The BBC and government are failing freelancers
They’ve been dumped on the scrapheap.
Social Justice
Food bank boss reveals staggering impact of crisis on food poverty
“It would be false for me to say we can continue to meet indefinitely an unspecified level of demand.”
Child hunger warning as Tories stop free school meal vouchers over half term
“This is absolutely not the time to be withdrawing support for free school meals.”
New figures reveal devastating disparities in Covid deaths depending on your occupation
Turns out coronavirus does discriminate, after all.
The Tories want you to forget about the Bedroom Tax – but it’s still hurting people
Does Boris Johnson really want to use the bedroom tax, against families of essential workers who’ve given their lives in the fight against Covid-19?
Exclusive: Irn-Bru-maker spending £100k on bosses’ cars while furloughing staff
The Scottish Greens said this was unacceptable.
Amid a pandemic, private investors are still demanding billions from low-income countries
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak must take the lead in pressing for private debt relief for indebted countries.
The left must resist calls for ‘shock therapy’ austerity – before it’s too late
We have to fight for a new social settlement after this crisis, writes Claudia Webbe MP.
This government is ignoring the lessons of history in its post-Brexit trade talks
They’re peddling a myth of ‘free trade’.
Covid crash: How the government can avoid an economic catastrophe
The UK government is yet to publish its plan for easing the coronavirus lockdown and restarting the economy. What might it look like?