International Women’s Day: Britain’s increasing gender pay inequality revealed in new reports
At the current rate of progress, it will take 43 years to close the gender pay gap in Britain.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Theresa May to stand down as MP at general election, as Tory Commons’ exodus grows
May is one of 64 Tory MPs who have announced they will be quitting Parliament.
UK environmentalists commend EU’s decision to criminalise ‘ecocide’
“That’s how it’s done.”
Over half of Universal Credit recipients do not have enough money for food, research finds
A petition calling on the government to take urgent action to support the introduction of an Essentials Guarantee was presented to political parties in Westminster this week.
The Opposition to Sadiq Khan: Right-Wing Protest Hypocrisy
Unlike the moral outrage over the largely peaceful and legal action of Just Stop Oil, pro-Palestine rallies, and other causes they disagree with, Conservative voices are largely silent when it comes to the increasingly aggressive opposition being thrown at the creation of the largest clean air zone in the Western world.
European Movement UK launches giant billboard campaign to raise awareness of musicians’ struggles post-Brexit
‘Our world-class music industry is hamstrung to the point of ruin by the loss of freedom of movement for artists.’
Who is Jim Ratcliffe, the pro-Brexit billionaire promised €700m from UK government to build ‘carbon bomb’ in Europe?
Environmental campaigners warn that Ratcliffe’s controversial ‘Project One’ will bring ‘US-scale plastic production to Europe.’
Low paid jobs on the rise, with 3.7m jobs paid below real Living Wage since 2020
More needs to be done to tackle low pay in jobs, warns the Living Wage Foundation.
Telegraph mocked for ‘forgetting Britain has left the EU,’ claiming UK parks could lose swings because of EU health and safety rules
“Looks like the Torygraph still thinks we’re in the EU.”
Reform UK: Existential threat to the Tories or here today, gone tomorrow?
Emboldened by two byelections successes, Reform UK seeks to capitalise on voter disenchantment with the ruling party. But how much of a threat are they to the Tories?