Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Basit Mahmood
Tory education minister Andrea Jenkyns called out for peddling fake news and stoking culture wars
There are currently no British universities offering a degree in Harry Potter studies.
Outrage after Tory chair tells people struggling with the cost of living crisis to just ‘get a new job’
“People know that when their bills arrive, they can either cut their consumption or they can get a higher salary, higher wages, go out there and get that new job.”
Nadine Dorries suggests Liz Truss should call a general election.
“If Liz wants a whole new mandate, she must take to the country.”
Liz Truss dishes out a peerage and trade minister job to multi-millionaire Tory donor who is Jacob Rees-Mogg’s business partner
“Dominic Johnson CBE was appointed a minister of state jointly in the Department for International Trade and the Cabinet Office on 2 October 2022.”
Humiliation for the Daily Mail: Paper forced to change front page after government’s tax U-turn
“Just LOOK how they changed their front page between edition”
The think tanks closely linked to Liz Truss who cheered the disastrous mini-budget
A “massive moment for the IEA”.
Labour in massive 33-point lead over Tories
In total, four major polling companies all simultaneously said it was the highest lead they had ever recorded for Keir Starmer’s party after turmoil on the markets.
Tory donor and Kwasi Kwarteng’ ex-boss profits after pound plummets
Odey’s firm has been betting that the cost of government debt would increase, which is exactly what has happened following the government’s mini-budget on Friday.
Economist who backs Liz Truss says: “I don’t care about equality issues. I have no interest in equality.”
“I don’t care about equality issues. I have no interest in equality. I think it’s an incorrect policy objective. I don’t think it’s either morally or economically sound as a policy objective.”
