Treasury selling NatWest off at loss is missed opportunity to ‘rejuvenate economy’
‘NatWest could have been transformed into a people’s bank…but the government has shown no vision.’
Prof Prem Sikka: Pandemics destroy lives but neoliberalism is deadly too
UK politics is increasingly framed by markets, corporate profits and tax cuts rather than concerns about humanity, compassion and care, says Prem Sikka.
‘When I had Covid there was no support’: Harsh reality for UK’s migrant communities
In a new report, the UK’s migrant communities share some of the devastating situations they have found themselves in during the pandemic.
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Gerard Coyne: “Obsessing around Westminster politics isn’t what I intend to be involved in”
LFF speaks to the Unite leadership candidate.
The powers of the Lord Advocate in Scotland need splitting
‘The ongoing row in Scotland over the role of the Lord Advocate is of fundamental importance to Scottish democracy’.
GB News viewers crash to zero after presenter takes knee prompting boycott
GB News, which has claimed to campaign on issues of free speech, described the gesture as an ‘unacceptable breach of our standards’
MPs refusing to wear masks are putting parliamentary staff at risk
‘We’ll be writing to every MP spotted not wearing a face covering to challenge them to do the decent thing.’
Privatising Channel 4 could lead to ‘money flowing out of the country and into pockets of multinational corporations’, say MPs
Privatisation could also result in the channel losing its publisher-broadcaster status which means that all revenues are invested back into the production of its content.
Former Tory police chief will not face prosecution despite live ammunition being found at his home
Jason Ablewhite had already resigned as police and crime commissioner in November 2019 after he allegedly sent an explicit photo to a woman on Facebook.
Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill will further criminalise asylum seekers
‘According to Patel, our asylum system is broken and the way to fix it is to criminalise asylum seekers’.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, July 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
EXCLUSIVE: Fears disabled MPs could be locked out of Parliament, ahead of shut down of virtual proceedings
Allowing vulnerable MPs to participate in debates remotely ‘may be just as necessary in two months time as it was twelve months ago’, LFF is told.
BREAKING: Sian Berry to stand down as Green Party co-leader in opposition to ‘transphobic’ party appointment
“There is now an inconsistency between the sincere promise to fight for trans rights and inclusion in my work and the message sent by the party’s choice of front bench representatives.”
