Antique ivory – defined as pre-1947 worked ivory – is an exception and can be traded in the UK and EU.
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The EU and UK are fuelling the illegal trade through their continuing sale of legal ivory items.
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Healthcare professionals should have their freedom of conscience protected by law.
All at sea.
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Rather than becoming an independent coastal state and being able to form its own fisheries policy, the UK’s fishing industry remains beholden to EU rules.
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When the penny was introduced in 1971, a pint of milk cost 5p. You can’t buy anything with pennies anymore.
Gary Oldman plays Winston Churchill in the 2017 film Darkest Hour .
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Not just period pieces, the 2017 films “Dunkirk” and “Darkest Hour” shed light on the intense Brexit debate, and raise important questions about Britain’s fundamental identity.
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The UK government is shockingly apathetic about the fast rise in mortality in England and Wales.
The UK’s Tigger-ish chancellor.
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Britain’s finance minister delivers his first Spring Statement hot on the heels of some rather good economic news.
Up in arms.
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From the outside, it might look like another case of a pension black hole problem hitting another UK institution. Not so.
The spectre of Brexit hangs over the City of London.
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The EU has ruled out any cherry picking from the UK for things like single market access for financial services.
Go fish.
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We know from every previous wave of feminist activism that some men fear loss of status and power, two things manifest in work and pay.
Fun, games and gas insecurity.
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More than 80% of UK households use gas to heat their homes so the industry has to handle huge swings in demand.
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The first UK survey of cannabis potency in ten years finds that skunk now dominates the market, while hashish has all but disappeared.
One in six working-age people report some kind of disability.
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Only half of disabled people are in work, despite high rates of employment across the population as a whole.
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Englishness has been found in diverse places and has taken diverse forms.
Unemployment remains very low in the UK.
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Turbulent times or business as usual? What the latest jobs figures do and don’t tell us about the British economy as Brexit looms.
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The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is responsible for rising rail fares and student loan repayments.
The NHS is strapped for cash.
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Millions of pounds are being wasted each year by the NHS on management consultants who are causing a service already under pressure to be less efficient.
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Teachers have a legal duty to promote British values, but what exactly are they?
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The leaked government Brexit report reinforces the academic consensus that the harder the Brexit, the worse it will be for the UK economy.
Is it time to stop outsourcing?
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Problems at government contractor Capita and the collapse of Carillion are part of the same story of outsourcing gone wrong.