Search results for ‘boundaries’
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Has redrawing political boundaries paralysed US politics?
As the US Senate leaders continue to negotiate to end the current fiscal crisis, it is clear that Republican efforts to redraw political districts are having unintended consequences.
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FactCheck: Are the Tories gerrymandering the election boundaries?
Calls for political reform spun out of the expenses scandal of 2009 and hurtled towards last year’s general election, with all three major parties promising change in their manifestos. Labour proposed a non-partisan parliamentary boundary review that would look at the rules for the redistribution of seats, as well as an Alternative Vote (AV) referendum. Its manifesto said: “The cost of politics to the taxpayer must be minimised but we reject using this as an excuse to gerrymander constituency boundaries in the interest of one political party.” The Tories meanwhile championed a 10 per cent cut in the number of MPs, while the Lib Dem manifesto stated that it would making voting fairer by introducing Single Transferable Vote (STV) for elections, the number of MPs could be cut from 650 to 500. We’ve already said no to AV, so now it’s down to the boundary changes to kick start reform. But is it fair, or are the Tories manipulating the system?
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FactCheck: what are NHS physician associates and why are unions worried?
Physician associates support doctors diagnosing and managing patients, often in GP surgeries or hospitals.
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Folk musicians descend on Glasgow for Celtic Connections festival
Thousands of musicians from countries across the world have descended upon Glasgow to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the folk festival Celtic Connections.
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Putin annexes Ukraine territories as Zelenskyy wants Nato application fast-tracked
In Moscow tonight they threw a party to celebrate the annexation of Ukrainian territories, while daring the enemies of Russia to take them back.
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Greensill: Lord Pickles calls for urgent reform after lobbying row
Six investigations are now being launched into the Greensill scandal.
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Treasury Committee to launch inquiry into Greensill collapse
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Government of bringing back “Tory sleaze”. He claimed that the row over David Cameron’s lobbying on behalf of the financier Lex Greensill had revealed a revolving door between the government and paid lobbyists. Boris Johnson said he shared some of the concerns and admitted it wasn’t clear…
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Series 7, Episode 5: Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter. He talks to Krishnan about why he thinks it’s important to push the boundaries of music, the future relationship between technology and music and why the best music is yet to come.
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FactCheck: we shouldn’t rely on official cases per capita to compare local outbreaks
There are no easy answers.
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FactCheck: supreme court ruling on prorogation explained
So what does it mean? And what happens next? We’ve lined up some political and constitutional experts to help us explain.
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NHS targets: How do you keep patients out of A&E?
When it comes to meeting its targets, the NHS in England has had one of the worst winters on record. And that’s prompting hospitals to look at different ways of dealing with patients.
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FactCheck: the truth about MPs’ pay
MPs have been awarded another pay rise today, causing outrage among some commentators. It’s been widely reported that the politicians will get an increase of 2.7 per cent from April, while the staff who work for them will get a rise of only 1.5 per cent. This sounds unfair and ungenerous – but it’s not…
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Channel 4 News to launch news show on Facebook Watch
Channel 4 News announced today a partnership with Facebook to produce a new weekly news show, ‘Uncovered,’ exclusively for Facebook Watch.
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FactCheck: Are migrants causing the A&E crisis?
The NHS is in crisis. But are regions with large migrant populations suffering more? FactCheck takes a look.
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David Bowie: “Master of reinvention” leaves unmatched legacy
David Bowie, who has died aged 69, was a musician, producer, actor and artist who left a creative mark on five decades of popular culture.
