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Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead

Free school meals

Leading UK research institute says calls for free school meals expansion are ‘timely and warranted’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 January, 2023 (2 weeks ago)

In the face of rising costs and growing levels of child poverty, calls are being ramped up for the government to take action over free school meal provision.

Brexit and EU

Member states’ support for leaving European Union fallen steeply since Brexit vote

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 January, 2023 (2 weeks ago)

A survey has found that support for leaving the EU in member states has significantly dropped in the years since the referendum.

Bray and Anderson

Right-wing relish in reporting Lee Anderson and Steve Bray altercation

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
14 January, 2023 (2 weeks ago)

The right-wing media had something of a field-day following Tory MP Lee Anderson’s clash with Steve Bray – aka ‘Stop Brexit Man.’

‘Capitalising on crisis’: right-wing’s bid to undermine public faith in NHS

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
14 January, 2023 (2 weeks ago)

The right-wing media’s multi-facetted attacks on the NHS, which range from pinning the crisis on ‘woke non-jobs’ to sickening trashing of GPs,  would be enough to fill a library.
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Mick Lynch

Mick Lynch round up: best moments of the week

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
14 January, 2023 (2 weeks ago)

The union general secretary’s comments on the government’s new anti-striking laws were described as ‘73 seconds of pure gold.’

Uber

Thousands sign petition to give Uber drivers real living wage

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 January, 2023 (3 weeks ago)

The petition calls on the company’s CEO to reduce the commission it takes from drivers.

NHS workers strike

Union says anti-strike legislation ‘scapegoats NHS workers’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 January, 2023 (3 weeks ago)

‘A government that has presided over 13 years of failure in our public services is now seeking to scapegoat the NHS staff and ambulance workers who do so much to care for the people of our country.’

A photo of Rishi Sunak leaving Downing Street

‘Baffling’: Sunak’s maths plan slammed from every direction

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 January, 2023 (3 weeks ago)

One commentator described the proposal to ensure all pupils continue to study maths until they are 18 as a ‘cringe-inducing lack of vision.’

‘Knives Out’: Will Boris be back in 2023?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 January, 2023 (3 weeks ago)

As a dire electoral future beckons the Tories, desperate times call for desperate measures, lighting the touchpaper for a possible return of Boris Johnson.

GMB interview with Lynch

Mick Lynch round-up: best moments of the week

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 January, 2023 (3 weeks ago)

The RMT union general secretary has started 2023 with a bang, continuing to stump overzealous and ill-prepared interviewers and critics with calm, confident, and authentic responses.

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