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We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
Alex Hern covers the injunction taken out by Canary Wharf Group to prevent any protest occurring on its estate.
John Finnie writes about the introduction of a new law in Scotland which aims to drive the ugliness of sectarianism from football north of the border.
Greek prime minister George Papandreou will offer his resignation to the President today, reports Alex Hern with the latest in the eurozone financial crisis.
Ed Jacobs covers the astonishing claim by senior Scottish judges that their £170k salary leaves them underpaid.
Friends of the Earth today described the government’s omission of shipping from its climate targets as “like an alcoholic giving up all booze except whisky”.
Today Dr Rowan Williams came out in support of a Financial Transaction Tax – yet George Osborne still opposes the tax that would raise billions for the poor.
Mike Morgan-Giles shows how the reaction to Occupy London is emblematic of the response to protest in the UK today.
Reaction to the Arts Council’s strategic funding plan, and an explanation of why the government’s 30 per cent cuts to the arts budget are economically insane.
Alex Hern asks what on Earth out of touch Tory backbenchers were thinking when complaining to Conservative Home about their “inadequate” £65,738 salary.
Half of all charities have seen costs rise due to David Cameron’s policies, a third sector survey has revealed – while 60 per cent have seen income fall.
