EXCLUSIVE: Scots have right to another indy referendum, say voters in England
The findings come as Nicola Sturgeon is once against sworn in as First Minister, after voters elected a pro-independence majority.
Exclusive: Brits support decriminalisation of marijuana, saying it’s less harmful than alcohol
Three in ten MPs also support the decriminalisation of marijuana.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, May 2021
Our roundup of the progressive news the media missed.
Unions outraged as Tories ‘row back on promise’ to boost workers’ rights
“We have been fobbed off repeatedly by Ministers.”
Kill the Bill: Tories confirm plans to crack down on protest rights
Under the proposals – set out in the Queen’s Speech – police forces would be handed sweeping authority to place restrictions on protests and public assembly.
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan vows to do ‘everything’ to oppose attempts to abolish the GLA
The mayor also hit out at Shaun Bailey for his “lies and smears” – and issued a plea to Green voters.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – 2021 election eve special
Our roundup of the progressive news you might have missed this week…
London mayoral candidates pledge to resist private takeover of GP practices
But Sadiq Khan hasn’t responded, campaigners say.
Electoral sleaze: Tory campaigners threaten Labour areas with reduced cash
The sub-text appears to be: elect Labour – get punished.
No 10 dismisses calls for independent oversight of Tory ‘Levelling Up’ plans
Establishing independent oversight of the Tories’ proposed Levelling Up plans would “not be standard practice”. That’s kind of the problem…