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Six Tory myths about employment tribunal fees
Since yesterday morning, if your boss sexually harasses you, or sacks you for the colour of your skin, you will have fork out an eye-watering £1200 to have your case heard before an employment tribunal.
Yes Scotland sets its face from public opinion on the monarchy
Yet another rift has opened up in the pro-independence “Yes Scotland” campaign, this time over the future of the monarchy if Scotland decides to break away from the rest of the UK.
Vince Cable’s department slips up on tribunal hearings
In an important development related to the requirement of an employer to consult on redundancies, a red-faced Department For Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has requested permission to appeal against the recent judgment by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of USDAW v Woolworths.
The idea of paying £25 to see a GP is cruel, but nothing is unthinkable under this government
Nye Bevan has been rolling in his grave so much this year I doubt he can remember whether he’s facing up or down. After NHS privatisation was finally sealed in April, the principal of free and publicly accountable universal healthcare is now being further undermined by talk of GPs charging patients for their appointments.
We must stop this illogical, economically damaging and ultimately racist law
The government is proposing a pilot scheme starting in November to ask visitors from India, Nigeria, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh to pay a cash bond of £3,000 for a visitor visa that allows them to stay in the UK for up to six months.
Olympic Legacy: Twelve months on, is the sun still shining on Stratford?
Twelve months on from the London 2012 Olympics, Shamik Das looks at the legacy for Stratford and the surrounding areas.
This week’s most read: The Royal Baby, the EDL and porn
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Air pollution: what isn’t counted, doesn’t count
The more we discover about air pollution in London the more we realise that we have been systematically conned.
Education is the key to addressing climate change
Climate change is now back in the UK geography curriculum after indications from education chief Michael Gove it would be left out
Influx of Romanian migrants ‘unlikely’, says Eastern Europe expert
A mass arrival of labour migrants from Romania when UK immigration restrictions are lifted in January 2014 is “unlikely”, according to a researcher from Edge Hill University who has written a book on the Romanian diaspora.