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Private firms can already get their hands on your NHS records

NHS faces privatisation risks from Data Protection Bill.

#NHSPrivatisation
#DataProtectionBill

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Climate crisis: air pollution threatens national safety

Climate crisis amplifies air pollution’s perilous threat.

#AirPollutionRisk
#NationalSafetyThreat
#RiskRegisterInsights

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Big Ag vs. small farmers: UN summit’s clash

UN Summit: Bridging corporate interests with small farmers’ livelihoods.

#UNFoodSummit
#SustainableFarming
#SmallFarmersPower
#EthicalFarming

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UK airlines’ new ‘sustainable’ fuels may be causing deforestation in Asia

UK airlines adopt ‘sustainable’ fuel made from used palm oil.

#DeforestationAwareness
#NotEcoFriendlyFuel

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How Britain’s Covid support for big business entrenched inequality

Inequality widened during the COVID-19 pandemic due to furlough and business rates relief.

#COVID19Inequality
#BusinessRatesRelief
#FurloughImpact

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Defence Ministry and SONAC Security: the dark side of power

OPINION: The Ministry of Defence is seeking policy input, but may not be willing to…

We need public ownership, not obscene private profits

British Gas’s parent company Centrica announced today that it made its highest-ever profits in 2022:…

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MPs who lobbied for controversial ‘green’ petrol were funded by fuel industry

Government introduced ‘E10’ petrol after parliamentary group produced glowing report – despite warnings about its…