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Revealed: Why Remainers can’t win the Brexit debate solely on economics
Previously unseen polling shows how difficult the Leave vote is to shift – even in the face of overwhelming economic evidence. We must build a vision for remaining in the EU.
Councils are ‘re-nationalising’ services after Carillion’s collapse
From libraries to park staff, councils are taking back control after the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion.
This corporate takeover will show whether May is really committed to an industrial strategy
The government must reject the buy-out of a key manufacturing firm if they are serious about protecting UK manufacturing.
The government must stop ignoring young people on Brexit. It’s our futures on the line
A new anti-Brexit campaign, aims to highlight the UK government’s neglect of young people’s views on Europe – and to mobilise 18-25-year-olds to demand they are heard.
Edinburgh university offers new Vice Chancellor a staggering £410k – as lecturers fight 40% cut to pensions
Tactless pay hike comes as staff at 61 universities, including Edinburgh, prepare to strike over pensions.
NHS staff are fighting back against outsourcing to ‘arms length’ companies
Up to 1,650 local hospital staff across two different NHS trusts face transfer to subsidiary companies, where unions worry their employment rights could be eroded away.
Privatising while Rome burns: Why we need a moratorium on outsourcing
As the MoD launch plans to flog off their fire service, unions are warning another Carillion-style collapse could be round the corner.
History shows that Labour has always been a party of compromise
Tom Pashby reviews an upcoming book on the Labour party and asks: ‘Is Labour finally becoming a socialist party – albeit one with centrists in it?’
The Carillion scandal shows it’s time to end the stitch-up of ‘commercial sensitivity’
To spot disasters before they occur, we need to reform our laws on corporate confidentiality.
No one is kicking off about this NHS privatisation – but they should be
Billions of pounds of NHS land and property is being sold off. Have we learnt nothing from the disasters of the past?