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Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead

Report unveils flaws in the school funding system

The ‘reverse of levelling up’: Report shows funding model is failing disadvantaged schools

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
24 October, 2021

A parliamentary report finds schools in the most deprived areas in England are getting less money than more affluent institutions, sparking doubt over Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.

Keir Starmer under fire for position of drugs reform

Senior Scottish Labour MSP accuses Starmer of ‘tacitly endorsing’ drug deaths

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 October, 2021

The frontbencher has confronted the Labour leader for “placating” the right-wing press by refusing to extend softer drug laws to the rest of Britain.

Johnson accused of failing to deliver on stamping out online racism in football

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 October, 2021

As clubs, leagues and players take matter into their own hands, with Leeds United dedicating today’s fixture to the ‘No Room For Racism’, campaign, the PM is derided for failing to act on antiracism in football.

Wind turbines on the horizon

Switching to green power would save £20 trillion in global energy costs – report

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
18 October, 2021

A rapid swap from fossil fuels to renewable energy would save the world ‘hundreds of billions of dollars a year’, a ground-breaking report has found.

University College Oxford

Lecturers and university staff threaten to go on strike over pay

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
18 October, 2021

As part of the ramping up of a long-running dispute between the UCU and university employers, the union is threatening action for fairer pay and conditions for academic staff.

‘A step into a dark place’: Legal experts warn against Raab’s proposed human rights overhaul

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
18 October, 2021

The Justice Secretary’s plans to “correct” rulings by European Court of Human Rights have drawn criticism from legal experts and the opposition.

Charities warn more needs to be done to end families being trapped in temporary accommodation in Scotland

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 October, 2021

The Scottish National Party has come under fire over its handling of homeless families.

Children living in poverty

Schools are propping up a ‘failing welfare state’ – report

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 October, 2021

Families in need are turning to schools for the support the welfare system is failing to provide.

Northern Ireland protocol crisis worsens as row unfolds on Twitter

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
12 October, 2021

The clash between ministers over the NI protocol intensified over the weekend, with key negotiators thrashing out their differences on Twitter.

‘Completely out of touch’: Edwina Currie’s levelling up ‘is working’ comments evoke outcry

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 October, 2021

The former Conservative MP’s clash with Gary Neville on GMB went viral, with people rejoicing as Neville ‘destroyed’ Currie in a row on Universal Credit that proves how out of touch the Tories are.

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