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Why councillors should pledge for Palestine

Alexi Dimond
Today

Alexi Dimond makes the case for councillors pushing to ensure their councils aren’t complicit in Israel’s crimes

A photo of Palestinian flags on poles

Almost one in ten MPs have called for David Lammy to intervene to ensure hunger strikers’ human rights are upheld

Chris Jarvis
Today

62 MPs have added their names

David Lammy

UK’s decision to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme is supported by majority of Britons, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

The government says that up to 100,000 people of all ages could benefit in the first year.

Brexit and EU

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Doctors strike over pay NHS
News

Junior doctors in England offered 22.3% pay deal

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

Breakthrough pay offer will be put to BMA members for a vote

Parliament

The case for totally banning MPs from second jobs

Prem Sikka
29 July, 2024

People can see that corporations and the wealthy elites fund major political parties and many individual legislators to advance their economic interests.

Just stop oil
News

Over 90 campaign groups call on Government to reverse the Tory crackdown on peaceful protest

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

‘The current government now faces a clear choice between allowing its dire consequences to play out under its watch, or do something to prevent it’

Tory leadership race
News

Who’s the odds-on favourite to win Tory leadership race as nominations close today

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

Which Tory MP is currently being tipped to win the Conservative leadership race?

Suella Braverman speaking at National Conservatism Conference

Suella Braverman brutally mocked after pulling out of Tory leadership race

Basit Mahmood
29 July, 2024

“Breaking news: nobody likes Suella Braverman. Not even the bloody Tories”.

News

‘Running on Empty’: UK arts spending among lowest in Europe, new report finds

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
28 July, 2024

The report warns that the reduction in funding has led to a significant decline in the number of students enrolling in arts education and a broader ‘marginalisation’ of the arts in state-funded schools.

Child poverty
News

New research reveals devastating impact of the two-child benefit cap

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
28 July, 2024

The study found that 23 percent of families with three children and 26 percent of families with four or more children experienced food insecurity in June, compared to 17 percent of households with one or two children and 12 percent of households without children.

Right-Wing Watch

Democracy in danger: Britain’s crackdown on climate dissent

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
27 July, 2024

Whether you agree with their actions or not, the sentencing of the Just Stop Oil protesters signals an increasingly authoritarian approach to dissent that prioritises public order over the right to advocate for critical issues such as climate change.

Bibby Stockholm
News

Charities welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm barge but urge Labour to act sooner

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
27 July, 2024

‘The current living conditions on the barge continue to pose significant humanitarian and health concerns. Delaying the relocation only prolongs the (mental, physical, and even fatal) distress and suffering of those housed there.’

News

Lee Anderson and Richard Tice spark outrage for defending Manchester Airport attack

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
27 July, 2024

‘This is possibly the best example of why Tice and the fascist private Reform business should never be allowed anywhere near power.’

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