More irresponsible transport decisions
Public Accounts Committee is not confident that the Department for Transport can handle the rail commitments it has taken on.
Public Services
Why it’s dishonest to claim that the NHS isn’t being privatised
To hold ideological support for the privatisation is one thing, but to pretend it isn’t happening is a far more insidious lie.
Misleading Ofwat promise won’t stop water prices rising
Added inflation means that prices will continue to rise for consumers.
Labour’s policies for improving schools seem conspicuously absent
Labour needs to set out a clear vision for dealing with the problems described by Ofsted.
Londoners are still waiting for the cycling revolution they were promised
In words the mayor committed to increasing both the safety and number of cyclists in the capital. In action he is spending only one per cent of the transport budget on cycling.
Reversing privatisation would save households £250 a year
Polls also show the majority of the public would support bringing services under public ownership.
Fees ARE putting the most disadvantaged young people off university, says new report
Contrary to previous reports, UCU report finds that increased fees are putting the most disadvantaged young people off university.
Coalition is doing nothing to help hungry families
Damning new report finds that food banks are carrying out their work completely without government help
There must be a permanent end to above inflation fare increases
Whoever is in power after the General Election urgently needs to adopt a much fairer approach to ticket prices.
Privatising probation puts public safety at risk
What the government is proposing goes against everything we know about cutting re-offending