Ten things you need to know about the social care funding shake-up
The cacophony of angry reactions highlights gaping holes and injustices with Boris Johnson’s social care and NHS funding proposals.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Protestors gather outside Parliament in bid to stop Cambo oil field development
MPs are being urged to reject plans to ramp up oil extraction near Shetland.
Planned national insurance hike labelled regressive move that will disproportionately hit the youngest and poorest
The young and the lowest paid workers are set to be unfairly hammered in Johnson’s controversial plans to execute a manifesto-busting £10bn-plus national insurance hike to fund social care.
UK floods: Extreme weather puts the floodlight on climate change
A summer of surging climate disasters underscores what scientists have warned for years, more needs to be done to fight climate change.
Government’s move to axe EU wine-importing legislation met with mockery among Remainers
As empty supermarket shelves show Brexit’s hangover is kicking in, the government’s scrapping of EU wine import certification is lauded as a ‘Brexit victory’. Naturally, Remainers are up in arms.
Pressure mounts for M&S to stop labelling farmed salmon ‘responsibly-sourced’
The UK retailer is accused of greenwashing harmful products as action against salmon-farming ramps up.
Solidarity builds against ‘unjust job cuts’ at Liverpool University
Trade union and labour movement support escalates for the global academic boycott of the University of Liverpool.
EXCLUSIVE: Estate agent promises ‘action’ over racist football tweet
Savills vows to carry out a full investigation into an alleged employee’s xenophobic football Twitter post.
Labour challenges Tory MPs to vote against ‘developers’ charter’ as debate on planning heats up
Will Tories rebel against Johnson’s contentious planning reforms, which helped swing the Chesham and Amersham by-election in the Lib Dems favour?
Public view Amazon staff as ‘key workers’ who deserve trade union rights – poll
Amazon workers have a long history of agitating for change. The public now support the fight to give Amazon staff trade union rights.
