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Labour must reform local government – but it’s important to get those reforms right
Splitting responsibility between district and county councils creates inefficiency, duplication, and confusion
Water firm given £450m subsidies at same time it paid £1.5bn to shareholders
The news has triggered renewed calls for public ownership.
Only tiny fraction of UK population think disability benefits are too high
The public overestimates the amount of money being paid in Personal Independence Payments but don’t think it is too high
Dozens of MPs issue call to scrap increase in bus fare cap
They’re calling for the government to “reverse the increase in the fare cap so that buses remain affordable for communities across the country.”
Why progressives should oppose Heathrow expansion
The climate impact alone should make it easy for a decision-maker to reject airport expansion. But there are other good reasons too
Elon Musk slammed for promoting far-right Tommy Robinson documentary
Musk promotes far-right yet again…
MPs issue cross-party call for National Commission so that First Past the Post voting system can be scrapped
The report also calls for a clampdown on dark money in politics and a requirement for social media companies to be transparent about how they handle ‘legal but harmful’ content, including disinformation.
Voters urge Labour to turn away from Trump and look to EU for trade, poll finds
And it’s not just on trade and the economy that the public feel that Europe is more important to the UK than America.
100,000 more children set to be in poverty within five years, new analysis shows
Currently, 4.3 million children in the UK live in poverty, with 1 million experiencing destitution.
LGBTQ+ community feels increasingly unsafe in Britain, analysis shows
“Transgender issues have been heavily discussed by politicians, the media and on social media over the last year, which may have led to an increase in these offences, or more awareness in the police in the identification and recording of these crimes.”