Recent news stories and representation notes

UK politics

David Cameron

• prime minister 2010 - 2016

• was Leader of conservative party

Jeremy Corbyn

• Leader labor party 2015

Theresa May

• prime minister 2016 - 2019

• second UK female prime minister

• announced resign on 24th May

Boris Johnson

• 24th July 2019

Windrush

• people arrived in the UK 1948 - 1971 from Caribbean countries

• 1978 Empire Wind rush arrived in Tilbury, Essex

• 25,000 imported during the war

• arrivals became manual workers, nurses, cleaners and drivers

• home office failed to issue paperwork

• The guardian first newspaper to break news and tell story

• left wing leaning, shown in resentment and anger towards Tories and there poor decisions towards to immigrants - invests money back into journalism

• Online

23rd November

on news past 4 years

8 times alone on the guardian

Grenfell tower

• North Kensington - west London

• 14th June 2017

• fire broke out at 00:54

• 72 people died

• 70 injured

• 223 escaped

• 4th floor of 24 story building

• 2:06 fire brigade declared major incident - 40 fire engines

• malfunctioning hot point brand fridge - freezer

• number flammable materials present in the building

• celebrities helping Grenfell

• so quickly reported on - unexpectedness

• negativity - tragedies always get media

Me too movement

• helps to show survivors of sexual abuse that are not alone

• Tarana Burke - 10 years

• spread message - your heard - your understood

• celebrities support

• 2006 used phrase to bring attention - gained global attention

• reborn 16 October 2017

• milano - accused Hollywood producer - Harvey Weinstein

• 463,634 victims (12 or older) each year in the unitled states

Youth crime

• Stabbing or acid attack more common

• 77% by 17-24

• ASBO P2 - Anti social behavior order

Syria and Afghanistan

Syria

• 900 U.S troops

• 5.6 m registered refugees

• 6.2 m internally displaced

• civil war started 2011

Afghanistan

• Taliban war - 111,000 causalities

• since 2009

Terrorism and hatred

Manchester bombing

• 1,017 injured

• 22 may 2017

NHS

• Labor founded

• NHS act - 5th July 1946

• government funded

• 1st 4 months of 2016 - doctors striking (Junior doctors)

• only one other strike in previous 40 years - 2012

• 6 million waiting list going to rise

• Privatisation - worry - government to private owned

Brexit

• 51% votes in favor for leaving the EU

• David Cameron announced referendum

Charlie Guard

• Born in London - 4/08/16 - 4th August 2016

• DNA depletion - Genetic Disorder - Brain Damage - Muscle failure

• October 2nd taken to see GP - wasn't gaining any weight

• then diagnosed with MDDS -

• December - Seizures

• July 24th withdrawn from palliative care

• July 27th transferred to a hospice - mechanical ventilator with drawn - given morphine to relieve any pain

• Died at 6:30 that night