UK Government

One of the pre-eminent human rights organisations, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has warned that the UK Government is at risk of being placed on a list of countries which abuse rather than protect human rights, in light of its policy of transferring asylum seekers to Rwanda. Amelie Brogden explores...

Lorenzo Capito  2023 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the expulsion of the Chagossian people from their homeland in the Chagos Islands. This act has been regarded as a “Crime against humanity” by Human Rights Watch, who called on the UK government for reparations and the right...

Hannah Walton-Hughes Following a year of serious Ministerial Code breaches and a controversy around PPE procurement, to name a few issues, the United Kingdom has received its lowest-ever position in the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Impact’s Hannah Walton-Hughes reports on the issue. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has...

Mike Wong looks at what has happened to Ukrainian refugees in the UK....

When Joe Biden was nominated as the Democratic candidate for President in 2020 he was 77 years old, and would become the oldest head of state in US history. This concerned many people during the election campaign, and many were worried he would not be able to dispense his...

Emily Preston This week, the government announced that its Covid-19 Vaccine program would be extended to include the over 70s in England but reports suggest that, in some areas, vaccines are still yet to be rolled out to those in older age categories. The government has announced that 200...

During the past few months of the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been a new staple added to everyone’s daily attire: the face mask. With so many different types appearing, it can be hard to know which are the best in terms of efficacy and practicality. Hopefully, a little light...