14 January 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM: David Cameron has changed his mind and has said that he will allow minsters to campaign in favour of the UK leaving the EU. The effect is to suspend the usual principle of collective cabinet responsibility. DOCTORS’ STRIKE: The strike of junior doctors has started, after… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 14: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief: UK
07 January 2016 Week in Brief: UK FLOODS: The severe floods which have affected the North of England and Scotland have caused £billions worth of damage. It is thought that most of the damage is not covered by insurance. The Government has been criticised for what is seen as a North/South divide, with insufficient funds… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in Brief: UK
17 December 2015 Week in Brief: UK ENVIRONMENT: The commitment in the Paris agreement to pursue efforts to keep global warning down to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels would require a substantial step up from Britain. Until now the Committee on Climate Change has worked on the basis of 2C°, the maximum envisaged by Paris. … Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Week in Brief: UK
10 December 2015 Week in Brief: UK STORM DESMOND: Record rainfall in Cumbria has led to widespread flooding with much of the city of Carlisle underwater. The 15.9 inches of rain which fell within a 48-hour period at Thirlmere, Cumbria, was a new record, beating the previous record of 15.6 inches set in 2009. Water… Continue reading Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Week in Brief: UK
