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Politics
In recent days the Labour party's web systems have been hit by what the party described as a “sophisticated and large scale cyber attack”. But what is a DDoS attack, … Read
A DDoS attack by itself is not a sophisticated or particularly novel website attack. Read
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto which hasn’t been published yet. And it’s flawed to assume all income tax payers have the same tax burden. Read
The Nuffield Foundation has awarded Full Fact £60,000 to improve the understanding and use of evidence in the 2019 general election campaign. Read
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto that hasn’t been published yet. Read
Excerpt The footage is from the 2016 Remembrance Sunday service. The BBC says it was a production error. Read
The student union confirmed that a vote last year had been misinterpreted by the press. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The English budget for children and young people is down 13% in real terms, while spending on youth services specifically has fallen by 73%. Read
Europe
The UK and EU’s mutually agreed intention is that the EU courts would only be the ultimate arbiter of disputes which relate to the interpretation of EU law. Read
The man in the photos has been identified by those familiar with Bobby Sands as Jim Gibney, who now serves as a political aide. Read
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