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.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
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.
Eight years of war: Anti-war coalition urges international community to stop arms exports to Yemen
‘The humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen is manmade – the result of deliberate policy decisions by the warring parties and their international allies, including the UK.’
Why are national institutions being stuffed with Tory ‘stooges’?
Boris Johnson might be looking down the barrel of political oblivion after his disastrous appearance at the Privileges Committee, but his legacy of ‘jobs for Tory cronies’ and the politicalisation of public appointments, is alive and kicking.
‘Woke-on-Trent:’ Jonathan Gullis’ anti-woke jibe backfires
‘Another eg. of Conservatives’ drift to the unhinged right.’