Nurses’ union call for stronger strike action, announcing first 48-hour walkout
The RCN has said staff have ‘had enough of being taken for granted, enough of low pay and unsafe staffing levels.’
Public Services
Thousands sign petition urging government for an inflation-matching pay rise
A petition to the health secretary Steve Barclay to increase pay for NHS workers by 11 percent to match inflation, has amassed more than 80,000 signatures.
Universal Credit claimants could lose £1,000 a year
‘Anything short of raising all benefits in line with inflation will blight millions more childhoods and weaken our future economy.’
New PM must tackle school funding crisis, leading Tory ministers warn
The warnings come as the two Tory leadership contenders have faced criticism for speaking in favour of grammar schools while being bare on solutions to the problems schools currently face.
Campaigners call for social housing rent strike after Tories refuse freeze
Four million social housing households face threat of double digit rent increases.
Truss and Sunak under fire for NHS crisis ‘complacency’
The Tory leadership contenders have been accused of being ‘worryingly bare’ on health policy ideas to solve the crisis the NHS is currently grappling with.
Government urged to take bolder action to address rising health inequality
As Rishi Sunak plans to charge NHS patients £10 for ‘no shows’, reports show growing disparity in access to healthcare and rising health inequality across the UK.
Calls grow to bring energy back into public ownership, as companies report record-breaking profit
Reports of record-breaking profit for energy giants amid surging energy prices for households and a cost-of-living crisis, has sparked criticism and calls for energy to be brought into public ownership.
Calls grow for UK to make public transport free to ease cost of living burden
Spain has announced free tickets for its rail services, and the UK government is being urged to follow suit.
Inflation 30% higher in northern cities, as north-south divide deepens – report shows
Despite the government’s persistent levelling up rhetoric, poorer cities, predominantly in the north, are being hit harder by the cost of living crisis.