Reform’s first year running councils: ‘The atmosphere in the chamber has changed’
Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues
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All change at Brexit-backing Daily Express – as execs from left-wing Mirror take over
Despite claims of ‘no change’ under Trinity Mirror’s ownership, something else is happening on shop floor of the Daily Express and Daily Star…
Revealed: How a private equity takeover contributed to Maplin’s demise
The ‘investment’ model Rutland used to buy out Maplin raises serious questions about the role of private equity firms in the UK.
Signed, sealed, delivered: Gig economy workers get union recognition
What started as a small action over unpaid holiday ends in historic victory for couriters at an NHS provider.
EU withdrawal agreement shows government gambling with Britain’s future
A two-year transition period is a stopgap, not a solution. Indeed, it’s an act of self-harm.
Food poverty in Britain is now so bad the Women’s Institute have had to step in
With 1 in 6 adults skipping meals for lack of money, the WI is waging in.
The Greens are wrong about the Co-operative Party: we have real influence with Labour
Greens have responded with anger to Owen Jones’ call for a Labour/Green alliance – but a similar deal has given the Co-operative Party a strong voice in British politics.
Boris Johnson and senior Tories are now actively undermining the Good Friday Agreement
Brexiteers are going back on their words when it comes to a hard border in Ireland – an extremely dangerous trend.
The Tories’ childcare policies are in total disarray
In some parts of the UK, childcare now costs nearly £10,000 a year – with lower-income families among the hardest hit.
New “subcos” in the NHS will destroy patient care and staff conditions – but resistance is growing
Outsourcing jobs to private companies will create a more fractured and less responsive health service.
Corporations rely on a healthy functioning society but think they shouldn’t have to pay for it
And acting on this neo-liberal view, the Tory government are all too happy to cut their taxes.