Rishi Sunak ridiculed after blaming old IT systems for not allowing him to raise benefits further
‘He’s insulting your intelligence’
The ‘time has come’ for a Universal Basic Income says Andy Burnham
“A universal basic income will put a solid foundation beneath everybody so that they can have a life with security and stop worrying about everything.”
Greenpeace activists stop tanker loaded with Russian fossil fuels from docking near London
The environmental group says that it had no option but to take action after the government’s refusal to say ‘no to funding Putin’s war on Ukraine’, adding that it would do it for them.
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Rees-Mogg under fire for saying axing of civil service jobs is ‘perfectly reasonable’
As Johnson’s plans to slash the number of civil servants are slammed by unions as “an outrageous act of vandalism on our public services”, the Brexit opportunities minister describes the cuts as ‘perfectly reasonable.’
Former Tory Party treasurer suspected of flooding Conservative Party with Russian money
A bank alert filed with the National Crime Agency implicates Ehud Sheleg, a major Tory donor and once treasurer, with pouring cash originating from Russia into the party.
Prof Prem Sikka: The government’s audit reform bill will not do anything to end auditing scandals
The proposed Bill is part of gesture politics. It will do little, if anything, to improve audit quality.
Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast: 5 takeaways from the latest episode
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Why the cosy relationship between the right wing media and government is bad for democracy
Boris Johnson’s former chief advisor Dominic Cummings accused the government of giving a bung to big media corporations.
Labour needs to unite around fighting the cost of living crisis
‘Labour is recovering, but we cannot reunite the country if we remain divided ourselves.’
Tory council leader slammed for smiling at food bank opening and tucking into buffet
Dartford council leader Jeremy Kite along with other Tory ‘dignitaries’ were pictured enjoying a buffet in the same church building were desperate families struggling with poverty queue for food parcels.
Boris Johnson accused of giving bungs to newspapers in exchange for content promoting government
Dominic Cummings said Boris Johnson personally negotiated “direct bungs” to newspapers, in the form of Covid relief payments.
Wera Hobhouse MP: Misogyny and the objectification of women is so deeply ingrained in our society
Misogyny and the objectification of women is so deeply ingrained in our society – in our legislature – that the feelings of his fellow MPs were barely considered.
Levelling up? Majority of constituencies have fallen further behind since Johnson became PM
Bloomberg analysis found that in 9 out of 12 metrics, the performance of most constituencies relative to London and the South East is now worse or unchanged compared to 2019’.
