Project 2025 thinktank behind lists naming ‘woke’ federal workers | Project 2025
The right-wing group, which has created a series of blacklists to target federal workers, believes the Trump administration should fire it. A recent list created by the American Accountability Foundation, called the “Dei Watch List,” includes the numbers of people of color who have a role in the health role of government, which is allegedly […]
UK must be less dependent on China for critical minerals, says thinktank | Trade policy
Britain needs to reduce its dependence on China for critical minerals, an influential think tank has concluded ahead of a government strategic decision this spring. in report When it comes to rare earth minerals, a vital component of high-tech products from mobile phones to missiles, Labor says ministers should build partnerships with other countries to […]
Allow teachers to fine parents over pupils’ bad behaviour, says Tony Blair’s thinktank | Pupil behaviour
Ministers should give teachers the power to fine parents if they do not work with schools to tackle an “epidemic” of bad behavior, Tony Blair's think tank says. Educators have the same legal powers to compel parents to attend meetings with schools and agree to action plans for their children regarding truancy, the Tony Blair […]
Blair thinktank criticises ‘unfounded’ nuclear fears after Chornobyl | Energy industry
Tony Blair's think tank says global carbon emissions would have been 6% lower than they are today without the “inaccurate rhetoric” about nuclear power that has caused “unfounded public concerns” since the Chernobyl disaster. According to a report by the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), if the nuclear industry continued to grow at the same pace […]
Soaring UK mortgage rates have pushed 320,000 adults into poverty, thinktank says | Poverty
A leading think tank has said that 320,000 British adults have been pushed into poverty by the steepest rise in mortgage costs since the 1980s. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlighted the damage caused by the UK’s mortgage time bomb, saying individuals who have had to renew their mortgage or take out new borrowing […]