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Tories ridiculed for proposing to ban four day week

Chris Jarvis
Yesterday

“Yet again we witness the political gymnastics of this outdated and out of touch Conservative Party descend into a collective swoon over the terrifying prospect of a council functioning better whilst saving the tax-payer money.”

A group of people on a stage with a sign reading four day week

New petition calls for referendum on public ownership of water

Chris Jarvis
Yesterday

Feargal Sharkey is backing the petition

WASP campaigners who have launched the petition for a referendum for public ownership of water

Labour’s achievements this week: Lifting 450,000 children out of poverty and delivering workers’ rights

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

Change doesn’t happen overnight, yet slowly and surely, this government is delivering after 14 years of Tory austerity

Keir Starmer

Latest Posts

EXCLUSIVE: Thames Valley Police refuse to reveal cost of policing royal wedding

Josiah Mortimer
27 April, 2018

Campaigners call for transparency after police force claims it doesn’t know how much policing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding will cost taxpayers.

While the government blame snow, there’s another reason for the UK’s dismal growth rate

Josiah Mortimer
27 April, 2018

‘Snow excuse, Phil…’ It’s cuts, not bad weather that’s to blame for shoddy GDP figures.

View from the Lords: The government should listen to peers on the Brexit Bill

William Wallace
27 April, 2018

The PM is on a losing spree in the Lords – and large majorities there will encourage some MPs to defy their own government, writes Lib Dem peer Lord Wallace.

HMRC

The Lycamobile fiasco shows that HMRC has become a state within a state

Prem Sikka
27 April, 2018

Refusing to investigate a major Tory donor is just one sign of the need for reform at the UK’s tax body.

In defence of whistleblowers

Molly Scott Cato
26 April, 2018

The European Commission is hoping to launch a directive to protect whistleblowers. Molly Scott Cato explains why this would protect us all.

Islamophobic hate crimes on the rise, new Met data shows

Joana Ramiro
26 April, 2018

The Metropolitan Police’s new crime figures point to a sharp rise in anti-Muslim crime. And some argue Brexit might be to blame.

Why voter ID checks are an attack on democracy

Lester Holloway
26 April, 2018

ID checks at polling stations are being trialled in five English cities. Lester Holloway explains how the move will affect the most vulnerable.

Carer

How the government is failing carers and those who depend on them

Matthew Egan
26 April, 2018

Most carer workers are still being paid well under the national minimum wage. And the government isn’t doing anything about it.

This gig economy union is waging a legal war against private hire firms

Josiah Mortimer
25 April, 2018

And they’re confident they’ll win.

BREAKING: The organisation responsible for solving workplace disputes faces a walkout

Josiah Mortimer
25 April, 2018

Who do Acas go to when their workers strike?…

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