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Right-to-buy has stoked the housing crisis – but the Tories want to roll it out further
400,000 houses sold under right-to-buy are now being rented privately and for double average council rents. The policy’s created a new class of buy-to-let landlords.
Brexit lies die hard: Michael Gove STILL claims leaving the EU will mean more money for the NHS
“As a result of leaving the EU, there is more money for the NHS”, he told the Today programme this morning.
The government ‘named and shamed’ 260 exploitative employers today. But what about public sector workers?
The government’s investigation into employers paying less than minimum wage failed to look at the unpaid work done by an estimated 2 million public servants.
Negotiations are moving to the next stage, but don’t be fooled – we’re still in Brexit chaos
The Brexit shambles of David Davis earlier in the week are in no way nullified by today’s news — we’re still heading for a disastrous exit from the EU.
George Osborne made food banks necessary, now his newspaper is asking you to pay for them
Phone up and ask the former chancellor – who is taking part in the charity telethon – why he loves food banks so much. Don’t phone up and donate money.
The NHS is nearing crisis point. It could really do with that £350 million a week
The Brexit battle bus promised more funding for the NHS. Instead, we may be about to fork out for a £40 billion divorce bill, while hospitals are at capacity and the Tories aren’t willing to pay up.
Inside Yarl’s Wood: ‘Seema begged for help as blood seeped through her bandages’
Immigration detention is inhumane, expensive and pointless. It compounds the trauma of the already traumatised. There is no place for it in today’s Britain.
To survive, the next Labour government must be more Attlee than Allende
Already shaken by Brexit, banks are reconsidering their positions in the UK. And it is crucial that they know where they stand with the Labour party.
The “two-child limit” for welfare claimants is brutal and moralistic. It must be scrapped
It’s not the government’s place to dictate how many children lower income families can have.
The EU claims it’s getting tough on tax evasion – this couldn’t be further from the truth
Their new blacklist of 17 countries omits the nations where most of the world’s offshore wealth is hidden.