Government

Poorer health linked to surge in Reform UK votes, BMJ study indicates

Poorer health metrics, particularly for respiratory and chronic diseases, are strongly linked to a higher proportion of votes for Reform UK, a BMJ Group study suggests. This association surge in reform highlights the critical need for all policymakers to urgently address health inequalities.

UK government funds volunteering opportunities to tackle loneliness

The ‘Know Your Neighbourhood’ Fund has been backed by £30 million to tackle loneliness, by financing volunteering opportunities in numerous cities.

MEP open letter calls for closer political attention on very powerful artificial intelligence

A selection of 11 MEPs from across the political spectrum have called on "industry, researchers and decision-makers" to pay closer attention to the potential dangers of "very powerful artificial intelligence" in a new open letter.

Spotlight: Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

Open Access Government places Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy under the spotlight.

Supporting vulnerable people with easier public sector payments systems

Andrea Dunlop, Managing Director at Access PaySuite, offers her advice on how the government can improve public sector payments systems.

Justice in the United States: Prison system focus

Some of the U.S. Department of Justice’s work, including a look at the federal prison system, is assessed here by Open Access Government.

Helping first-time buyers navigate the UK Spring Budget announcement

Nick Lewis-Smith, Director at Michael Anthony Estate Agents, discusses how the UK Spring Budget announcement will affect first-time buyers.

Finland joins NATO despite Kremlin’s warnings of “countermeasures”

Finland joins NATO, doubling the size of NATO's border with Russia and provoking threats of "countermeasures" from the Kremlin.

One year on since the UK Government’s ‘Transforming for a digital future’ policy paper

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the UK Government's 'Transforming for a digital future' policy paper, David Palmer discusses what we have learnt.

Missing in action: Why do government bodies lose so many devices?

Government bodies are targetted by cyber criminals intending to steal sensitive data or launch a disruptive ransomware attack, says Jon Fielding.

Tackling the digital dropout crisis

Recent research shows a high rate of digital dropouts for government services, but what does this actually mean?

Improving council website reliability in three simple steps

With key services such as health and social care, education and transport, council websites cannot afford to let their users down and must be improved.

Effective risk communication saves lives and builds disaster resilience

Effective risk communication should consider the psychological, social, cultural and political forces influencing how people comprehend, perceive, and react to risk.

Home secretary argues the Rwanda deal is “founded on compassion”

Home secretary Suella Braverman continues to push for the Rwanda deal, where all illegal migrants will either be located back to their home countries – or to the central African country.

The importance of address validation for government agencies

Address validation plays a crucial role in data quality for many functions in municipal, state, and federal agencies.

The Baroness Casey Review: Racism, misogyny and homophobia in policing

The Baroness Casey Review demonstrates a rigorous scratch of the surface exposing institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia within policing.

Met Police misconduct: 1000 sexual allegations to be investigated against officers

800 Met Police officers are being investigated, facing sexual and domestic abuse claims and other accusations of potential Met Police misconduct.

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