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Electoral Commission concerned about govt intervention

The UK’s elections watchdog has asked the government to reconsider proposals to oversee its operations The UK’s Electoral Commission urged the British government to reconsider plans that may impinge on the independence of the organization. The government is pushing forward with new legislation that would enhance its oversight arrangement.  The commission is an independent organization […]

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‘Naive’ govt policy poses ‘catastrophic’ security risk – media

Interviews for ‘top secret’ UK jobs are being done by video call, whistleblowers warn British military personnel, civil servants, and private contractors applying for positions with access to “top secret” information are no longer automatically vetted in person, whistleblowers have revealed to The Telegraph. The UK risks a “catastrophic security breach” due to this shift toward […]

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Military will not be sent to deal with protesters, Canadian govt says

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dismissed suggestions to use the armed forces to disperse demonstrators Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that the government would not yet consider sending in the military to deal with the truckers protesting Covid-19 restrictions in Ottawa. Trudeau announced that Ottawa had not yet formally requested the […]

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PM labeled ‘complete psycho’ by govt colleague – leaked texts

An alleged chat between Australia’s senior politicians has been leaked, in which Scott Morrison and his decision-making is slammed Australian premier Scott Morrison came in for what appears to be very bad criticism from colleagues on Tuesday, when an allegedly explosive exchange of texts between former premier of New South Wales (NSW) Gladys Berejiklian and […]

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Secret govt unit used ‘unethical’ fear tactics to push Covid rules compliance – media

The UK government’s behavioral insights team will reportedly be investigated over claims of using ‘fear, shame and scapegoating’ to influence public A parliamentary committee is reportedly set to investigate “scare ads” created by the UK government’s shadowy ‘behavioural insights’ team to “nudge” the public into obeying Covid-19 restrictions. The move comes amid concerns about the […]

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Serbian president accuses Western NGOs of attempt to topple govt

Aleksandar Vucic insists Western governments funded protests that sunk $2.7 bn lithium mine Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has brushed aside denials by Western governments that it was they who had funded the environmental protests that forced Belgrade to scrap an ambitious mining project. He doubled down on the accusations made by his prime minister, saying […]