Lawyers and MPs warn workers’ rights push will fail without enforcement reforms

PBM reform push heats up

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story PBM reform push heats up Congress is facing pressure from outside groups to consider legislation to reform ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Israel demands right to enforce any Lebanon ceasefire deal

Benjamin Netanyahu meets US envoys to discuss end to war against Hizbollah

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

It remains unclear what if any authority or impact the synod's final recommendations will have, given the purpose of the exercise was to provide the pope with specific proposals on reform.

NHS £25bn Budget boost puts pledge of ‘no cash without reform’ to test

Funding commitments raise questions over whether the money can deliver needed long-term transformation

Business - Financial Times - November 3

How top lawyers earn their bragging rights on pay

Arrival of US firms has pushed up top UK law firms’ charge-out rates by almost 40% in five years

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Electoral reform was on the ballot in several states this election. Why did these measures fail?

Advocates who hoped to limit extreme gerrymandering say ‘terribly misleading ballot language’ sabotaged their efforts. As Donald Trump and Republicans scored massive victories on election day ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Labour under fire for failing to name MPs for key EU role

Calls for UK to work more closely with the EU on everything from defence and trade to immigration grow following Trump’s re-election. Keir Starmer’s government is coming under fire for having ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

How the Democrats’ worker-centred trade policy failed

Taking dictation from the labour unions brought economic damage for little political gain

World - Financial Times - November 11

Growing up with Nigel Farage: inside Reform UK’s push for the next election

The party claims it has almost 100,000 members, more than the Lib Dems, whose hyperlocal strategy it aims to emulate. Podcast: On the ground with Reform UK It was the grand finale of Reform ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Top UK government lawyer pushes ‘revolving door’ as pay gap widens

The Government Legal Department is losing staff as big US law firms spur salary increases in the private sector

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Trump lawyers to push for "hush money" dismissal after indefinite sentencing delay

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's New York criminal case indefinitely postponed the president-elect's sentencing on Friday. Trump was set to face sentencing in November, but Judge Juan Merchan ...

Without hard thinking on tax and the state, Kemi Badenoch is doomed to fail

The new Tory leader can’t rely on Labour being derailed by global events or problems with its own model

World - Financial Times - November 4

Effort to add abortion rights to Florida's Constitution fails

Florida voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.

Pope warns the Vatican pension fund needs reform; employees demand transparency

Pope Francis is warning that the Vatican's troubled pension fund faces a “serious imbalance” and cannot guarantee future obligations without “urgent structural” reforms

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Some UK quangos are ‘a law unto themselves’, senior MP warns

Simon Hoare sets out plans for inquiry into arm’s-length bodies amid concerns over accountability

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Bar association presidents warn lawyers against frivolous election lawsuits

Former presidents of the American Bar Association and other state and local bar associations published an open letter condemning election lawsuits brought forth in swing states across the country. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Democrat Dave Min keeps Katie Porter’s House seat blue

Min, a state senator from Irvine, defeated Scott Baugh, a two-time candidate who had narrowly lost the seat two years ago to Porter.

Politics - Politico - November 12

Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill

Voting temporarily suspended amid disruptions including a Māori party MP ripping up a copy of the bill. New Zealand’s parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages

Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises.

Restaurant workers' jobs threatened by Budget, bosses warn

Hospitality bosses are calling for changes to what they describe as "unsustainable" tax rises.

Pope Francis' Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church has ended with recommendations that fall far short of giving women more equity as hoped

World - ABC News - October 26

Mexico to pursue judicial elections plan after top court fails to block reform

Reform requires elections to be held in June 2025 to replace wide range of judicial positions, and reduce supreme court. The Mexican government will press ahead with a controversial reform to elect ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Trump encounters Senate GOP limits with failed Gaetz AG push

President-elect Trump's ill-fated nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to run the Justice Department marked an early sign of his potential limits in moving his nominees and dealing with ...

Politics - The Hill - 16 hours ago

DNA firm holding highly sensitive data 'vanishes' without warning

Customers of Atlas Biomed are angry and worried about what's happened to the highly sensitive data they shared.

23andMe warns of ‘substantial doubt’ over its survival without new funding

Once-hyped genetic start-up issues latest guidance after reporting further quarterly revenue declines

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Flacco fails to jolt Colts but still QB1 'right now'

Colts coach Shane Steichen plans to stick with Joe Flacco at QB despite Indianapolis' offense putting up season lows in points, yards and first downs during Sunday night's loss in Minneapolis.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

Florida abortion rights measure fails, CBS News projects

CBS News projects a Florida ballot measure that would have enshrined the right to abortion will fail, keeping in place a six-week ban put in place by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Abortion rights ballot measures pass in 7 states, fail in 3 others

Constitutional amendments to protect or expand abortion passed in seven of the 10 states where they appeared on the ballot Tuesday, NBC News projects.

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s ...

World - ABC News - November 13

As Trump pushes Ukraine to negotiate, Britain’s MPs say UK must ensure ‘just terms’

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is aiming to reach a peace deal with Russia next year as his backers signal that they are preparing for talks. British MPs and peers from all parties have called on the ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

After hosting World Cup, Qatar praised by UN rights body for labor law reforms but urged to do more

Qatar has been praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body for improving labor laws before the 2022 World Cup

Sports - ABC News - November 12

Pakistani human rights activists condemn arrest of lawyers on charges creating a security risk

Pakistan’s police have arrested a Pakistani lawyer and her husband who are known for taking on human rights cases, drawing criticism from rights groups

World - ABC News - October 28

Leading human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike in Chinese prison, family says

Xu is protesting against what he describes as inhumane treatment in prison, including lack of contact with his family. Concerns are growing about the health of Xu Zhiyong, China’s most prominent ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

US, Germany and France urge China to free a human rights lawyer and his wife accused of subversion

The United States, Germany and France have called for the release of a Chinese human rights lawyer and his wife who were sentenced to prison this week

World - ABC News - November 1

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