The Bench Report
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🇬🇧 Making UK politics accessible & accountable.
🗣️ Debates & briefings direct from Parliament.
📝 Source: Hansard.
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Pod: https://www.thebenchreport.co.uk
Blog: https://thebenchreport.substack.com
🗣️ Debates & briefings direct from Parliament.
📝 Source: Hansard.
🎧 AI Pod and Blog 📝🤖
Pod: https://www.thebenchreport.co.uk
Blog: https://thebenchreport.substack.com
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Why 'The Bench Report' exists - to make UK politics accessible and accountable. ✅🗳️
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The 25th anniversary of devolution in Scotland! 🏴 🗳️
Speakers reflect on the Scottish Parliament's establishment in 1999, realizing the "settled will of the Scottish people", and noting initial achievements like free personal care and the smoking ban.
#scotland
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Speakers reflect on the Scottish Parliament's establishment in 1999, realizing the "settled will of the Scottish people", and noting initial achievements like free personal care and the smoking ban.
#scotland
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Scotland Devolution at 25: Successes, Failures, and the Path Ahead
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November 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The 25th anniversary of devolution in Scotland! 🏴 🗳️
Speakers reflect on the Scottish Parliament's establishment in 1999, realizing the "settled will of the Scottish people", and noting initial achievements like free personal care and the smoking ban.
#scotland
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Speakers reflect on the Scottish Parliament's establishment in 1999, realizing the "settled will of the Scottish people", and noting initial achievements like free personal care and the smoking ban.
#scotland
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Why 'The Bench Report' exists - to make UK politics accessible and accountable. ✅🗳️
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November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Why 'The Bench Report' exists - to make UK politics accessible and accountable. ✅🗳️
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The UK provided the second-largest military contribution to the United Nations Command, with over 1,100 British lives lost.
#korea #history #podcast
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#korea #history #podcast
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Korean War 75th Anniversary: Honouring UK Heroes and the Glosters' Defence
Podcast Episode · The Bench Report · 19/11/2025 · 6m
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November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The UK provided the second-largest military contribution to the United Nations Command, with over 1,100 British lives lost.
#korea #history #podcast
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#korea #history #podcast
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The UK Government is launching a new Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy to transform education. The strategy introduces V-levels, a new vocational qualification designed to simplify pathways alongside A-levels and T-levels.
#education #vlevels #mocks #gcses
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#education #vlevels #mocks #gcses
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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The UK Government is launching a new Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy to transform education. The strategy introduces V-levels, a new vocational qualification designed to simplify pathways alongside A-levels and T-levels.
#education #vlevels #mocks #gcses
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#education #vlevels #mocks #gcses
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The debate urges investment in rehabilitation, better staffing, and a commitment to ending the postcode lottery in care.
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Stroke Recovery Crisis: Why UK Rehab Services Are Failing Survivors
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November 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The debate urges investment in rehabilitation, better staffing, and a commitment to ending the postcode lottery in care.
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@thestrokeassoc.bsky.social
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Episodes coming up this week!
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Episodes coming up this week!
Opponents argue the changes force land sales to cover inheritance tax, jeopardizing generational succession and rural investment.
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Protecting the Family Farm: The Inheritance Tax Battle over APR and BPR in Northern Ireland
Podcast Episode · The Bench Report · 14/11/2025 · 7m
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November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Opponents argue the changes force land sales to cover inheritance tax, jeopardizing generational succession and rural investment.
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Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) are projected to drastically improve road safety by avoiding up to 88% of collisions linked to human error. 🤔🤖🚘
#CAVs #AA #RAC
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#CAVs #AA #RAC
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Self-Driving Revolution: Safety, Accessibility, and the Future of UK Transport
Podcast Episode · The Bench Report · 13/11/2025 · 5m
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November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) are projected to drastically improve road safety by avoiding up to 88% of collisions linked to human error. 🤔🤖🚘
#CAVs #AA #RAC
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#CAVs #AA #RAC
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Hear analysis of the recent parliamentary debate about the legacy of Ada Lovelace (b. 1815), the visionary mathematician recognized as a pioneer of computer science! 💻⚛️👩🔬🧮
#adalovelace #adalovelaceday @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @adalovelaceday.bsky.social
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#adalovelace #adalovelaceday @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @adalovelaceday.bsky.social
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Ada Lovelace: Computer Pioneer, STEM Visionary, and Closing the Gender Gap
Podcast Episode · The Bench Report · 12/11/2025 · 6m
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November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Hear analysis of the recent parliamentary debate about the legacy of Ada Lovelace (b. 1815), the visionary mathematician recognized as a pioneer of computer science! 💻⚛️👩🔬🧮
#adalovelace #adalovelaceday @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @adalovelaceday.bsky.social
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#adalovelace #adalovelaceday @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @adalovelaceday.bsky.social
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Critical staff shortages throughout the NHS—affecting specialists like radiologists, oncologists, and nurses—are significantly hindering cancer care.
@cancerresearchuk.org @nhscharitiestogether.co.uk #nhs #cancerresearch
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@cancerresearchuk.org @nhscharitiestogether.co.uk #nhs #cancerresearch
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NHS Cancer Crisis: Workforce Shortages, Waiting Times, and the Fight for Early Diagnosis
Podcast Episode · The Bench Report · 11/11/2025 · 7m
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November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Critical staff shortages throughout the NHS—affecting specialists like radiologists, oncologists, and nurses—are significantly hindering cancer care.
@cancerresearchuk.org @nhscharitiestogether.co.uk #nhs #cancerresearch
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@cancerresearchuk.org @nhscharitiestogether.co.uk #nhs #cancerresearch
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Family holidays during the school term?
The debate over "predatory pricing" by holiday companies, making travel during official school breaks unaffordable, forcing parents to risk fines.
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The debate over "predatory pricing" by holiday companies, making travel during official school breaks unaffordable, forcing parents to risk fines.
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School Attendance Fines vs. Family Wellbeing: The Debate Over Term-Time Holidays
Podcast Episode · The Bench Report · 10/11/2025 · 6m
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November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Family holidays during the school term?
The debate over "predatory pricing" by holiday companies, making travel during official school breaks unaffordable, forcing parents to risk fines.
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@jet2holidays.bsky.social @bookingcom.bsky.social @haystravel.bsky.social
The debate over "predatory pricing" by holiday companies, making travel during official school breaks unaffordable, forcing parents to risk fines.
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@jet2holidays.bsky.social @bookingcom.bsky.social @haystravel.bsky.social
Episodes coming up this week!
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Episodes coming up this week!
The urgent need for educational assessment reform due to the profound impact high-stakes exams have on youth mental health. #mentalhealth #exams
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The Exam Crisis: Why Educational Assessment Reform is Crucial for Youth Mental Health
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November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The urgent need for educational assessment reform due to the profound impact high-stakes exams have on youth mental health. #mentalhealth #exams
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With COP30 approaching in Belém, Brazil, leaders are urged to place food systems at the heart of climate negotiations.
#COP30 #climatechange @cop30brazil.bsky.social @cop30
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#COP30 #climatechange @cop30brazil.bsky.social @cop30
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COP30: Why Transforming Global Food Systems is Crucial for Climate and Security
Podcast Episode · The Bench Report · 07/11/2025 · 5m
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November 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
With COP30 approaching in Belém, Brazil, leaders are urged to place food systems at the heart of climate negotiations.
#COP30 #climatechange @cop30brazil.bsky.social @cop30
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#COP30 #climatechange @cop30brazil.bsky.social @cop30
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WE ARE BACK - bonus episode!
The United Nations turns 80, but its anniversary is overshadowed by a severe liquidity crisis.
Listen to the debate at www.buzzsprout.com/2463008/epis...
Monday's topic - Educational Assessment Reform.
#UNat80 #UNReform #GlobalCooperation #SecurityCouncil
The United Nations turns 80, but its anniversary is overshadowed by a severe liquidity crisis.
Listen to the debate at www.buzzsprout.com/2463008/epis...
Monday's topic - Educational Assessment Reform.
#UNat80 #UNReform #GlobalCooperation #SecurityCouncil
The UN at 80: Crisis, Cash, and the Future of Global Cooperation - The Bench Report
The United Nations celebrates its 80th anniversary, marking eight decades since the UN Charter was signed in 1945. We examine the UN’s founding purposes, including maintaining international peace and ...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
WE ARE BACK - bonus episode!
The United Nations turns 80, but its anniversary is overshadowed by a severe liquidity crisis.
Listen to the debate at www.buzzsprout.com/2463008/epis...
Monday's topic - Educational Assessment Reform.
#UNat80 #UNReform #GlobalCooperation #SecurityCouncil
The United Nations turns 80, but its anniversary is overshadowed by a severe liquidity crisis.
Listen to the debate at www.buzzsprout.com/2463008/epis...
Monday's topic - Educational Assessment Reform.
#UNat80 #UNReform #GlobalCooperation #SecurityCouncil
While supporters champion youth engagement and opponents question maturity, the discussion is often dominated by long-held assumptions.
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The Youth Vote
Four Surprising Truths About Lowering the Voting Age to 16
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October 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
While supporters champion youth engagement and opponents question maturity, the discussion is often dominated by long-held assumptions.
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Challenges include skills shortages, and protecting creative ideas (IP).
Challenges include skills shortages, and protecting creative ideas (IP).
Britain's Film & TV Industry is Booming...So Why Is It Breaking?
Challenges include funding gaps, skills shortages, and protecting creative ideas (IP).
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September 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Challenges include skills shortages, and protecting creative ideas (IP).
Challenges include skills shortages, and protecting creative ideas (IP).