Reform UK’s would-be Scottish leader linked to calls to introduce charges for NHS patients
Malcolm Offord edited a paper which urged a “dialogue” on introducing charges in the NHS and rolling back on free prescriptions in Scotland.
Reform UK support drops to nine-month low in new YouGov poll
“It is part of a broad downwards trend in Reform support”
Nadhim Zahawi is the latest Tory to defect to Reform UK
In old social media posts, Zahawi said he would be afraid to live in the UK if Farage was prime minister
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Government invites world’s ‘most repressive’ regimes to London arms fair
During the Cold War, Soviet totalitarianism was loudly condemned by the West. Today, its remnants score invitations to buy arms from Western companies in London.
Religion continues to influence attitudes to homosexuality
Religion was a key differentiator of attitudes to homosexuality in 1983 and remains so.
Walmart and others fail to show up to compensation discussions for Bangladesh factory victims
Of the brands involved in sourcing from the Bangladesh garment factory at the heart of the disaster in April, only nine out of the 29 companies have attended a meeting convened to discuss compensation payments.
Families vow to fight on for Omagh justice
Families of the victims of the 1998 Omagh Bombing have vowed to continue their fight after the UK government decided not to proceed with a further inquiry into events surrounding the atrocity.
Boris has failed to get to grips with aviation noise
Londoners cannot be expected to tolerate the aviation noise that blights communities on a daily basis for a moment longer.
The left must ask the right questions as well as provide the right answers
This government has repeatedly shown itself incapable of thinking beyond the level of the individual. In doing so it has sidelined questions about the kind of society that it’s policies are creating.
The EDL fails to attract support, but anti-Muslim sentiment remains widespread
Dominic Ashton reports on last weekend’s English Defence League rally in Tower Hamlets.
Budget hits the pause button on Scotland
Scotland’s finance secretary John Swinney yesterday published the Scottish government’s budget for 2014/15 and 2015/16.
We have everything to gain from a green economy, and a generation to lose if we abandon it
UK Youth Climate Coalition’s Adam Dyster argues that we have everything to gain with a sustainable and green economy.
The real economy: low pay, low productivity, low exports and low investment
Today’s labour market statistics continue the story of recent months: rising employment and stagnating earnings.