confirms Channel 4 privatisation is likely
The Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has affirmed that the privatisation of public broadcaster Channel 4 is expected by 2024.
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10 May 2021
Government plans to cut funding for creative university subjects
The Department for Education plans to cut university funding for creative and arts courses by 50% as they are not considered “strategic priorities”.
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26 March 2021
Is 'Kill The Bill’ self-defeating?
Violent protests broke out in Bristol earlier this week and ‘Kill the bill’ is the chant that dominates the media right now – but what is it all about, and can it be morally supported?
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26 March 2021
Government partially taking over Liverpool City Council after corruption scandal
Local government inspectors have been investigating financial irregularities in the awarding of building contracts in the city, and Whitehall is taking over Liverpool’s council.
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22 March 2021
Future of festivals to be decided in this week's Festival inquiry with Culture Minister
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee are due to question the Culture Minister on the reopening of the festival sector this summer.
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3 March 2021
Budget 2021: How the government's plans will affect the arts
The government’s 2021 Budget has been announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. With the arts having been negatively impacted in 2020, the government has allocated £400 million to help venues in England reopen.
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3 March 2021
Budget 2021: How the government's plans will affect young people
Today marked the announcement of the government’s latest budget plan with the Chancellor Rishi Sunak setting out his plans to help the UK through the pandemic. But what did it all mean for young people?
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20 January 2021
Where is money better spent for those experiencing homelessness?
An investigation into where money is better spent for those experiencing homelessness – the arts or government initiatives.
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15 November 2020
What is bullying?
Anyone can be affected by bullying, so I have collated a collection of definitions, policies and organisations from the information out there against bullying for children and adults.
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6 July 2020
Government announces £1.57bn support package for the UK arts and culture sector
The announcement comes at a time where many organisations are on the brink of permanent closure
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30 June 2020
'Grenfell: Burning Justice To The Ground'
An analysis of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that seeks to discuss a) who is to blame? b) why has Justice not been served three years on? and c) is Grenfell evidence of the inherent flaws of Capitalism?
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10 December 2018
This government is no longer fit to serve
“Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong Government with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband.” - David Cameron, 2015
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1 September 2017
Are the arts reducing in popularity within schools due to government education reforms?
Joshua Lewis-Handley, from Alderbrook School, re-hashes his Gold Arts Award Unit 1, Part D - Form a View on the popularity of arts subjects.
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3 June 2017
GE17: The rich need to start paying up
It's now critical to address the wealth disparity and create opportunities for everyone.
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6 March 2017
Neglecting the Arts in Schools
Compulsory triple science at GCSE is a blow to the arts
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11 May 2016
Did the House of Lords really trigger a constitutional crisis by voting against the tax credit reforms?
An in-depth look at the facts surrounding the contentious vote