Left Foot Forward
Why the rise in the National Living Wage won’t compensate for the cut to Universal Credit
“It’s a good news story that low paid workers will see a decent pay increase, but it’s quite a separate question to a universal credit cut and in no way should be seen as a compensation for it”
Anger after Kent Tories ‘run a sweepstake on Universal Credit cuts’
“It’s all just a big laugh to them. They have no idea what losing over £20 a week is doing to families in Kent and across England.”
Jenny Jones: Sewage and the Conservatives’ lack of clear blue water
Daily maps of the sewage dumping, along with graphic pictures of murky coastal waters have illustrated the scale of it (400,000 incidents in the last year alone).
‘We can afford to contribute more’: UK millionaires call on chancellor to introduce wealth tax
‘We are proud to pay our taxes to reduce inequality, support stronger social care and the NHS,’ UK wealth holders write in a letter to Sunak.
‘Lukewarmer propaganda’: Climate change deniers’ ‘rebrand’ sparks concern
Claims that a prominent climate change denial group has rebranded as Net Zero Watch has incited concern and warnings over group’s objectives and dubious climate science messages.
Amelia Womack criticises Starmer’s Labour for lacking ‘moral fibre’
"We’ve seen a total failure of leadership from those in charge, and a failure of moral fibre from those who are meant to be in opposition."