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Vaccine passports look set to be coming but what’s the human cost?
What are the consequences of allowing the current government to introduce an ID system with the power to deny full participation in public life, asks BECK ROBERTSON
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
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After years of austerity and denial under a new Reform UK council, a failing Send service was pushed into the spotlight by staff, unions and parents — culminating in a £1.3m funding boost and a 50% increase in front-line workers. MARTIN PORTER explains
BORIS JOHNSON continues to dither on committing to a decision on vaccine passports but the latest murmurs from Camp Tory are that some form of the scheme will be in place by the end of September.
Many will welcome the move, including those left of the Tories — but it would be foolish to imagine vaccine passports will be without impact — several human rights campaigners and respected institutions have already flagged them as a major cause for concern.
Liberty has dubbed the scheme “an overreach on our rights,” stating that passports won’t protect us and will fail to extricate us from the pandemic.
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