Holidaymakers shouldn’t be punished for government’s rash announcements
If they have to quarantine, they should get full pay.
Good Society
Natalie Bennett: Johnson’s obesity strategy lacks ambition and urgency
The advertising ban won’t come in for two years – and may not cover social media.
Layla Moran: Coronavirus has shown why we need a Universal Basic Income
We need a proper safety net.
Natalie Bennett: When will tobacco companies pay for damage they cause?
The government has not implemented a tax on tobacco – which it proposed a year ago.
Ed Davey: Universal childcare is key to tackling social injustice
We should give every parent 35 hours a week of free childcare.
Prof Prem Sikka: Budget spending is insufficient and inconsistent
Nothing for local authorities, public sector workers or the self-employed.
Faiza Shaheen: Johnson’s ‘build, build, build’ speech was a damp squib
It was mainly jingoistic rhetoric and uncosted ambitions.
Natalie Bennett: Why are we rebuilding the economy on booze and fast fashion?
Shaky foundations – in more ways than one.
Still no tests for 685,000 “bottom of the pile” home carers
Five months on from the first UK coronavirus case – and still many carers don’t have tests.
Backlash grows against decision to abolish DfID
The Tory hardliners have got their way – but at what cost?