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James Cleverly’s attack on 4-day week doesn’t go to plan after presenters give him some facts

Basit Mahmood
Today

‘Happy workers, less turnover, more profit. What’s your problem?’

James Cleverly

Zack Polanski calls on government to impose robust sanctions on Israel amid Lebanon bombing

Olivia Barber
Today

‘What is it going to take for this government to actually put robust sanctions on Israel?’

Zack Polanski launches the Greens' local election campaign

LFF editorial: Why do the right not care about the cost of keeping children in poverty?

Basit Mahmood
Today

The cost of child poverty extends beyond the physical and emotional hardship felt by children growing up in low-income families.

Children

Latest Posts

The new Homelessness Act fails to tackle the real cause of the housing crisis

Kevin Gulliver
3 April, 2018

The Act has noble aims. But it is a sticking plaster for a problem of the Tories’ making.

The hostile takeover of GKN shows that the Tories’ industrial policy is in disarray

Prem Sikka
3 April, 2018

Shareholders wield far too much power over our economy. The hostile takeover of GKN shows it’s time workers were at the table.

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We need to end the neoliberal love affair with all things tech – before it’s too late

Julian Glassford
3 April, 2018

This past few weeks has shown that while we can’t turn the clock back on enterprise and technology, we need to find new ways to keep the digital world in check.

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A plastic bottle fee isn’t enough to save the planet – here’s why

Jonathan Bartley
29 March, 2018

Piecemeal policy will never deliver the change our country and our planet requires, and bond action is needed now.

Young people want a people’s vote on Brexit – there’s still time

Richard Brooks
29 March, 2018

The consequences of Brexit could be dire – now, and in the future. But young people have known this all along.

The 5 worst consequences of Tory Brexit

Richard Corbett
29 March, 2018

Last week’s events brought in a harbinger of things to come as the clock ticks down to a Tory Brexit. Here’s the worst five.

A year from Brexit – what more needs to be done on citizens’ rights?​ ​

Jean Lambert MEP
29 March, 2018

With exactly one year until Brexit Day, huge questions remain about how the lives of EU citizens in the UK will be affected.

Orion recycling workers walk out after bosses ignore health risks

Joana Ramiro
28 March, 2018

Workers at a recycling plant kicked off a wildcat strike after management refuses to replace breathing masks’ filters.

NUS throws weight behind Brexit second ref

Joana Ramiro
28 March, 2018

The National Union of Students just changed its policy on Brexit – here’s why it matters.

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5 things government can do after plastic bottle deposit scheme

Joana Ramiro
28 March, 2018

Environment Sec Michael Gove did good introducing refundable fee for recyclable bottles – but there’s more to be done.

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