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Joana Ramiro

Joana Ramiro is a reporter for Left Foot Forward. You can follow her on Twitter for all sorts of rants - from Brexit to sex & dating - here.

Pro-EU campaigners mock Brexiteer hysteria in full-page ad

Joana Ramiro
12 June, 2018

As MPs prepare for a debate of epic proportions, campaigners applied a bit of tongue-in-cheek pressure while calling for a ‘meaningful vote’.

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Of course Right to Buy is doomed – affordable homes were never the point of it

Joana Ramiro
11 June, 2018

A report showing how the scheme will fail in the next five years did not come as a surprise. The end of council housing was the plan all along.

Restaurants workers are getting organised – and telling bosses where to stick it

Joana Ramiro
8 June, 2018

TGI Friday’s, McDonald’s… how many restaurants can you name where workers are being bonafide bad-ass?

Why the Heathrow third runway go-ahead is a disaster

Joana Ramiro
5 June, 2018

Cabinet has approved the expansion of Heathrow airport. But the decision is so bad even Boris Johnson has been allowed to duck the vote.

Fresh Brexit mess spells bad news for Theresa May’s leadership

Joana Ramiro
4 June, 2018

Government plans have been revised so often the final deal is now more confusing than ever. And today’s vote of no confidence in the PM is not helping.

Two thirds of the British public want to see MP perks and pay cut back

Joana Ramiro
31 May, 2018

Members of Parliament earn over £77,000 and have their Westminster meals subsidised. And average Brits are not happy.

Did Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit chief just confirm Labour is voting against Brexit?

Joana Ramiro
29 May, 2018

Corbyn’s shadow cabinet has been dogged by accusations from Labour Remainers that it will not oppose a Tory Brexit. But Keir Starmer points in the opposite direction.

Pro-choice campaigners turn on British government after Repeal victory in Ireland

Joana Ramiro
29 May, 2018

On Friday a historic vote made abortion legal in the Irish Republic. By Monday, the DUP was vowing to block a similar move in Northern Ireland.

EU Amazon workers are winning the fight against exploitation. Could the UK be next?

Joana Ramiro
24 May, 2018

Amazon Italy has finally agreed to work with unions, Spanish fulfilment centres are on strike, and German workers have erupted in protest. Amazon.co.uk is next on the line.

Women in Yarl’s Wood barred from speaking to visiting MPs

Joana Ramiro
22 May, 2018

A surprise visit by the Home Affairs Committee gave many the hope to be listened to by politicians. Instead, they were locked up.

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