Campaign victory: Government commits to funding school meal vouchers over half term
A welcome shift from the Tories – but has it come too late?
Public Services
Big businesses are getting bailouts. Why not our Covid-hit councils?
While tax-dodgers are handed public funds, councils are being left to sink.
150,000 sign petition demanding pay rise for NHS staff
LFF speaks to healthcare assistant Shane Longton (pictured holding the word ‘You’) – whose petition has caught the public mood.
Who cares for our carers? NHS staff are on the brink of a mental health crisis
“The mental health impact of what NHS frontline workers are facing is like that faced by soldiers at times of war.”
It’s not just the UK, most European governments have had a coronavirus polling boost
Of 23 European governments, 16 have increased their support during the crisis.
Prof Prem Sikka: We must rebuild not tax and cut
The Treasury are proposing more austerity. That must not happen.
Is this how NHS staff are rewarded? Outrage as Tories consider public sector pay freeze
Boris Johnson promised there’d be no more austerity. Was he telling the truth?
Tory donor calls UK government a “laughing stock”
He gave £50,000 to the party last October.
Why wait a month between 500,000 deaths warning and lockdown?
On Sunday, Johnson highlighted the worst-case scenario warning…that he ignored.
We need a Captain Tom Moore to get social care the attention it deserves
It’s consistently overshadowed by the NHS but it is vital.