Economic growth reliant on household debt – is this the next crisis?
A ‘spiral of complacency’ over consumer debt is posing a huge risk to the UK economy, the Bank of England has warned.
Five reasons we need to abolish tuition fees
The marketisation of our universities must be halted before it’s too late
We need a review into the gig economy led by workers themselves
The Taylor review into precarity in work appears be limited in its investigations and its proposed solutions
Half of disabled people in UK are lonely – Jo Cox Commission
Negative attitudes among non-disabled people are contributing to a loneliness epidemic.
We need a full investigation into PFI hospitals and schools after Grenfell
The Grenfell tragedy exposed the use of deadly construction methods in for-profit buildings. New evidence shows hundreds more public buildings may be at risk
5 reasons you should be following the Picturehouse strike
It’s growing fast: the strikers in Brixton have been joined by workers from Picturehouses in Leicester Square, Hackney, Crouch End, Dulwich and Brighton.
A student rent strike just won £1.5m from their university
Students at UCL have won a historic victory, with a huge concession from management.. Striking works.
Councils face £5.8bn funding blackhole by 2020 warns Tory Peer
It’s impossible to cut local services further, the Local Government Association says
Nurses and midwives are leaving the health service in droves
More nurses are leaving the profession than joining – for the first time in history, suggesting a major staffing crisis is on its way.
Theresa May invoking Jo Cox’ memory is offensive – the PM’s record is one of division
May’s rhetoric on immigration is about anything but unity.