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This trade union just became the latest to back a ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit
One of the largest private sector unions has thrown its weight behind a referendum on the Brexit deal – adding new momentum to the campaign.
The RBS sell-off can’t hide the Tories’ failure to clean up its rotten culture
RBS is being slowly privatised – but little has been done to check the corrupt culture, argues accounting expert Prem Sikka.
Care workers on the brink: Why I’m on strike in Somerset today
Faced with council cuts, social care companies are slashing working conditions for low-paid staff. Enough is enough.
How the Tories are deliberately ignoring social housing
Nearly ten years of Conservative government has meant a spiralling crisis in social housing. But not accidentally so, Kevin Gulliver writes.
Why the Heathrow third runway go-ahead is a disaster
Cabinet has approved the expansion of Heathrow airport. But the decision is so bad even Boris Johnson has been allowed to duck the vote.
A People’s Vote will fight a Brexit turning back the clock on women’s rights
In the second of a three-part article series written by For Our Future’s Sake campaigners, Emily Andrew argues that Brexit is fundamentally sexist.
Here’s the truth about the surreal world of Brexit Britain
British politics take up more newspaper space than ever before. But Westminster is now all talk and little action, writes Lib Dem peer Lord Wallace.
Fresh Brexit mess spells bad news for Theresa May’s leadership
Government plans have been revised so often the final deal is now more confusing than ever. And today’s vote of no confidence in the PM is not helping.
How legalising cannabis could save the NHS
The National Health Service is desperately in need of funding, but legislators are ignoring a crucial revenue stream – the cannabis tax. Martin Drewry writes.
Why the Tories’ behaviour in the European Parliament this week should worry us all
The Conservatives’ behaviour in Strasbourg this week reveals just how damaging a Tory Brexit is shaping up to be, writes Labour’s Richard Corbett MEP.