Top 5 local election battles to watch this May
With the local elections on 1 May, Left Foot Forward picks out the most competitive races and potential game-changers.
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State of Child Poverty report shows ‘catastrophic’ impact of cost-of-living crisis on families
The government is being urged to act immediately to support struggling families by lifting the two-child Universal Credit limit and introducing an Essentials Guarantee.
GB News’ poll claiming public support for politician presenters labelled ‘biased’
“Independent poll commissioned by GB News…. The station with four Tory MPs – could not be more biased if you paid for it….,”
Spectator criticised for arguing drop in language students has ‘nothing to do with Brexit’
“If it isn’t Brexit, then it must be the Tories? There are NO other options with which to blame anything on.”
‘Lionesses don’t deserve a bank holiday’ Telegraph column proves extent of gender discrimination in football
‘Dented male pride…. Get over it and grow a pair.’
Voters want Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg banned from second jobs on GB News and Talk TV, poll finds
Voters have had enough…
Body Snatchers: How the 1% took over Britain
Prem Sikka argues that all major political parties now represent the 1%
CWU calls for ‘heads to roll’ over ‘clear failings’ in Post Office bonus scandal
Large bonus payouts to company bosses ‘unjustified from the outset’
A level results reveal widening gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students
‘Initial data show some worrying trends for educational inequality, with potential long-term implications for social mobility.’
University Vice Chancellor defends 350k+ salary by saying they run ‘big businesses’
“Can you imagine any other place in which a customer would pay that much money and be treated this badly?”
Tories make massive campaign mess-up which leaves MPs a ‘laughing stock’
In one case, leaflets intended for one constituency ended up in another country 100 miles away.
