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Tories ridiculed for proposing to ban four day week

Chris Jarvis
Yesterday

“Yet again we witness the political gymnastics of this outdated and out of touch Conservative Party descend into a collective swoon over the terrifying prospect of a council functioning better whilst saving the tax-payer money.”

A group of people on a stage with a sign reading four day week

New petition calls for referendum on public ownership of water

Chris Jarvis
Yesterday

Feargal Sharkey is backing the petition

WASP campaigners who have launched the petition for a referendum for public ownership of water

Labour’s achievements this week: Lifting 450,000 children out of poverty and delivering workers’ rights

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

Change doesn’t happen overnight, yet slowly and surely, this government is delivering after 14 years of Tory austerity

Keir Starmer

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News

Which parties are running the most candidates at the 2025 local elections?

Chris Jarvis
4 April, 2025

Elections are taking place on 1 May 2025

An image showing bank notes and pound coins

With bills having gone up, it’s time to take energy back into public ownership

Prem Sikka
4 April, 2025

The obscene profits of the energy industry show the sector is broken

A computer generated image of the proposed expansion for Luton Airport's Terminal 2
News

Luton airport expansion not a ‘magic bullet for economic growth’, think tank says

Olivia Barber
4 April, 2025

‘Growing Luton will not deliver the economic growth the government so desperately wants.’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves with the budget briefcase
Opinion

The government’s economic strategy is on the wrong track

Jon Trickett
4 April, 2025

Labour MP Jon Trickett urges Rachel Reeves to change course

A photo of Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party speaking at Prime Minister's Questions
News

Kemi Badenoch sparks row among Tory MPs by claiming chlorinated chicken is a ‘myth’

Olivia Barber
4 April, 2025

“I don’t even think most chicken in the US is actually washed with chlorine – it’s a myth that has expanded quite a lot over the years”

A side on photo of Rachel Reeves outside Number 11 Downing Street
Opinion

Cuts to disability benefits are riding roughshod over human rights

Jen Clark
4 April, 2025

Poverty is a political choice, and ending it is possible should those in powers choose to

Elon Musk delivering a Nazi salute
News

World’s richest people lose $208 billion in a day due to Trump tariffs

Olivia Barber
4 April, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg lost over $17 billion, Bezos’ wealth dropped by more than $15 billion and Musk’s by $11 billion

A photo of Keir Starmer making a speech at a lectern.
News

Keir Starmer roasts Reform UK during Labour’s local election launch

Basit Mahmood
3 April, 2025

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken apart Reform UK during Labour’s local election launch, slamming the far-right party for ‘putting themselves before the country’. The elections on 1 May are the party’s first major test at the ballot box sincetest

EU
News

Brexiteers ridiculed for claiming Trump tariffs are a “Brexit success”

Olivia Barber
3 April, 2025

They are celebrating the fact that the UK faces lower tariffs than the EU, while Brexit is costing the UK economy more.

Parliament
News

Select committee criticises DCMS over £400 million in unpaid covid sports loans

Olivia Barber
3 April, 2025

The report highlights “severe weaknesses” in how DCMS has managed the loan book, including a conflict of interest with Rugby Union

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