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One in five MPs still employ a relative despite ban on practice for new members
The pay of MPs’ family members is on average £5,600 higher than other staff, raising obvious questions about nepotism.
Christian group who blocked Trident missile facility win court victory
‘Put Down the Sword’, a Christian direct-action group, argued in court that their protest drew from Romans 3:8: “You cannot do evil that good may come”.
‘Look at our track record’: 5 ways the Tories are damaging mental health services
The health secretary’s ‘21,000 new NHS posts’ promise rings empty when you look at the overall state of staffing and funding in the NHS.
Anti-semitic Sunday Times column raises institutional questions
How did Kevin Myers’ comments get past editors and sub-editors and why was he, a well-known bigot, writing for them in the first place?
Sun claims Labour is run by ‘toffs’ – yet half of Tory MPs are privately educated
The billionaire-owned S*n has some nerve to try and suggest Labour are run by an ‘elite’.
Look Left: This week’s most read
From union wins to fracking: our top articles on Left Foot Forward.
One in five young people are taking drugs. It’s time to legalise and regulate
New figures show the UK’s approach to tackling drugs is failing. Now let’s find a sensible way of dealing with the fact that people like getting high.
Letter from a Corbynista: Labour needs to rethink its rhetoric on immigration
The left of the party has to say it. Corbyn’s rhetoric on immigration is becoming a serious problem.
The Government’s air quality ‘plan’ isn’t a plan – it’s an abdication of responsibility
Green MEP Molly Scott Cato unpicks the government’s clean air commitments.
Crisis in local news deepens as seven London titles close
The National Union of Journalists is calling for an urgent public enquiry as local news-gathering and scrutiny is decimated.