Rupert Lowe asks High Court to block parliamentary watchdog investigation
Lowe’s lawyers say the investigation could “end his career”
Hannah Spencer: ‘We need more people who do jobs like mine in Parliament’
The Greens’ by-election candidate speaks to Left Foot Forward about why Parliament needs more working class MPs and her mission to restore trust in politics
Unite the union slams BAE systems for making ‘obscene’ profits while offering a raw deal to workers
‘Without the skilled work of our members, the company doesn’t make money.”
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The influence of money over our democratic system is a crisis
‘I didn’t come into politics to watch our democracy auctioned off to the highest bidder.’
Kemi Badenoch slammed for saying she would ban NHS doctors strikes if elected
“She’s obviously a fan of North Korea and China.”
Woke bashing of the week – Trump targets ‘woke’ AI
The move is being framed by Trump allies as a crackdown on what they see as left-leaning bias in artificial intelligence systems.
Right-wing media watch – media’s double standards on full display as Corbyn and Sultana launch new party
Despite all the mockery, polling has suggested a new party led by Corbyn could command up to 15% of the vote.
Nigel Farage mocked for celebrating Lionesses’ decision to stop taking the knee
“It’s concerning to hear that some individuals might celebrate a move away from anti-racism gestures in football.”
Running scared? The business response to the hard right’s anti-diversity agenda
Perhaps the most troubling aspect isn’t just having to watch Clacton’s elusive MP reel off his contempt for anything he deems ‘woke,’ it’s that businesses are doing exactly what these right-wing populists want.
Green Party beats Reform for second place in underreported Staffordshire by-election
A low-profile by-election in rural Staffordshire may signal a shift that’s gone largely unnoticed.
Negative media narrative fuelling anti-Muslim sentiment, new poll suggests
“The truth is Muslims are quietly serving this country day in, day out – whether it be in schools, in offices or in the streets – contributing and giving back and helping to build a better society. Yet, these everyday stories rarely make the headlines.”
Wes Streeting accuses the British Medical Association of ‘harming patients’ amid strikes
What they are fundamentally doing today is forgetting the three words that should be at the forefront of every doctor’s minds every day which is ‘do no harm’.
New Corbyn-Sultana party has attracted 200,000 sign ups in 24 hours
If sign-ups counted for party membership, the new party would be the third largest in Britain, just behind Reform UK.