Knowing that we will finally ban zero-hour contracts, end fire-and-rehire and repeal anti-strike laws made the atmosphere in Brighton so different from last year’s Congress – or any Congress in the last decade.
“Buses are the lifeblood of our communities, but for too many people it has become impossible to rely on local services, as routes have been slashed and timetables hollowed out.
Today will see MPs vote on whether to cut winter fuel payments to the majority of pensioners
Ian Lawrence also said that the early release scheme will add to the ‘huge burden of work’ probation staff are already experiencing
“Why don’t we talk about Owen Paterson’s lobbying health ministers on behalf of Randox.
There is still more to be done…
Nearly 2.2m pensioners live in poverty.
Over the last five years, the Street Foundation is found to have given rightwing pressure groups £749,000 – more than 40% of the money it handed out during this period
That works out to more than £2,500 an hour for Parliament’s highest earning MP.
Anti-corruption group Transparency International has previously revealed that the UK government’s fast-tracking of suppliers recommended by officials and politicians may have led to “systematic and partisan bias” in the awarding of contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic.
