Like the US, the UK’s elections are deeply and deliberately flawed
We’ve banned eight million people from voting, for a start.
Radical roundup: 10 stories that got missed
Left Foot Forward’s roundup of the progressive news you might have missed so far this week.
Hugo Pierre: Unison should back candidates who challenge pro-cuts Labour councillors
Pierre is backed by the Socialist Party.
Fact checkers: Australia-style deal isn’t the same as a Mongolia-style one…it’s worse!
Mongolian exporters get tariff-free access to the EU, UK businesses will not.
Hugo Pierre: Unison has “ducked out” of battles and not punched its weight
He wants to lead Unison and says it’s “ducked out” of the battles its faced.
Marcus Rashford highlights Labour councils feeding kids over holidays
Without government support, these councils are stepping up.
Revealed: Therese Coffey’s first-class flights to climate summits
Flying first class is worse for the climate and for the taxpayer.
Liz Truss asks secretively-funded think tanks to advise on trade
Truss’s links to these groups has previously caused controversy.
Care worsens for those with learning disabilities in non-NHS facilities
Bureaucracy leads to delays, worsening behviour and people getting “stuck in the system”.
Government seeks £60k a year photographer to “promote the work of ministers”
Their salaries will be taxpayer-funded.