Basit Mahmood
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, September 2021
The news you didn't see this week...
Weetabix engineers strike over fire and rehire plans that could see them lose up to £5,000 a year in wages
'Last year Weetabix’s profits went up by almost 20% to more than £81 million'.
EXCLUSIVE: John McDonnell says Labour general secretary David Evans has ‘destroyed community organising’
“What general secretary can be considered a success when you’ve lost nearly 150,000 members and when the party’s in disarray as a result of a purge?”
EXCLUSIVE: John McDonnell says ‘Labour Party’s purge is having a severe impact on mental health of members’
“We’ve lost over 100,000 members, some people say 150,000, that’s the army that goes out and fights the elections for us”.
5 takeaways from Ed Davey’s conference speech
Davey was clear about the seats he wanted his party to take, specifically mentioning seats in Cambridgeshire and the Cotswolds, Stockport and Surrey, Hampshire and Hertfordshire.
6 key Lib Dem policy announcements from party conference
Party leader Ed Davey has announced a new flagship Education policy on the third day of the party's conference - Catch-Up Vouchers.