Fracking leads to water and air pollution, earthquakes and, ultimately, climate change. Caroline Lucas meets the local people fighting it on the frontline who’ve seen its effects.
Large, high street companies persistently underpay their staff. We need strong new measures for tackling this exploitation.
Personal debt in Britain stands at £200bn and grows by 10 per cent a year. Any increase in interest rates could tip millions over the edge.
Whatever the true reasons for Olly Robbins’ move from civil servant in charge of the Department for Exiting the European Union to a new role at No. 10, it is another demonstration of the shambles behind the government’s Brexit strategy.test
Housing in Britain is in crisis. All the evidence shows that the government is utterly failing to respond properly.
Two thirds of between 300,000 to 600,000 workers who are illegally paid below the minimum wage are women.
In the last ten years, the UK has lost half of its clubs and 10,000 of its pubs.
The top articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Delegates at TUC Congress stood against exploitation this week: full decriminalisation of sex work would only help the traffickers and pimps.
The Conservatives pledged to set up regional Wealth Funds for investing in our country. They should use the Autumn Statement to fulfil their manifesto promise.
