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A year on from the Panama Papers, a post-Brexit ‘Global Britain’ should lead on transparency
When Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 last week, she led Britain into the risky, uncertain world of Brexit. While we campaigned passionately for the UK to remain in the EU, Brexit now seems unstoppable. The battle now istest
Remainers creating target list of leave-supporting MPs
Brexiteer MPs representing heavily remain constituencies are to be targeted by pro-European cross-party activists. Targets are being drawn up of Tories and some Labour MPs who campaigned for Brexit despite representing pro-Europe constituencies. Theresa Villiers, the former Northern Ireland secretary undertest
Calls for Wales to be first “Nation of Sanctuary” for asylum seekers and refugees
Wales should become the first “Nation of Sanctuary” for asylum seekers and refugees. That’s the call being made today in a new report by the Welsh Assembly’s “Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee.” The Committee reports that in 2015, onetest
Theresa May refused to make positive case for immigration in EU referendum
A leaked cabinet office document shows that Theresa May sought to undermine the Remain campaign in the EU referendum by refusing to make the positive case for immigration. The document, seen by The Independent, shows that May did not back atest
Deliveroo promotes new gig economy language
Deliveroo are pedalling a new vocabulary to further distance their workers from the idea of employment. In a six page document given to staff, the couriers are described as wearing “branded clothing” rather than uniforms, they receive “invoices” not paytest
Labour unveils universal free school meals for primary children
Labour have today announced their intention to have free school meals for every child in primary schools. The policy will be funded by putting VAT on private school fees, and is hoped to reduce the attainment gap. Research from thetest
The Sun unleashes new round of dreadful, sexist, Gibraltar-themed wordplay
GIBRALT-PHWOAR reads the Sun headline, as it realises that the new mayor of Gibraltar was also once a champion beauty queen. Thus there is a beautiful coming together of some of their favourite things – jingoistic anti-foreigner sentiment and thetest