Climate Targets Without Action Are Just Lies
The UK has legally binding net zero targets for 2050 and has missed almost every interim milestone. Targets without enforcement, funding…
Naomi Clarke
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Naomi Clarke
Opinion Editor
Naomi Clarke commissions and edits Daily Junction's opinion coverage, working with contributors to make sure arguments are well-reasoned, clearly sourced and never mistaken for straight reporting.
Universal Basic Income Is Inevitable—We Should Start Now
Automation is eliminating jobs faster than new ones are being created, and the welfare system is punitive and inadequate. UBI is not…
Naomi Clarke
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UK Press Freedom Decline: Britain Drops to 33rd in World Rankings as Legal Threats and State Secrecy Mount
The UK has fallen to 33rd place in Reporters Without Borders' 2025 World Press Freedom Index, its lowest ranking in two decades. Legal…
Naomi Clarke
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Abolish the House of Lords Now—It's an Embarrassment
The UK's second chamber has over 800 unelected members, costs £130 million a year, and includes hereditary peers who inherited their seats…
Naomi Clarke
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The Right to Disconnect Should Be Law, Not a Perk
France, Ireland, and Portugal have legally enshrined the right to disconnect from work emails outside working hours. The UK has nothing…
Naomi Clarke
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Streaming Killed the Music Industry—For Artists, Anyway
Spotify pays artists £0.003 per stream. A million plays earns £3,000. Meanwhile, the platform is profitable and record labels take the…
Naomi Clarke
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Car Dependency Is Killing UK Towns—And We're Still Building More Roads
UK towns are designed around cars, not people. High streets are dying, air quality is terrible, and children can't play outside. Meanwhile…
Naomi Clarke
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Britain's Surveillance Creep: How Facial Recognition, ANPR, and Mass Data Collection Are Building a Digital Panopticon
The UK has more CCTV cameras per capita than any democracy on Earth. Now police forces are deploying live facial recognition, ANPR tracks…
Naomi Clarke
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UK Data Protection After Brexit: How GDPR Enforcement Has Changed and What It Means for Your Privacy
The UK's post-Brexit data protection regime promised to maintain GDPR standards while reducing business burdens. But ICO fines have…
Naomi Clarke
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