Stop sewage by ending water privatisation petition attracts tens of thousands of signatures
Calls are being ramped up to bring water back into public ownership.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Tesco accused of ‘rampant profiteering’ for raking in £1bn profit as cost of groceries soar
‘There has been an ‘abject failure’ in leadership from the government who have done absolutely nothing to reduce these staggeringly excessive profits of supermarkets like Tesco.’
How important will the socially conservative voter be in winning the next election?
Will chasing the same narrow economically left but culturally right constituent pay off for Labour? Or will those who are pushed too far, take their vote to a smaller party jostling for space in the straightjacket of the two-party system, or just not vote at all?
A list of upcoming strike action
With little sign of demands for fairer pay and working conditions being met in many sectors, industrial action is set to continue across the UK into next week and beyond.
Tory Party received £3.5m from donors with fossil fuel, polluter and climate denial links in 2022, new research finds
The government’s ‘green day’ “couldn’t be any more of a misnomer, when the Conservative party is raking in millions of pounds’ worth of dirty donations from fossil fuel interests and climate deniers.”
Psst… want a Tory peerage? Just join a right-wing think-tank
Leading a right-wing ‘think-tank’ seems to be another sure-fire way of transitioning to the Lords.
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented groups more likely to drop out of university, research shows
The figures should ‘concern us all,’ the higher education regulator warns
Don’t mention the C word: Food critic Jay Rayner roasts Michael Gove in Twitter spat
The levelling up secretary took exception to the ‘Cones Hotline’ criticism.
Teachers union accuses education secretary of being ‘profoundly out of touch’ with teachers
A pay offer for teachers made by the government this week was described by the NEU as ‘insulting.’
Reach under fire for cuts to editorial roles, as publisher makes 4% pay increase offer for lowest paid staff
Dismay has been voiced about the UK’s largest commercial, national and regional news publisher’s proposed cuts to editorial roles.