Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.
We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
One million young people are now unemployed according to figures released today. It is the first time since records began in 1992 this figure has hit seven digits.
The TUC’s Sarah Veale takes apart hard-right Tory MP Dominic Raab’s claims that cutting employment rights will help anyone do anything.
Kate Bell and Jason Strelitz write about how best the government can achieve its aim of ending child poverty in Britain.
Labour MP for Wigan Lisa Nandy writes about deputy prime minister Nick Clegg’s failure, once again, to answer questions on his pledge to end child detention.
Alex Hern reports on the revelations from Brodie Clark’s testimony on Theresa May, borders and immigration to the home affairs select committee today.
Nick Clegg was grilled on boundary changes, the voter registration reforms, party funding, youth unemployment and child detention at DPMQ’s in the Commons today.
A new LSE report says Labour’s economic performance was “strong”, and was “not due to ‘unsustainable bubbles’ in finance, property, oil and public spending”.
Alex Hern runs through the latest economic indicators, and what they mean for future growth – they are not good for George Osborne.
The bond markets are now riding roughshod over democracy in Europe, dictating policy – and personnel, writes George Irvin.
Alex Hern reports on the latest developments in the race to be the Republican candidate in the 2012 US Presidential elections.
