Osborne’s refusal to address the NHS in Budget 2016 was a dereliction of duty
The sugar tax shouldn’t distract us from the complete neglect of NHS England
Natalie Bennett
Baroness Natalie Bennett is a Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward, and the former leader of the Green Party of England & Wales.
The French government could be about to demolish a settlement that’s home to 3,000 refugees
If demolition goes ahead, charities fear they will lose contact with hundreds of children living in the Calais refugee camp
Democracy in Turkey is under threat
But a congress in Ankara was testament to the power of the democratic ideal, says Natalie Bennett
By taking on doctors and nurses, the government betrays its real agenda
Junior doctors’ strike shows the government picked the wrong enemy this time
Rail fare rises: railways should be run for passengers, not shareholders
The case for renationalisation is clear – and popular
COP21: The British government and institutions will have to take note
The global forces of science, of campaigning, of green business possibilities forced a move on the global stage that will have far-reaching ramifications.
Comment: George Osborne has no idea what these cuts will mean to people
Expect cuts to public services and further slashing of support for the vulnerable
In Calais, the consequences of Cameron’s immigration policy are painfully clear
Natalie Bennett reports from the makeshift camp where thousands of refugees fear the onset of winter
Comment: The Tories have now gone further than Thatcher – to the extremes of British politics
The parallels in tone with the Thatcher era were clear
RBS: Osborne hands back control to the people who caused the financial crisis
By blindly going along with the idea that banks do not belong in public hands, the government is simply rebuilding the pre-2007 banking structure