US immigration authorities have been accused of human rights abuses, however, including the rampant use of solitary confinement and the detention of hundreds of pregnant women in allegedly dire conditions.
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GREATEST SCIENCE POLICY FAILURE OF THE CENTURY
He also dismisses the UK’s response to the emergence of the Covid-19 virus as “slow, complacent and flat-footed”, a reaction that show the government was “glaringly unprepared” for the pandemic.
WHO CARES? ARE HOMES FOR ELDERLY PROPERLY FUNDED
Indeed, private care homes in Britain are struggling with unsustainable low levels of government-paid fees.
EXCESS DEATHS MAY BE A BETTER WAY OF ESTIMATING IMPACT
It is too soon to conclude what the eventual totals of excess deaths may be, and it may take months if not years to analyse exactly how well different nations were able to handle the pandemic. The excess death measure arguably gives a clearer indication of how badly affected countries are by Covid-19 than total figures, or death rates purely from the virus itself.
SCANDAL OF FISH FARMERS SHOOTING SEALS IN SCOTLAND
The Ferret reported on 2 June that the Scottish Government was planning to ban seal shooting to save Scotland’s £180 million business exporting farmed salmon to the US.
MoD PAID £1m RENT FOR HOUSES THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN KNOCKED DOWN
The international peace group, Pax Christi, campaigns for military spending to be diverted to healthcare and sustainability. “How galling then to hear of public resources being wasted on this scale by the Ministry of Defence,” said the group’s director, Theresa Alessandro.