Liz Truss blames Tory general election defeat on plastic straw ban in ridiculous tweet
Truss has backed Trump’s decision to reverse the ‘ludicrous’ ban on plastic straws
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Scottish Refugee Council celebrates 40 years of helping refugees
Four decades of supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
Think-tank calls for official inquiry into racial inequality within UK housing sector
‘The possibility of structural discrimination in our housing market is a serious concern, and one that warrants an official inquiry.’
Surge in illegal meat imports to UK sparks calls for stronger post-Brexit border controls
Officials have raised concerns that the current post-Brexit border controls are failing to stop the influx of illegal meat.
#TaxTheSuperRich campaign gains momentum
‘None of us can accept this level of inequality.’
Meltdown for Musk: Tesla sales crash in Europe as ‘polarising’ CEO blamed
The latest figures show that Tesla experienced a decline in sales across five European countries in January, including a fall of nearly 12% in the UK.
Protestors spray paint Glasgow university building over investment in Israeli arms firms
The University of Glasgow has £6.8 million in shares in arms companies such as BAE systems and QinetiQ.
Tories have held ‘top-secret talks’ on merger with Farage’s Reform UK
“Some Tories have concluded that as the election gets closer, the situation could get worse for them. Better to form an alliance sooner rather than later.”
Top 5 union wins over the last month
From succeeding at the latest stage of 10-year Asda equal pay claim to Stagecoach drivers getting an 11% pay rise, unions have been winning
Reform UK’s Blenheim Palace festival in chaos after falling foul of charity law
‘Nigel Farage’s party has had to beat a hasty retreat after stumbling into an aristocratic feud and risking a tangle over charity law’.