When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence, immigration narratives & the media. Can we reverse this fall?
Politics is full of scrutiny, but once in a while positive recognition doesn’t go amiss
Lib Dem MP Jamie Stone reflects on securing Pride in Place funding for his constituency
Why has devolution ground to a halt?
That’s a hammer blow to plans to deliver growth and to get power out of Whitehall and back into local communities.
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POLL: Voters won’t tolerate workers’ rights being watered down after Brexit
In a blow for hard Brexiteers, the vast majority of voters – including Conservatives – believe workers’ rights should be maintained or strengthened after Brexit, not cut.
People are being illegally imprisoned for failing to pay council tax
Half of council tax imprisonments could be against the law, with some of the poorest people paying the price. But justice activists are challenging the government.
Revealed: The ‘hunger crisis’ across the South East this Christmas
Keith Taylor MEP launches ‘Hungry Christmas’ – a new report revealing the explosion in foodbank use in the second wealthiest region of the UK.
You couldn’t make it up: Britain LOSING almost £350m a week because of Brexit
The most reliable estimate so far shows we’re losing almost exactly as much as what Brexiteers said we’d gain.
Exclusive: 85 per cent think the NHS should get that £350m-a-week promised by Brexiteers
And the health service could really do with the money to avert a care crisis this winter.
Poor Nigel! Former UKIP leader says he’s ‘skint’ despite £90k-a-year MEP salary
“My life is not easy”, Farage said at the weekend, despite having an estimated net worth of over £2m.
Are the Tories plotting to steal holiday pay from 7 million workers?
Don’t let them U-turn on their promise to protect workers’ rights post-Brexit.
Over a million Brits live elsewhere in Europe. It’s time they were heard in the Brexit talks
The voice of UK citizens living in Europe is being totally ignored. But they’re getting organised, writes Natalie Bennett.
While university bosses get a pay rise, lecturers’ pensions are being slashed
The divide in higher education is getting starker. Huge strikes are on the cards unless something is done about it – and soon, writes UCU General Secretary Sally Hunt.
Ban Vice Chancellors from sitting on their own pay boards, say public
Nearly four in five believe university bosses should not be allowed on the remuneration committees which keep bumping up their pay.