Leaked report reveals austerity-hit tracing teams didn’t use pub sign-in data
After years of budget cuts, they didn’t have the “capacity”.
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Shaun Bailey mocked as he claims to have helped “council estate lad” called Beth
How many lads called Beth do you know?
Charities slam Sunak’s £20 a week raid on Universal Credit
In six months time, six million people will lose out on £20 a week.
Prof Prem Sikka: This budget shows ‘levelling up’ is just a slogan
The budget will plunge more people into poverty and foodbank queues.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1 March 2021
Left Foot Forward’s roundup of the progressive news you might have missed this week…
Spring Budget: Economists, opposition and campaigners react
“The party opposite spent a decade weakening the foundations of our economy. Now they pretend they can rebuild it,” Keir Starmer said.
It’s about trust: Covid, conspiracies and Britain’s faith groups
It’s time to step up the fight against Covid misinformation.
Keir Starmer needs to break apart the Tories’ bogus appeal to nostalgia
The Tories represent the status quo on steroids. Labour has to offer a new direction.
Millions of Brits face worsening food insecurity, Rashford-backed report finds
More than two million children live in households that have experienced food insecurity in the past six months.
Tracy Brabin MP: How the government is burying its head in the sand over support for freelancers
In his Budget, Rishi Sunak has an opportunity to right a long-running injustice.