"Quite A Radical Policy": Manchester Bans Fracking In Victory for U.K. Activists

In a move that could have repercussions on the fracking industry nationwide, Manchester in northwest England has announced that it is effectively banning the practice.

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UN Poverty Report Highlights British Government's Role Fuelling Inequality

Following his 2-week tour of the U.K., the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights slammed Britain's welfare-cutting policies as more are driven to poverty, hunger and homelessness.

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Brexit Chaos Means Likely No End To Britain's Punishing Austerity Cuts

The number of children living in poverty across the U.K. has surged by 100,000 over the past year – a perilous trend that is only likely to worsen with Brexit, despite the prime minister's promises.

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Britain’s Widening Wealth Inequality Demands Sweeping Reform, Report Says

Britain needs to make extensive changes to recover from its economy's failings, rising inequality and the destructive inheritance of the financial crisis, according to a new report.

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Left-Wing Groups Were Spied on For Decades by U.K. Police

New evidence reveals police in the U.K. were deployed to spy on small left-wing political parties and groups for a period spanning almost four decades.

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European Court Rules U.K.’s "Big Brother" Program A Violation of Privacy

Are people finally beginning to win the battle with their governments over mass surveillance?

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Whatever You Do, Don’t Get Sick in Post-Brexit Britain!

The Brexiteers promised an additional £350 million a week for healthcare. Now less than six months away from the country's departure from the E.U., Britain’s health system is on the brink of collapse.

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Intensifying Support for Corbynism As Tory Government Crumbles

The rally atmosphere in the small, rural north west town of Hayfield is testament to Britons' rising discontent with neoliberal policies as PM Theresa May's Tory alliance falters and a leftist Corbynism is in ascent.

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In "Trumpian Disregard for the Planet," UK Ministers Vote To Expand Heathrow

UK government figures forecast that if a third runway is developed at Heathrow, aviation CO2 emissions will rise by 7.3 million tons by 2030.

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Britain’s Burgeoning Wealth Inequality Shows A Nation More Divided Than Ever

London is now home to more than 4,500 multimillionaires – people defined as having net assets of at least $30 million – while poverty across the rest of Britain is reaching new heights.

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