Law

Billy Bragg is among those backing efforts to strengthen deals between independent labels and YouTube

Alternative music ‘could be erased from YouTube’

YouTube has announced plans to block independent record labels if an agreement is not reached over a dispute on the terms and conditions and royalties. Google, which owns YouTube, has been renegotiating contracts with record labels, but some of the more independent companies say that they have been pressured into accepting “highly unfavourable terms”. The most controversial clause concerns the[Read More…]

Govt to dock £40 from unemployed

Govt to dock £40 from unemployed

Unemployed people are set to lose £40 under new benefits rules, it has been revealed. From this Autumn, anyone who loses their job will receive £40 less as a result of government plans to make people wait for longer for any job support. The government’s own assessment body revealed that its policy on welfare will leave many impoverished. The Social[Read More…]

Spikes have appeared outside of luxury flats

Authorities across the world wage war on homeless people

A number of anti-homeless spikes have reared their ugly heads across the country in a further attempt to demonise the most vulnerable people in society. Rather than waging a war against homelessness, both businesses and politicians have teamed up to wage war on homeless people instead. Earlier this week, Tesco sought to distance itself from criticism after what appeared to[Read More…]

Silvio Berlusconi had links to mafia, court rules

Supreme court uncovers mafia links to Berlusconi

Berlusconi’s nefarious links with the Italian mafia has been laid bare, after the Supreme Court of Cassation in Rome found that he did business with the mob for decades. It appears that he was more than just a corrupt, sex-crazed politician – he also worked with the notorious Sicilian Mafia, Cosa Nostra, through his conduit and former senator Marcello Dell’Utri,[Read More…]

HMRC to sell your details to the highest bidder

HMRC to sell your details to the highest bidder

HMRC plans to sell the public’s details to the highest bidder, it has recently been reported. The data of thousands of men and women across the country could be sold to private companies by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). This new move has prompted concerns over civil liberties and privacy. The government claims that the data will be anonymous, but[Read More…]