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Society of Editors warns journalists at risk from state threats bill

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Society of Editors warns journalists at risk from state threats bill

Journalists need stronger legal protections under the National Security (State Threats) Bill, the Society of Editors has warned. The calls follow concerns raised in the Guardian about British foreign correspondents, who could be at risk of prosecution if they use sources “within state-backed groups”. Members of the House of Lords were expected to finish scrutinising the bill today. British foreign correspondents could be at risk of prosecution if they use sources within state-backed groups in countries such as Iran under national security legislation being rushed through parliament this week. David Anderson, a former UK independent reviewer of terrorism… — Pippa Crerar…

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Polanski warns Burnham is kicking the can down the road

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Polanski warns Burnham is kicking the can down the road

On Monday 29 June, Andy Burnham finally gave us a fleshed out idea of what he has planned for the country. The answer – essentially – was more of the same. And while he is proposing a few actual changes, they won’t scratch the surface of the massive problems facing us. One person to recognise this was Zack Polanski, who said the following: The can doesn't need to kicked down the road, again. People have had enough of tinkering around the edges. Bold changes now. We are in crisis. Rent controls, wealth taxes, public ownership of what is ours. Real change.…

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Polanski warns UK food system is close to collapse

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Polanski warns UK food system is close to collapse

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has warned that food insecurity is not a distant threat. He says it’s already impacting customers, farmers and workers in the food industry. In a speech to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union on 8 June, Polanski warned that the UK’s food system is close to collapse. He spoke of pressures from rising temperatures and global instability and called for urgent action to support the UK’s food resilience. The speech comes as figures from the Autonomy Institute show that UK fruit and veg prices could rise 170% by 2050. And the climate crisis is likely…

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