Nurses’ pay has been ‘severely eroded’ since 2010, new analysis shows
“It is time to deliver both better pay and pay modernisation for nursing staff.”
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
From Project 2025 to Project Esther: the Heritage Foundation’s authoritarian global crusade
Project Esther is Heritage’s latest ideological weapon. Framed as an effort to combat antisemitism, it aims to criminalise pro-Palestinian activism and equates criticism of Israel with support for terrorism.
Activists read names of 20,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza outside Welsh government
“Each was precious. Each was innocent. Many died horrific, painful deaths. There were so many of them. They must not be forgotten.”
Woke-bashing of the week: Right-wing commentators take aim at ‘woke’ banknotes
Who appears on money has always been a political choice.
Right-wing media watch – When will they get over a minor band and start acknowledging Palestinian deaths?
While the British right-wing press continues its obsession with punk bands and protest chants, it remains astonishingly quiet about the devastating human toll in Gaza. Each day, Haaretz, a liberal Israeli newspaper, reports the growing death toll of Palestinian civilians, figures that rarely make it into the headlines of the Mail or the Sun.
Unions welcome plans to roll out family hubs across England
“Brilliant news.”
Right-wing media’s welfare myths exposed
Until the ‘benefit scrounger’ narrative is finally dismantled, facts will continue to take a back seat to headlines.
Charity begins on the right? £28m funnelled to right-wing think-tanks
These groups have capitalised on the generous tax breaks afforded to charities, allowing wealthy backers to support politically charged agendas while shielding their identities from public scrutiny.
Jake Berry’s defection to Reform met with ridicule and criticism
“Ah, yes, Jake Berry, the Boris Johnson/Liz Truss acolyte who said “Can’t afford to eat? Just get a better paid job.”
Calls for better data and safer services as women sleeping rough go undercounted
“We cannot ever hope to end rough sleeping if we are not even able to assess the scope of the problem to begin with.”