Domestic Affairs
Gambling is widespread in Britain: 27 percent of people involved, excluding lotteries
The UK Gambling Commission has published the first Gambling Survey for Great Britain, which aims to establish a new benchmark for understanding gambling behaviour in the country. The…
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Garden Tile Tax: Once Used Against American Separatists, Now to Be Deployed Against Floods
To finance the fight against American independence, the British government once introduced a brick and tile tax. The plan failed. Centuries later, there is a proposal for another…
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Just Stop Oil activists sentenced to real prison terms for conspiring to block a motorway
Five climate activists from the Just Stop Oil group have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from four to five years in the United Kingdom. The activists, including…
Continue ReadingStephanie Peacock is a new head of the state gambling overseer: many regulations ahead
Stephanie Peacock was appointed as the new gambling minister within the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport. She succeeds Stuart Andrew, who resigned at the end of…
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Rishi Sunak promises to act ‘effectively and humbly’ as an opposition
The British House of Commons convened for the first time since the recent parliamentary elections on Tuesday. Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took his seat on the opposition…
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Jonathan Reynolds wants to develop closer ties with the EU, but Brexit should stay intact
The new government wants to work more closely with the European Union on trade issues. However, the reversal of Brexit is not going to happen, said the new…
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The era is gone: 14 years of Conservative Party rule are over
The general election has resulted in a resounding victory for the centre-left Labour Party, securing an absolute majority in parliament. With more than 410 seats won, Labour will…
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