Our right to trial by jury is under threat
The backlog in our justice system is caused by cuts, not by Covid, write Alex Kane and Emily Bolton from APPEAL.
Public Services
Will “temporary” NHS closures and cuts ever be reversed?
Campaigners raise concerns that changes to NHS services under COVID-19 may become permanent.
Our carers need mental health support, says Labour
Labour are calling on the government to expand mental health services available to those working in the NHS
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Jenrick’s involvement in ‘cash for favours’ scandal is ‘damning and offensive’ – Tower Hamlets Mayor
Richard Desmond’s dodged levy could have covered much of the council’s coronavirus shortfall, writes Tower Hamlet’s Mayor John Biggs.
Government ignored firefighters union when drafting post-Grenfell bill
The FBU represents 44,000 firefighters. Maybe they’re worth picking up the phone to?
Failing Grayling’s probation sell-off scrapped…as Tories outsource more prisons
One step forward, one step back…
Public bodies prepare for PFI assets to be handed over in a dire state
Shareholders are keen to squeeze as much as they can out of PFI contracts before they’re handed back.
The UK’s testing numbers are nothing to be proud of
The UK was slow to start testing large numbers.
Inside a scandal: The Tories are culpable for a Covid disaster in our care homes
Recently published documents shed new light on the Tories’ disgraceful handling of coronavirus in the care sector.
Jenny Jones: We entered lockdown too late and we’re relaxing it too early
Our infection rate isn’t low enough to open schools.