A round-up of my articles this week:
Hackney Council announces its “first ever Migrant Champion”
With a record 230 people (mostly men) crossing the Channel in one small boat earlier this month; water supplies running short; and housing ever-more scarce, you’d think politicians might want to halt new arrivals in the UK and reduce pressure on our infrastructure (never mind preserve our civilisation).
Shakespeare’s Globe hunts for “the most exciting new plays about the climate crisis”
“We’re looking for the best new original plays about the climate and nature crisis that talk about our connection to each other, to the world around us, just like Shakespeare did.”
From the Good Law Project to Hacked Off: How the Jason Arday case became a press reform campaign
A note to say how extremely sorry I am about the death of Jason Arday. In writing this article, I am not attempting to scrutinise Arday himself but examine networks using his case to push for press regulation.
Taxpayer-funded think tank - costing £40 MILLION over 5 years - holds "wellness" session
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI Global), “an independent, global affairs think tank”, received £40,303,180 from taxpayers between 2021-25.
