News Round-Up
19 May 2024
by Will Jones
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by Sallust
The U.K. Government is risking the ire of environmental groups by planning to expand airports despite climate warnings, citing economic benefits and banking on greener aviation fuels to mitigate environmental impact.
The intervention of the RSPB in the housebuilding debate is the latest in a familiar pattern of 'cute' English institutions making partisan interventions against what they perceive as harmful populism, says J Sorel.
Five girls have petitioned the PM to keep single-sex toilets in schools, citing girls' safety. The letter to Mr. Sunak follows a petition by one of them, gathering nearly 12,000 signatures to protect such spaces.
Rishi Sunak is being urged by 46 MPs to end the Government's support for the Conscious Advertising Network, an anti-free speech organisation that encourages advertisers to boycott Right-wing media.
Conservative backbenchers in Red Wall seats are urging the Prime Minister to hold a national referendum on Net Zero. But would the BBC, ITV and Sky allow climate sceptics on the air?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced hundreds of new oil and gas drilling licences in the latest setback for climate activists.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is poised to order a review of the 2030 ban on new petrol cars according to Government sources, amid mounting concern about the impact of costly green policies on household budgets.
Households will pay a £170-a-year Net Zero levy on energy bills in the coming days, with Rishi Sunak accused of "slyly" shifting costs back to consumers as the 'two-year' suspension of green levies ends after nine months.
The Government is due to issue new guidance on how schools should manage trans pupils -- schools must inform parents if children start transitioning and teachers won't have to use their preferred gender pronouns.
The Prime Minister has intervened in the row about whether Kathleen Stock should be allowed to speak at the Oxford Union and said the 'vocal few' must not be allowed to stifle debate.
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