Reform UK forced to expel candidate over BNP ties
Reform’s vetting process did not pick up on the fact that the candidate was previously a member of the BNP
Sadiq Khan says it would be ‘folly’ for Keir Starmer to be replaced this this year
“There’s so much to go in the game and the most important poll is what happens at the final whistle.”
How can we reach Reform voters in a fractured Britain?
To get across that Reform policy actually endangers Reformers themselves, campaigners have first to counter the Reformer’s preconceptions
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Women more likely than men to be paid less than minimum wage
Two thirds of between 300,000 to 600,000 workers who are illegally paid below the minimum wage are women.
Our clubs and venues are shutting at an alarming rate — they need protection from developers
In the last ten years, the UK has lost half of its clubs and 10,000 of its pubs.
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The top articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
The TUC voted against decriminalising sex work. Here’s why it was the right decision
Delegates at TUC Congress stood against exploitation this week: full decriminalisation of sex work would only help the traffickers and pimps.
As Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund hits $1trn, we need one for the UK
The Conservatives pledged to set up regional Wealth Funds for investing in our country. They should use the Autumn Statement to fulfil their manifesto promise.
Our housing system treats homelessness as a lifestyle choice
The rise in the number of ‘intentionally homeless’ passes the buck for a housing crisis driven by policy failure, writes an anonymous housing worker.
Murdoch’s bid to take over Sky just hit another wall
Culture secretary Karen Bradley has referred the 21st Century Fox bid to buy Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority.
Students call national demo against tuition fees, after Tories lose bid to raise cap
The Conservative Party was forced to abandon plans to hike tuition fees by £250 each year, after the DUP caused them major embarrassment by backing a Labour motion to block the rise.
Young workers deserve a higher minimum wage, unions say
The TUC’s comments coincide with a new report by thinktank Demos, which found 36% percent of young people worry about not being paid enough.
The new £10 note is physically smaller. It’s also worth less because of Brexit
At 15% physically smaller than its paper predecessor, the new tenner is like a physical manifestation of its reduced international purchasing power after the ‘great Brexit devaluation’.