What I’d deliver as Labour’s candidate for West Midlands Mayor
The principle of solidarity will anchor my priorities as Mayor, writes selection candidate Pete Lowe.
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Prof Prem Sikka: The Carillion collapse was followed by promises of reforms, but more avoidable scandals are inevitable
Little has changed since Carillion went into liquidation two years ago
Watchdog confirms Grayling’s probation privatisations have failed
Private probation companies are performing worse than the government service.
4 reasons handing taxpayer cash to Flybe is a terrible idea
It would be a disaster for the climate and for taxpayers.
Calls for justice overhaul as new figures reveal scale of prison overcrowding
The majority of prisons are overcrowded.
Labour figures are starting to embrace the idea of a second independence referendum
Former Scottish First Minister says Labour must ’embrace democracy’.
EXCLUSIVE: London uni strikers threaten to sue Met over ‘completely disproportionate’ response
The Metropolitan Police arrested and then de-arrested the United Voices of the World’s barrister.
Australia wildfires: Demands grow for stronger relief package, as British trade unionists send solidarity
“Our firefighters are exhausted” trade unionists tell Unite’s Tony Burke.
Greenwich Uni contract workers win 23% pay rise and benefits following strike action
“It will change my life completely,” said one contractor
One year on: Extinction Rebellion are stronger than ever
“The gap between government inaction and the disaster of the climate emergency is becoming easier to see”