Microsoft Windows Edge browser has built-in free VPN. Clash with Online Safety Act?

The updated MS (Microsoft) Windows browser ‘Edge’ now includes a free VPN. “Edge Secure Network is a built-in free VPN that can help secure your network connection from online hackers, keep your location private and safeguard your sensitive data so you can safely make purchases fill out forms and more.” The acronym ‘VPN’ rings …

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Crimes Committed by Asylum Seekers in UK Hotels: What the Data (and Gaps) Reveal

Over the past three years, public concern has mounted over crimes allegedly committed by asylum seekers housed in UK hotels. While headlines have amplified reports of sexual assaults, thefts, and violent incidents, a comprehensive picture remains elusive. What is available is a patchwork of media investigations, Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, leaked data, and …

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DEFINITIVE ANSWER to the UK’s Illegal Channel Crossings Problem?

Here’s ChatGPT’s definitive, clear, and realistic answer to the UK’s Channel crossing and illegal immigration problem — balancing legal, political, operational, and social realities. I asked the AI computer to give me it’s opinion on this knotty problem. I also asked it to tell me why Britain does not follow the MOs of Sweden …

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Why Keir Starmer Is Not the Prime Minister the UK Needs Right Now

In times of national difficulty, a country demands leadership—real, visible, courageous leadership. It demands someone with vision, conviction, and the ability to connect with people not only through policy but through presence. Sir Keir Starmer, for all his professionalism and credentials, does not fit that mould. He is not a natural leader, and right …

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How the Online Safety Act 2003 may threaten freedom of speech

The Online Safety Act 2023, which became law in the UK in October 2023, is one of the most significant pieces of internet regulation ever introduced in Britain. It aims to make the UK “the safest place to be online” by holding tech companies accountable for the content on their platforms, particularly content harmful …

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When Proscription Backfires: Palestine Action, Protest, and the Limits of State Power

On August 9, Palestine Action plans to flood central London with 500 supporters who will sit for “sixty minutes or until arrest” in deliberate defiance of the government’s recent decision to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. This act of civil disobedience is not designed to frighten, threaten, or disrupt life arbitrarily—it is …

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Proscribing Palestine Action: A Dangerous Blow to Civil Liberties in the UK

The UK government’s recent decision to proscribe Palestine Action (PA) as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000 is a deeply troubling development — one that risks criminalising peaceful dissent, overcrowding an already burdened justice system, and further eroding public trust in democratic institutions. Note: This article should not be taken as support …

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