Queen’s Speech focuses on post-Brexit fixes
Over a third of the 26 bills mentioned in the Queen’s speech replace, remove or renew EU measures as others offer a populist stance on ‘law and order’.
Yearly Archives: 2019
After a decade of bailouts, it’s time for business to “bail in” to fight climate and social crisis
Business need to ‘bail in’ to help avert the biggest theats to our way of life. And governments can help them do so.
Leading Democratic Presidential Candidates expected to support much greater union rights
Many of the leading candidates to be the Democratic Presidential nominee are expected to back scrapping non-compete clauses and sectoral collective barganining.
Liberal Democrats accused of ‘lurching to right’ to chase Scottish Tory votes
Why are the Liberal Democrats in Scotland voting against Clean Air Zones and community control?
Analysis: Right-wing think tank’s plans would benefit rich and encourage climate chaos
So-called Taxpayers’ Alliance report proposals would ‘benefit the wealthiest most damage the environment’ according to the IPPR.
What BHS, Carillion and Thomas Cook have in common – and why this government review should worry everyone
Now isn’t the time to cosy up to failing audit companies.
The Civility Trap: Why it’s time the left got angry
What the left can learn from Greta Thunberg – and Trump.
Government response to calls for abolition of imprisonment for council tax debt inadequate and misinformed
Poor and vulnerable people are being wrongly imprisoned over the civil offence of non-payment of Council Tax.
Breastfeeding mothers stage protest at Downing Street on day three of Extinction Rebellion protests
Women breastfeed outside downing street to protest the appallingly inadequate political response to climate change.
UK unions urge Johnson to condemn Turkey’s invasion of Syria
As Turkish troops advance into Kurdish held territories unions call on Johnson to condemn the invasion.