“Welsh rugby upholds the highest standards on and off the pitch and during the Six Nations, the Principality Stadium has the chance to make a massive difference to the lives of the people who work hard in the stadium to make the tournament a success by stepping up and paying the real Living Wage.” … [Read more...] about Campaigners call for Six Nations rugby venues to pay casual workers the ‘real’ Living Wage
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Home Office accidentally DELETES 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest records from national police database during weekly data purge – throwing UK visa system into chaos
Other major data losses suffered by the Government include the data discs of 25million individuals and 7.25million families claiming child benefit, including their name, address, date of birth and, in some cases, bank details, in 2007. … [Read more...] about Home Office accidentally DELETES 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest records from national police database during weekly data purge – throwing UK visa system into chaos
Spies may not like the Anderson plan – but their world needs a revolution
Although Anderson has not sought to deprive the agencies of any of their powers, he does call for greater safeguards in the use of communications data. It used to be thought that information about a communication – for example, any associated phone numbers or email addresses – was less informative than its content. That’s no longer the case, and metadata, as it’s called in the US, can be extremely useful to the authorities. So Anderson is right to call for authorisation by a judicial commissioner at “a new body: the Independent Surveillance and Intelligence Commission” (Isic), if an agency is making a novel or contentious request for communications data. A similar restriction would apply to information that is legally privileged. Anderson also recognises that special safeguards are needed for lawyers and journalists, as well as others who handle privileged information. … [Read more...] about Spies may not like the Anderson plan – but their world needs a revolution
UK intelligence agencies should keep mass surveillance powers, report says
Jo Glanville, director of English PEN, welcomed the report. “While we would have liked to see the recommendations go even further in relation to GCHQ’s bulk collection of data, we welcome the recommendations for judicial authorisation and the call for a rigorous assessment before any further powers are given to the intelligence services in a revived snooper’s charter.” … [Read more...] about UK intelligence agencies should keep mass surveillance powers, report says
UK heads for double-dip recession as GDP falls 2.6%
According to the latest figures from the economy, pubs and hairdressers suffered the biggest impact during the second English lockdown in November, as the hospitality sector was forced to close or operate as takeaway-only. The service sector – which includes activities such as retail, hospitality and finance, and is typically the growth engine of the British economy – shrank by 3.4%. … [Read more...] about UK heads for double-dip recession as GDP falls 2.6%
