10 massive pay rises Unite has won for workers in the last month
The trade union Unite has won pay rises of up to 28.5 per cent
Left Foot Forward
Another 6,000 rail workers balloted for strike action in fight over pay, conditions and job security
“Network Rail staff are asking for basic fair treatment: not to be sacked from their jobs; a fair pay rise in the face of a cost-of-living-crisis; and no race to the bottom on terms and conditions.”
4 times Nadine Dorries showed she knows nothing about Channel 4
The non-stop gaffe machine Nadine Dorries has shown she doesn’t even have a basic grasp of her own job
Keir Starmer under investigation over alleged breaches of MPs’ code of conduct
The Labour leader is being probed by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
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The government has no ambition and no vision for investing in the UK’s infrastructure
The government has handed £895bn to speculators but can only find £12bn for infrastructure development.
We should ensure every young person can access high quality music education
‘Too often, schools are charging young people for teaching and instrument hire that, in many cases, is necessary for the national curriculum or required to pass GCSE and A-level music’.
Number of children eligible for free school meals rises to nearly 2 million
Data reveals that over the last three years, the number of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased by a shocking 49%.
UK economy will fall behind all major economies except Russia, OECD warns
The UK will be the worst performing economy of any nation in the developed world apart from Russia in 2023
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, June 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…