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Good Society

school dinners

Campaign launched to stop Tories’ 41% school meal price hike in Derbyshire

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 September, 2023

‘We can send a powerful message to the Tory County Council so they stop and think about the impact their policy will have on families in Derbyshire.’

Free school meals

Which countries offer free school meals?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
2 September, 2023

‘It’s simply not right that 4.2 million children in the UK – that’s 9 pupils in every class of 30 – are growing up trapped in poverty.’

Rye College

‘Woke’ school wrapped up in ‘cat’ controversy given thumbs up by Ofsted

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
16 July, 2023

Responding to Kemi Badenoch’s request, the school standards watchdog carried out a snap inspection and, in a blow to the ‘anti-woke’ brigade and culture warriors, presented a glowing report of Rye College.

NHS

Protect our NHS: Petition urging government to end cuts attracts hundreds of thousands of signatures

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
18 June, 2023

As NHS trusts continue to face funding cuts, and junior doctors strike over an ongoing dispute over pay, a petition calling on Rishi Sunak to end health service spending cuts is gathering momentum.

Wokefest

‘Wokefest’ gets underway to promote diversity in Swansea and to counter Katie Hopkins’ shows

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
3 May, 2023

‘We hope to reclaim the word ‘woke’ to its rightful place as something to be proud of.’

No ID, no entry

Thousands sign petition calling for voter ID U-turn

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
29 April, 2023

‘One voter turned away is too many’

Marr Hancock speaking at a Covid press conference

Met confirms it won’t investigate apparent Covid breaches by Matt Hancock

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 April, 2023

The Metropolitan Police Service has confirmed it will not open an investigation into Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo’s apparent breaches of Covid regulations in May 2021.

News

Michael Gove blasted for comments on cutting parents’ benefits over school truancy

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
4 March, 2023

‘If Michael Gove thinks that the solution to encourage children back to school is to impoverish them, then he is living in a different century.’

Living wage

Living Wage Week: Giving low-earners a Real Living Wage would boost economy by £1.7bn, research finds

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
16 November, 2022

Raising the income of minimum wage workers would not only help those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, but would give the economy a huge boost, says the Living Wage Foundation.

Landfill

New campaign aims to raise awareness of clothing deprivation

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
24 September, 2022

The initiative is aimed at exposing clothing poverty and waste, to provide adequate clothing for all, and bring about change in law around the right to clothing.

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