Doctor’s Note: It is the NHS that deserves the ‘Vaccine Bounce’
‘The NHS itself is almost perfectly designed for this task,’ says Dr Joe McManners
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Study shows lockdown delay was deadly for 22 London bus drivers
While Boris Johnson was shaking hands with Covid patients, bus drivers were getting the disease and dying.
Exclusive: Greens propose new powers for London’s teenage assembly
“Young people have shown more political leadership than most politicians in recent years, they deserve a real say in their future.”
Prof Prem Sikka: New reforms won’t turn poodle auditors into the watchdogs we need
You can’t scrutinise a company properly if you’re trying to sell consultancy services to it at the same time.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, March 2021
Left Foot Forward’s roundup of the progressive news you might have missed this week…
Men need to step up in the campaign to end violence against women
Men are needed to act as catalysts and allies to end violence against women and girls, writes Nina de Ayala Parker.
CBD crackdown: these Home Office plans will destroy UK hemp farming
The Tories are taking an already-illogical crackdown to the next level.
The new kind of automation putting gig economy workers at risk of destitution
Drivers report being ‘terminated’ through ‘no reply’ emails, and unable to challenge dismissals, in a worrying development for workers.
SNP accuse Tories of ‘dodging democracy’ as Ruth Davidson is lined up for a Cabinet role
“It seems that now Tories don’t even need to bother standing in an election.”
Cumbria’s new coal mine and the great jobs fallacy
A green transition could transform the region into an economic powerhouse.