Right-wing press ramps up smear campaign on RMT union
The Conservative media is building its assault on the union, demonising them as ‘communists and Kremlin supporters.’
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Approval of first UK coal mine in decades sparks condemnation from activists, opposition, and government’s official climate advisers
‘The UK government risks becoming a superpower in climate hypocrisy rather than climate leadership.’
Union boss says winter strike frustration should be aimed at Tory government, not workers
PCS chief Mark Serwotka says ‘we’re paying the price’ for the government’s errors
Piers Morgan mocked for eating meat in front of Animal Rebellion activist
‘Television content at its absolute worst.’
Water bosses blame government inaction for sewage crisis as calls to renationalise water industry grow
‘It is a bleak day for the government when even the water companies are blaming their inaction for the sewage crisis.’
More than half of state school teachers report surge in pupil hunger
‘It’s a scandal that in one of the world’s richest countries growing numbers of children are going without basics such as food and warm clothing.’
Flooring factory employees in Manchester secure large pay rise
Following a series of strikes over pay that started in early September, workers at Polyflor Ltd., a vinyl flooring manufacturer, have accepted a pay rise offer of 9 percent.
How Brexit has been an unmitigated disaster for the Tories (and the country)
As turmoil within the Tory party festers, at the helm of the infighting is Brexit.
Suella Braverman sent ‘alternative’ advent calendar with ‘hopes and dreams’ for migrants
Following her own Rwanda deportation ‘dream’, activists are calling on the home secretary for a more compassionate approach to immigration.
Home Office needs ‘urgent overhaul’ as asylum system ‘collapses’, say critics
Amid growing pressure on processing centres and hotels accommodating individuals, some migrants that have crossed the Channel have been waiting for a decision since 2018, newly released data shows.