Dave Cox
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Emeritus Prof ex Chair South B’ham PCT and Cycling UK. Chair Push Bikes. Dirty air damages heart and lungs ❤️ NHS saved my life twice. #WalkCyclePlay you know you want to
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Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
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Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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“They are not ready in 28 days to find a private rented home, pay a deposit, pay bills, be working," said Polly Stephens, head of policy at New Horizon. "It’s impossible for them. They end up at services like ours [with] no idea what they’re supposed to do next.”
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New asylum policies making homeless refugees “targets for the far right”
Labour’s abrupt return to the 28-day move-on period is pushing vulnerable people into rough sleeping and exposing them to fraud and abuse.
national.thelead.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“They are not ready in 28 days to find a private rented home, pay a deposit, pay bills, be working," said Polly Stephens, head of policy at New Horizon. "It’s impossible for them. They end up at services like ours [with] no idea what they’re supposed to do next.”
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The 28-day move-on period resumed on 1st September, giving newly accepted refugees four weeks until eviction. New Horizon Youth Centre saw 56 new people in October looking for support after being evicted from Home Office accommodation – a fifth higher than the previous month.
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The 28-day move-on period resumed on 1st September, giving newly accepted refugees four weeks until eviction. New Horizon Youth Centre saw 56 new people in October looking for support after being evicted from Home Office accommodation – a fifth higher than the previous month.
Good leader in this week’s @economist.com makes similar assessment. I’ve modified the cover
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Good leader in this week’s @economist.com makes similar assessment. I’ve modified the cover
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The first of the four lectures, broadcast today. It was recorded with a live audience on October 28th, shortly before the clash between Trump and the corporation in November
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BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures
Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series
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November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The first of the four lectures, broadcast today. It was recorded with a live audience on October 28th, shortly before the clash between Trump and the corporation in November
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This is how the FT reported it. Makes it look even worse.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This is how the FT reported it. Makes it look even worse.