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Just over a month ago, a news story broke that spoke volumes about our crisis-ridden times, and the great wealth sitting undisturbed while some of our most vital organisations and institutions find themselves in dire financial straits.It also took its place among a range of developments 鈥?from our polluted rivers, to the ongoing controversy about the legality of camping on Dartmoor 鈥?which highlight how the opportunity to enjoy green and open spaces is being spoiled, restricted and neglected. In this instance, though, beyond coverage in the Guardian and Telegraph, and a brief flurry of noise on social media, what was afoot seemed to attract very little attention at all.The Youth Hostels Association of England and Wales YHA has announced the sell-off of 20 of its 150 hostels, and identified a further 30 for possible offloading over the next three years 鈥?which, in total, would mean the loss of a third of its properties. Its spokespeople blame pandemic sh stanley cup utdowns, the cost of living crisis and steep inflation .Insiders also talk about how Brexit has hugely reduced the number of school trips to the UK from Europe, thereby hitting a crucial part of the YHAs revenue. Priority, it insists, will stanley vattenflaska b stanley taza e given to buyers who want to run the threatened facilities as independent hostels, but many will unavoidably be turned into spacious 鈥?and very expensive 鈥?private homes: yet another symbol of a society that has succumbed to the proverbial fate of knowing the price of everything and the Dbhl NHS underfunding is deliberate strategy
Unless you ve been bidon stanley hiding under a rock, you ll know that Lord Justice Leveson published his report into the culture and ethics of the press on Thursday, calling for a new independent press watchdog to replace the PCC, which would be underpinned by statute. He recommended that an explicit duty on government ministers to uphold and protect the freedom of the press be enshrined in this legislatio stanley italia n. He also suggests amendments to the Data Protection Act and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act Pace : one could make journalists liable to prison sentences, the other might require sources to sign written agreements. Catch up with Leveson day as it happened.LJ Leveson devoted an entire page of his 2,000-page report to the relevance of the internet , leading critics to warn that drawing a distinction between web and online news would undermine regulation. Meanwhile, the Law Commission have opened a consultation into reforming contempt of court laws in the digital age. Joshua Rozenberg asks: With so much information flashing around the internet, should we still be keeping juries in the dark stanley mugs Is it even possible these days for a juror to decide a case without being influenced by inadmissible evidence He continues, Far from accepting that the game is over, the commission suggests tightening the law on contempt of court. Their suggestions include stricter controls over jurors use of the internet and introducing ambitious efforts to police online conten |
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