What Labour needs to do to attract alienated working class voters
What the Labour Party need is a sufficient narrative which bestows upon working people not only material benefits, but also something more- a degree of recognition
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Government told it must reveal the names of companies who were in ‘VIP lane’ for Covid contracts
The Information Commissioner has ordered the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to disclose the names of the 47 companies within 35 calendar days.
Switching to green power would save £20 trillion in global energy costs – report
A rapid swap from fossil fuels to renewable energy would save the world ‘hundreds of billions of dollars a year’, a ground-breaking report has found.
Who exactly are Restore Trust, the ‘anti-woke’ campaign group targeting the National Trust?
The group was formed following a report by The National Trust which highlighted connections between 93 of its historic places and colonialism and slavery.
Government should fund construction of 100,000 new green council homes every year, says LGA
One in 10 households in need of housing are stuck on council waiting lists for over five years as a result of the chronic shortage of affordable homes.
Sir David Amess: Tributes pour in from across the political spectrum for ‘hugely kind MP’
Tributes have poured in from across the political spectrum for the ‘hugely kind’ and ‘irreplaceable MP’.
Prof Prem Sikka: The government’s claims of not being able to lift retirees out of poverty are not credible
‘Even before the proposed suspension of the triple-lock, 2.1 million retirees (18%), including 1.25 million women, live in poverty compared to 1.6 million (13%) in 2012-13.’
Tommy Sheppard MP: Keir Starmer’s attacks on the SNP show a great deal of ignorance
‘No-one believes that Nicola Sturgeon is a Scottish Boris Johnson. Starmer doesn’t believe it himself. Yet, the Labour leadership tries to sell this fable.’
Our cash-starved NHS is being forced to turn to the private sector for investment and capacity
‘For the first time ever, more that 50% of an important NHS funded service – hip and knee replacements – are being paid for privately rather than delivered by the NHS.’
The Conservative Party’s appalling record on Islamophobia
Councillors who have shared posts calling for Muslims to be deported, described Saudis as “sand peasants” and shared material comparing Asian people to dogs have all been quietly reinstated.