Even more powers of domestic surveillance? It is over-the-top already
We have savage reductions in the right to protest; we have deeply concerning directions of travel for democracy and freedom of speech.
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Group of UK millionaires project ‘tax our wealth’ on to Treasury and Bank of England
The millionaires are urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to tax the wealthy to help fund public services for all, rather than considering tax cuts.
Damning report finds 60% of England’s inland bathing sites unsafe
‘Systemic and chronic’ sewage pollution in UK revealed in new water quality report from Surfers Against Sewage
Rishi Sunak ‘thought it was OK to just let people die’, Covid inquiry told
Sunak was so reckless that he didn’t even consult scientists on his controversial Eat Out to Help scheme despite the risks being “obvious” to anyone involved.
Amazon faces ‘biggest ever’ global strike on Black Friday
‘Unprecedented moment’: Cross-border support on Black Friday Amazon walkout with action in over 30 countries
Richard Burgon MP: It’s time for a windfall tax on bank super profits
‘Three quarters of the public support a windfall tax on banks’ excess profits – including 76% of Conservative 2019 voters’
Jeremy Hunt hiked rent of his luxury flat by 18% – almost twice the rate of inflation at time
“It is one rule for the rich and powerful, and another rule for everybody else.”
Even 80% of Conservative members think Labour will win next election
“Just two years ago, in October 2021, 83 per cent of respondents expected some sort of Conservative-led government in the next Parliament.”
Brexit may leave each Brit ‘up to £2,300 worse off’, new data suggests
‘Productivity is also down as a result of Brexit, along with a ‘permanent reduction in the willingness to invest’ in the United Kingdom’
Tory MP Bob Stewart to stand down after racial abuse conviction
Stewart was filmed last year telling a Bahraini dissident who was imprisoned and tortured for his human rights activism in the country to ‘go back to Bahrain’.