英媒七则：英国working class是否受歧视等

2026年07月07日

（1）（近8分钟的视频）美国建国250周年：五个鲜为人知的中美关系历史细节 - 2026年7月4日，美国建国250周年。250年的历史，足够两个国家从陌生人变成好友、对手，再到如今演变成复杂且难以定义的关系。BBC中文从历史中截取五个与中国相关，却鲜为人知的交汇瞬间，回顾两国错综复杂的过往。

见链接 https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cly87exrjvqo/simp

（2）英国working class是否受歧视，本文有披露UK abuse scandal ‘ignored because victims were working-class boys from north’, minister says - Jake Richards announces measures to prevent abuse like that at Medomsley detention centre in County Durham - One of the UK’s most horrific and shocking child custody scandals was collectively ignored for decades because the victims were working-class boys from the north of England, a government minister has said. The sentencing and youth justice minister, Jake Richards, has announced he is implementing a number of recommendations to prevent abuse such as that which took place between 1961 and 1987 at Medomsley detention centre in County Durham from ever happening again. It was at Medomsley that the paedophile Neville Husband, one of Britain’s worst ever sex offenders, raped and tortured boys over three decades. His reign of terror was revealed in a number of Guardian reports from 2011 by the late prisons correspondent Eric Allison and the feature writer Simon Hattenstone. The revelations led to a six-year investigation by Durham Constabulary, which identified more than 2,000 victims. In November last year the grim conclusions of an inquiry carried out by the prisons and probation ombudsman, Adrian Usher, were published. That led to a government apology to victims and the setting up of a review into safeguarding arrangements across the youth custody estate in England and Wales. Richards recalled Usher’s draft Medomsley report being one of the first things that landed on his desk after being appointed a minister. “I read it twice and I remember exactly where I was,” he said. “I read it twice over a Saturday evening and was just completely taken aback and horrified by the scale, but also the nature of the offending. This was industrial sexual abuse and rape of some of the most vulnerable boys in our society.”Medomsley, which closed in the late 80s, is one of the UK’s biggest abuse scandals but, observers say, it has not had the national attention it deserves. Richards said that socially and culturally there had been “an apathy” towards this type of offending and one reason was because the victims were seen as “bad” working-class boys from the north. He said: “I think it is important that as a country we face up to the horrors of the past but also, more importantly, that we make sure it never happens again. “If you look at the offending, what was happening in the 60s, 70s and 80s and then the response to it, I’m completely convinced that this has been overlooked collectively by people in power, whether that is politicians, parts of the media, or whatever, because the victims here are working-class boys from the north of England.”They were seen as boys who had done bad things but often the offending had been minimal, Richards said. “I met one victim who was put in Medomsley because he had taken a jacket from a car on a freezing night. There was a prevailing culture that these boys were intrinsically bad and therefore how they were treated was less important than other groups.”The new safeguarding review, carried out by the government’s chief social worker for children and families in England, Isabelle Trowler, makes 34 recommendations for change. They include new measures for stronger staff training, tougher vetting and a requirement for every site in the youth estate to have access to a dedicated social worker with extensive child protection expertise. Trowler said there had been improvements in recent years but more needed to be done.

见链接 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/07/uk-abuse-scandal-ignored-victims-working-class-boys-north-minister

（3）长篇，有关英国高教贷款 Student loans mis-sold to five million people, say MPs - MPs accuse ministers of ‘loading burdens on to younger generations’ to the tune of more than £200bn

见链接 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/government-missold-student-loans-to-five-million-people/

（4）长篇，透露一些英国飞机发动机制造之情况，牵涉其它欧美的制造商，同时，在等英国政府的表态，以便重入十多年后与中国国产C919发动机竞争的市场 Labour chaos leaves Rolls-Royce’s engine plans up in the air - Leadership turmoil pours doubt over aerospace giant’s re-entry into the short-haul market

见链接 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/07/06/turbulence-rolls-royce-political-chaos-engine-plan/

（5）长篇，这是一个年均12亿英镑的争议 Labour considers watering down £250 ground rent cap - Government documents suggest ‘quid pro quo’ leases could be exempt - Labour has been accused of “rolling back” leasehold reforms after announcing plans that would expose some leaseholders to uncapped ground rents. Last year, the Government announced that all ground rents across England and Wales would be capped at £250 a year, eventually dropping to a “peppercorn” (zero) rate after 40 years. However, consultation documents published on Thursday suggested that “quid pro quo” leases – arrangements in which the buyer pays a lower purchase price or extends the lease in return for paying a higher ground rent down the line – would be exempt. Opponents said the plans could lead to leaseholders being exploited. ... When a purchased property is a leasehold, the land on which it sits is owned by a freeholder, who can charge a ground rent. This costs an average of £298 a year, according to government data. The cap was introduced to crack down on these charges, which in some cases doubled every year and left leaseholders trapped in unaffordable or escalating contracts that made properties difficult to sell or remortgage. ... There are 4.8 million leasehold properties in England, government figures show.

见链接 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/buying-selling/labour-considers-watering-down-250-ground-rent-cap/

（6）对于那些开不了普通银行账户的人，英国目前是如何处理的，是个有4百万人的群体 Banks accused of pushing customers away from basic accounts - Some of the UK's biggest banks have been failing their most vulnerable customers, according to the financial regulator. Banks have been pushing homeless people or those in financial hardship towards unsuitable online applications and away from basic bank accounts. These accounts are free, do not include an overdraft facility, and provide essential banking for those unable to open a mainstream account. Now, the nine UK banks and building societies which operate basic bank accounts have agreed to demands from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to make access more straightforward. Basic bank accounts have many of the same functions as a regular current account, but are designed for those who might otherwise be excluded from the banking system. More than four million people in the UK have these accounts. ... Problems included failing to offer these accounts to people who needed them, particularly those with no fixed address. Some pushed customers in vulnerable circumstances towards online applications to open an account unsuitable for their needs. New promises from banks: Emad Aladhal, director of retail banking at the FCA, said: "Bank accounts are important for financial inclusion, and this is about making sure the very people who could benefit from basic bank accounts are not missing out." Banks have agreed to provide the right account for customers first time, make it straightforward for customers without standard ID or a fixed address to open an account, and offer alternatives to online applications to those who are vulnerable. Peter Tyler, director of personal banking at trade body UK Finance, said: "We recognise that more can be done to ensure consistently good outcomes for everyone." He pointed to the Breaking the Cycle, external scheme that saw banks working with housing charity Shelter to ensure people with no fixed address had access to an account.

见链接 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl33dyk7y9o

（7）Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?

见链接 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgl8dlxjd3o