DWP criticised for rejecting calls to pause Universal Credit payment deductions during cost-of-living crisis
‘The deductions policy is acting as a recruiting sergeant for food banks.’
Social Justice
High Court battle to defeat government’s ‘inhumane’ Rwanda deportation policy underway
The Home Office’s claims that Rwanda is a safe country have been branded ‘irrational’ by the claimants.
Oxford City Council to provide free period products in public spaces
As period poverty in the UK rises, Oxford is to launch a scheme offering free sanitary protection in public toilets and other public buildings across the city.
No 10 lied about Chris Pincher, says former top civil servant
‘It’s sort of telling the truth and crossing your fingers at the same time,’ said Simon McDonald.
Priti Patel urges police to get tough with fuel protestors
Under the new legislation roadblocks can carry a six-month prison sentence.
Support for Steve Bray shows extent of opposition towards ‘Soviet-style’ policing bill
As police flex their new powers by targeting a peaceful protest outside parliament, resentment towards the government’s controversial legislation seems higher than ever.
Thousands sign petition opposing government’s ‘toxic’ Bill of Rights
“The public, quite rightly, is very concerned that the government is putting themselves above the law and making themselves untouchable.”
‘A dark day for press freedom’: Left reacts to Patel’s decision to extradite Julian Assange
Following the announcement by the Home Office, politicians, activists, and advocates of free speech, have been sharing dismay at the extradition decision and support for the WikiLeaks’ founder.
Tory crackdown on protests prompted by oil-funded think tank, investigation finds
Report shows that Policy Exchange, which called for the criminalisation of Extinction Rebellion and is funded by US fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil, influenced government clampdown on protest rights.
Government is creating ‘hostile environment’ for protestors, say MPs and peers
‘This latest raft of measures is likely to have a chilling effect on the right to protest in England and Wales.’