Melbourne’s bungled hotel quarantine shows some things are too important to outsource
The quarantine’s failures led to a second wave in Melbourne which killed hundreds.
Exclusive: Nigel Farage lost 50,000 followers after Twitter suspends QAnon accounts
Other right-wing politicians across the world suffered similar falls.
Prem Sikka: To level up and boost the economy, let’s tax ‘capital gains’ like we do income
Wealthy peoples’ capital gains are taxed at a lower rate than income tax.
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Prof Prem Sikka: The post-Brexit race to the bottom has already begun
Sunak has workers rights, environmental standards and financial regulation in his sights.
Government will move Treasury staff north, fulfilling Labour manifesto pledge
John McDonnell said Labour’s policy would shift political gravity away from London.
Spanish Deliveroo riders’ victory shows power of unions to get laws enforced
A Spanish court ruled they were workers and so entitled to social security payments.
Bosses turn down mums’ furlough requests, forcing kids into schools
Could you do your job and teach kids at the same time?
Poll shows No.10 was wrong to say there’s “no clamour” for 24-7 vaccinations
43% of Brits would take a late-night jab.
Tory MP accuses public of ‘instant outrage’ free school meals
A Twitter post shared a a ‘pitiful’ amount of food from a free school meal bag meant to last for 10 days
Protestors demand answers over death of young man arrested in Cardiff
Events in Cardiff yesterday brought the protests following George Floyd’s death sharply back to mind, writes Raoul Walawalker
Radical roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – 13th January 2021
Left Foot Forward’s roundup of the progressive news you might have missed this week…
Notes from a GP: A week inside the Government’s mishandling of the Covid crisis
Our NHS staff deserve so much better than the shambles they’re getting from Ministers.
Government again denies flaws in Universal Credit – despite grim testimony given to MPs
‘The new lockdown will have brought a renewed sense of financial dread for many families’
