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Britain to Launch ‘High Risk, High Reward’ Science Agency The UK is to launch a new “high risk, high reward” agency to quickly identify cutting-edge science and technology research, it was revealed on Friday. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will allow world-leading scientists the freedom to find and back “ground-breaking discoveries that could transform people’s lives for the better,” the government said in a media release. It said ARIA will aim to seek out pioneers and support them to make innovations on a par with things like the internet and the Global Posit...

Comments Off on New research agency exempt from scrutiny Artificial Intelligence, innovative use of data and the arms industry – now there’s a bunch of areas you’d want oversight on. And yet, a high-profile new government research agency appears to have been absolved from the obligations of public scrutiny before it even begins work. News broke this week that the treasury has authorised £800 million of funding over the next four years for the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). This research agency was originally conceived by Dominic Cummings, and, according to...

West Cumbria Coal Mine Conservative MPs and local leaders, from constituencies across Britain, have spoken out against Labours attempts to block the approval of a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria. Northern Research Group has also backed the new coal mine in Whitehaven, accusing Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds and Shadow Busines Secretary Ed Milliband of ‘Turning their Backs on Northern Communities’. The letter has been signed by 47 Parliamentarians, alongside local leaders Councillor Mike Johnson, Deputy Leader Allerdale Borough Council, Mayor Mike Starkie, Elected ...

THE BBC is dealing with a new round of complaints about perceived bias by Scots journalist and presenter Andrew Marr involving the First Minister.

'Impartial': After Nicola Sturgeon complaints BBC dismisses third tranche of 'bias' complaints about Andrew Marr THE BBC has dismissed a third tranche of complaints over perceived bias by Scots journalist and presenter Andrew Marr. The public broadcaster looked into some 2000 complaints over perceived bias against the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on The Andrew Marr Show on January 3. Complaints stated that Mr Marr showed bias against the government, interrupted Mr Johnson too much through 'intrusive interrogation' or were unhappy the Scots journalist summarised his interview with the Pr...