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Ben Adler

Policy Reporter · Public Square Today

Ben follows legislation, public spending and the machinery of government. He tracks a policy from announcement to implementation and explains what it changes in practice.

Articles by Ben Adler

Ethnic minorities in England less likely to get breast cancer diagnosis from routine screening Yesterday

Bust companies revived in ‘phoenix’ deals more likely to fail again, study finds Yesterday

Free Speech Union hit by internal allegations of racism and sexually inappropriate remarks 3 days ago

Some of Europe’s highest energy costs expected in Britain this winter 3 days ago

MoD seeks out-of-court resolution over compensation battle with gay veterans 3 days ago

King Charles urged ‘as human brother’ to support reparations talks at Caribbean summit 3 days ago

UK must prepare for infrastructure attacks by hostile states, says Streeting 4 days ago

AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened 4 days ago

Royal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn 4 days ago

UK watchdogs urged to tackle suicide social media content after death of girl, 14 5 days ago

Senior Reform official cast doubt over legality of huge donations 5 days ago

Tommy Robinson threatened to make families of Mail journalists ‘famous’, court hears 6 days ago

Minister says Mahmood’s migration policy will ‘prolong integration’ 6 days ago

Masts removed from bomb-laden WWII ship in Thames in bid to avoid explosion Oct 19, 2026

Bank of England said to be reviewing Barclays’ handling of private credit loans Oct 19, 2026

Plaque telling story of African-Caribbean prisoners in Britain stolen within days Oct 17, 2026

Two people killed in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond Oct 17, 2026

Target pensions or welfare, not banks, IMF tells John Healey Oct 16, 2026

France drops opposition to UK being included in ‘Made in Europe’ legislation Oct 16, 2026

Stopping Pip for ADHD or autism would not make big savings, says thinktank Oct 15, 2026

OpenAI’s London staff receive average of £2.3m per person annually Oct 15, 2026

Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says Oct 14, 2026

Russia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirms Oct 13, 2026

Man killed by tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park named Oct 13, 2026

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ‘almost certainly’ behind RAF Fairford threats, says Burnham Oct 12, 2026

Met chief says ‘toxicity’ around DEI will not stop him recruiting more black and Asian officers Oct 12, 2026

Flu cases higher than usual in England during September, experts say Oct 11, 2026

Israel’s downgrading of UK consulate aims to tighten its hold on Jerusalem Oct 11, 2026

Second UK health body drops Israeli drug firm after activist pressure Oct 10, 2026

NHS faces exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinics Oct 10, 2026