After years of Tory neglect rough sleepers face ‘most desperate winter ever’
Thousands more could sleep rough this Christmas period as the pandemic has significantly cut down shelter capacity, Labour has warned.
Sophia Dourou
Five highlights of the SNP party conference
Over 3,000 members joined the party’s first-ever online conference to hear speeches on tackling poverty, a green pandemic recovery and sharp criticism of Westminster.
Universal Basic Income pilot scheme for Londoners delayed by Labour
The politicians supporting this motion included many Labour PMs, Welsh AMs, peers and councillors calling for Universal Basic Income (UBI) in their areas.
As one divisive populist is voted out in the US, Nigel Farage scrabbles for relevance
As the world watched with trepidation at the US election, Farage’s demeanour was downright sunny.
Guido Fawkes blog pushes fake news on US election
This, of course, is not the first time a Guido Fawkes reporter has reported, to steal a phrase favoured by some in the outgoing US administration, ‘alternative facts’.
The BBC did a puff piece on far-right anti-migrant activists
The article paints a sympathetic picture of vigilantes who take it upon themselves to act as border force.
Westminster has thrown Wales and Scotland under the bus over furlough
The Tories’ management of the pandemic has seen a surge in support for independence movements in both Wales and Scotland.
Government could be taken to court over ‘cronyist’ Covid jobs
Alongside Harding’s appointment, lawyers will be challenging a ‘string of other appointments’ made seemingly with ‘no advertisement or fair recruitment process’.
‘Slow clap for MPs’ online event becomes overnight sensation
A Facebook event started as an in-joke for friends and family tapped into ‘justifiable anger’, says one of the organisers.
Protesters come out against Hostile Environment as Home Office escalates attacks on migrants
Activists are mobilising to protest the Home Office’s increasing attacks on migrants and the immigration system.