Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Calls grow for UK to make public transport free to ease cost of living burden
Spain has announced free tickets for its rail services, and the UK government is being urged to follow suit.
‘Anti-woke’ hysteria dominates Tory leadership campaigns, peddled by right-wing press
The race for the top job has been turned into a ‘culture war’, with barely a mention of how to help the most vulnerable and tackle the cost of living crisis.
Inflation 30% higher in northern cities, as north-south divide deepens – report shows
Despite the government’s persistent levelling up rhetoric, poorer cities, predominantly in the north, are being hit harder by the cost of living crisis.
Boris Johnson condemned for leaving behind a legacy of putting profit before lives
'While we welcome Boris Johnson going, we must remember the Conservative government’s ideological attack on a publicly provided NHS remains and must be resisted.'
Unite secures 17.5% pay rise for food manufacturing workers
In yet another massive pay rise Unite has won for workers, over 1000 employees at Cadbury are to be awarded a two-year pay deal worth up to 17.5%.
How the European media responded to Johnson’s downfall
‘Eton’s greatest mess, Boris Johnson has finally come unstuck’, wrote the Irish Examiner