Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election(bbc.com)
394 points by tcp_handshaker | 272 comments
BBC News article reporting that novelty candidate Count Binface won over a quarter of the votes in the Clacton by-election.
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UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16(alecmuffett.com)
326 points by nvarsj | 323 comments
Alec Muffett blog post criticizing a UK House of Lords amendment that would prohibit providing VPN services to children under 16.
Show HN: Use Their ID – Use your local UK MP’s ID for the Online Safety Act(use-their-id.com)
771 points by timje1 | 237 comments
A protest site that takes a UK postcode and generates an AI mockup of the local MP's driving licence, mocking the Online Safety Act's ID checks.
UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns(politico.eu)
435 points by scrlk | 223 comments
Politico Europe article reporting that UK rail minister Peter Hendy got engineer Gareth Dennis fired for raising safety concerns, threatening to withhold public contracts.
Privatisation has been a costly failure in Britain(economist.com)
382 points by benrmatthews | 444 comments
An Economist By Invitation opinion piece in which think-tank head Mathew Lawrence argues privatisation in Britain has been a costly failure and favours state ownership.