This new bill on domestic abuse is a step in the right direction – but big gaps remain
Support services are stretched to the limit – and too many people are likely to fall through the cracks, writes Natalie Bennett.
Social Justice
Mike Amesbury: 2020 has seen the best of solidarity – and the worst of unfettered capitalism
As we look to rebuild a new, fairer society after the pandemic, we need to demand better.
Daniel Zeichner: Britain’s food system is broken – and the Tories can’t fix it
The market alone can’t solve food poverty.
How the UK is blocking global access to Covid vaccines – and what needs to happen next
To ensure global access to the new Covid-19 vaccines, we need to challenge Big Pharma’s monopolies, argues Lib Dem spokesperson Baroness Sheehan.
This proposed new law on sex work risks making the ‘hostile environment’ even worse
The hostile environment and exploitative capitalism fuels state violence against migrant sex workers, writes Rachel Trafford.
Spending Review: Just some of the times Tory ministers pledged to keep the aid budget intact
One minister promised his ‘good pal’ the Chancellor wouldn’t be cutting the aid budget only in September…
Dr Kailash Chand: The pandemic is poverty. To ‘level up’ we need to overhaul our economy
The former deputy chair of the British Medical Association shows how inequality is deeply wrapped up in the Covid crisis.
Unions worry this ‘rushed’ UK trade deal could undermine labour standards in east Africa
The UK government is pushing through trade deals before the Brexit transition period ends. But at what cost?
A minister has boasted about how easy it is to fire workers in Britain
The comments come amid growing anger over fire-and-rehire tactics.
Home truths: What we can learn from the ‘Return of Squalor’ in Britain
The neglect of housing here is a national scandal. A new anthology lifts the lid on a decade of policy failure.
