100,000 pupils’ education overseen by a handful of rich men
Huge powers over the education of thousands are in the hands of just a few wealthy men.
Emma Burnell
Government accused of ‘economic vandalism’ over handing of Thomas Cook
The government could have saved money and jobs during the Thomas Cook crisis and chose not to.
£14 Billion ‘wasted’ by the government on ‘botched’ outsourcing
New report shows waste of at least £14 billion based on 52 investigations by independent bodies including the National Audit Office and Parliamentary Select Committees.
EXCLUSIVE: Scale of Extinction Rebellion’s fundraising effort revealed
The Climate protest group has broken previous fundraising records.
Queen’s Speech focuses on post-Brexit fixes
Over a third of the 26 bills mentioned in the Queen’s speech replace, remove or renew EU measures as others offer a populist stance on ‘law and order’.
Breastfeeding mothers stage protest at Downing Street on day three of Extinction Rebellion protests
Women breastfeed outside downing street to protest the appallingly inadequate political response to climate change.
Strike at Royal Mail subsidiary over ‘gig economy’ conditions
Royal Mail’s gig economy subsidiary faces strikes over wages, pay, conditions and contracts.
Reactions to Javid’s bid to scrap Inheritance Tax
Chancellor Sajid Javid tickled the Tory sweet spot by suggesting he might scrap Inheritance Tax altogether. But what would this mean for our economy and society?
What makes a rebel sackable?
The Tory Party have lost 21 MPs over one rebellious vote on Brexit. But were these MPs serial rebels? were they more or less rebellious than those currently serving in Boris Johnson’s cabinet? Looking at the excellent data at The … Continued
Union courses under threat at Oxford’s ‘worker’s college’
Ten union leaders have written to Ruskin College to protest the treatment of union reps and the dropping of union HE courses.