Author: PerFlyer

Scientific research needs robust government backing, not Treasury penny-pinching | Andre Geim and Nancy Rothwell

The research sector has been a consistent, if sometimes undervalued, UK success story, with countless examples of breakthroughs that have transformed our understanding of the world and the way we live in it, and contributed significantly to our health and wealth. In Manchester last week we celebrated 20 years since the Nobel prize-winning discovery of […]

Keir Starmer loses reparations battle as Commonwealth demands justice | Politics | News

Sir Keir Starmer failed to exclude language on slavery reparations from a joint statement signed by Commonwealth countries at the end of a summit. The Prime Minister downplayed the prominence of reparatory justice on the agenda at the gathering in Samoa, insisting talks about climate resilience had instead been the “absolute priority” on Saturday (October […]

From Grenfell to Bloody Sunday, the UK government’s formal apologies | Reparations and reparative justice

As leaders gathered at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) in the Pacific nation of Samoa this week, they hoped that the UK government and King Charles might use the summit as an opportunity to issue an apology for Britain’s colonial past and discuss reparatory justice. While their concerns were acknowledged, the UK stressed […]

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