Hilarious clip of Rishi Sunak’s lack of memory at the Covid Inquiry goes viral
‘He doesn’t recall much, does he?’
Opinion
Violating human rights or abandoning our international commitments will come at a price
The Prime Minister must reaffirm our commitment to international human rights standards and curtail his enthusiasm for contravening our human rights’ obligations.
We must make the moral and pragmatic case for ending child poverty
Child poverty doesn’t just mean having less opportunities and less access to goods and services growing up. Its effects are long term and in many cases last a lifetime.
The government has stolen the right to strike from millions of workers
The conscription of workers is an abuse of state power and the government is openly pursuing anti-worker policies.
First, Selby and Ainsty. Then, Mid Bedfordshire. Rural communities are no longer Tory heartlands.
The next election offers an opportunity for Labour to persuade rural Britain to back them in considerably larger numbers.
Prem Sikka: How the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is the government’s latest erosion of hard-won rights
‘The Bill only targets the less well-off. There is no equivalent surveillance of legislators who accept payments to advance the interests of their corporate paymasters.’
To increase the number of home-owners we must abolish the leasehold system
All sections of the Labour Party need to unite around the need for leasehold reform if they wish to win the forthcoming general election
We need to get real about the risks and possibilities of self-driving cars
‘If you put self-driving into the equation, you potentially massively increase the climate impacts.’
Paul Nowak: The Tories are today back doing what they enjoy most: Attacking unions
Let’s be clear. These Conservative anti-strike laws are a dog’s dinner – they’re shambolic and unworkable and will frustrate employers, workers and unions alike.
The return of David Cameron shows Rishi Sunak has no interest in reversing austerity
‘Cameron was anything but a centrist, but he “did a remarkably good job of playing one on television.’