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The best publicly reported figures indicate UK police made roughly 12,000 arrests a year for “offensive” online communications (about “more than 30 arrests a day”) based on custody data compiled by Th...
Yes: multiple recent reports and parliamentary records show thousands of arrests in the UK for online communications described as “offensive” or otherwise criminal under communications laws, with repo...
George Farmer has been connected in reporting to controversies chiefly tied to his leadership roles in Parler and Turning Point UK and to accusations circulating online about sexual misconduct; major ...
Victor (Nathaniel Mayer) Rothschild did indeed press the UK Parliament in 1946 to expand pasteurization of milk; he spoke about it in the House of Lords and the government accepted the motion . Scient...
The best available reporting indicates roughly 12,000 arrests in the UK in 2023 for communications offences that include social media posts, a figure widely cited by The Times and synthesised in Freed...
Available official statistics show that only a very small share of recorded rapes in England and Wales end with a charge or summons each year — around 2.6% in the year to March 2024 rising slightly to...
George Farmer is a British‑American businessman, former chairman of Turning Point UK and ex‑CEO of Parler and Parlement Technologies, married to commentator Candace Owens and the son of Lord Michael F...
Police-recorded rape offences in England and Wales were about 55,685 in the 2020/21 reporting year according to GOV.UK commentary on victim‑based offences (note this is presented as 2020/21 not strict...
Available reporting and official briefings do not provide a single, definitive count of arrests made under the Online Safety Act (OSA) in 2024 for social‑media posts; government datasets are by offenc...
Recent reporting and parliamentary records show a marked uptick in arrests in Europe for online speech, especially in the United Kingdom where custody data and parliamentary debate cite roughly 12,000...
Keir Starmer, as prime minister, cannot unilaterally “force a royal intervention” to block government action; Royal Assent and the monarch’s role are constrained by constitutional convention and polit...
Available reporting shows a stark divergence between arrests for online communications and the number that progress to formal charges and convictions: a Times/FOI‑based figure of over 12,000 arrests i...
Public reporting and parliamentary debate point to a marked rise in arrests linked to online communications in the UK during 2023–2025 — often framed as “over 30 arrests a day” or roughly 12,000 a yea...
UK law since 2023—most notably the Online Safety Act (OSA), which received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023—shifts responsibility for illegal and harmful online content onto platforms and gives Ofcom n...
The Church of England remains an established church with formal roles in state and public life — the monarch is its Supreme Governor, the government appoints many clergy posts, and 26 bishops sit in t...
As of 2025 there is credible evidence that several sitting peers in the House of Lords identify as Muslim, with named examples cited in publicly available lists and news analyses. Some authoritative s...
How often Members of Parliament (MPs) are removed from the UK Parliament is not definitively stated in the supplied material, but the available analyses indicate . The provided documents highlight exa...
UK courts have repeatedly held that religious arbitration and Sharia councils can operate only within the limits of English law: religious agreements may be enforced if parties consent and no conflict...
Recent public datasets show police-recorded sexual violence and rape offences across the EU have risen substantially over the last decade, but the rise in recorded offences does not map directly onto ...
Conviction and charging rates vary markedly across CPS areas and police forces: CPS operational data shows conviction rates by CPS area ranging roughly from mid-70s percent to high-80s percent (for ex...