Building social housing could save the government billions, report finds
The government could could have saved renters £1.8 billion pounds over twenty years and saved itself £7 billion
Charlotte England
This starkly threatening 2013 tweet exposes the Home Office’s ongoing cruelty
The Home Office might have become slightly more wary about what it says in public, but it certainly hasn’t got any better
Journalists facing ‘alarming’ rise in far-right violence, union says
NUJ members report being hit in the neck with stones, kicked and knocked to the ground – all while trying to do their jobs.
Parental Leave: Major employers agree to publish policies in bid to tackle gender inequality
Lib Dem deputy leader Jo Swinson is pushing for all companies with more than 250 employees to make parental leave and pay details public.
How councils are starting to tackle dire work conditions in the care sector
Carers face poverty wages, precarious employment and isolation, limiting their ability to help vulnerable people.
Campaigners to challenge Tories on refusal to hold inquiry into Brexit cheating
The Prime Minister could be forced to launch a public inquiry into overspending by the Vote Leave campaign through a judicial review.
Cleaners at Goldsmiths University to be brought in-house in latest win for outsourced workers
Cleaners at Goldsmiths will now be made university staff. However some have already lost their jobs.
Anti-racism group: Boris’ burka comments caused a spike in hate crime against Muslim women
The Tory politician has normalised racism, and may have made the unacceptable seem acceptable to people with underlying prejudices, says charity.
Social housing green paper slammed for failing to include new affordable homes
The Tories should be building at least 30,000 new affordable homes each year. Last year they built less than 6,000.
Nurses demand union leaders stand down in row over pay deal
With the NHS pay deal failing to deliver what it promised, thousands of nurses have lost faith in their union.