Basit Mahmood
Number of Tory MPs refuse to wear masks even after Sajid Javid’s plea to ‘set an example’
“I’m looking round the house today and I’m looking at my Conservative colleagues... I think there’s four out of fourteen wearing a facemask this morning.”
How a wealth tax could bring in more than £200bn in extra revenue to fund public services
'The accumulation of wealth is largely ignored. It’s time for this to change.'
British Medical Association slams government for being ‘wilfully negligent’ for not enforcing Covid ‘Plan B’
'The Westminster Government said it would enact ‘Plan B’ to prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed; as doctors working on the frontline, we can categorically say that time is now.'
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, October 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Cleaning staff win campaign for £10 per hour wage at University of Sheffield
The University's management have now signed an agreement with Unite representatives to confirm the decision to increase the workers' pay from £9.52 to £10 an hour.
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of UK voters want a four-day working week, poll finds
60% of those asked were in favour of introducing a four-day working week in the UK, compared to 26% who opposed the move