Could York lead the way on proportional representation?
Labour and Lib Dem councillors in York unanimously supported a motion to replace First Past the Post with proportional representation
Successive governments have failed to learn lessons of Grenfell Tragedy
The conditions that facilitated the tragedy remain unchecked
We need to end the hostile environment, not create a moral panic against LGBT asylum seekers
Government policies are creating the conditions through which unethical actors can profit
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When are this week’s train strikes?
The latest strike dates in the long-running dispute over train drivers’ pay
Liz Truss brutally mocked after being snubbed by Argentina’s President
‘Who’
ASLEF General Secretary slams government for being “ultra-deceitful” in negotiations over train drivers pay
“We deal with people who only operate in bad faith and deceit, right?”
Mick Lynch rips into P&O Ferries CEO after committee grilling on seafarers’ working conditions
Ferry company boss admits staff paid under £5 an hour, while he received ‘bumper bonus’
A chart which sums up the housing crisis
With more than a million households waiting for social homes, those on low-incomes are increasingly being pushed into unsuitable and costly accommodation in the private rented sector as well as into temporary accommodation.
UK government’s climate plan ‘unlawful’ High Court finds, again
‘No more pie in the sky – this judgement means the government must now take real, credible action to address the climate crisis’
5 times the Tory government has let down disabled people
Five times the Tories have launched an attack on disability welfare and disabled peoples’ rights
Andy Burnham wants to suspend Right to Buy scheme in bid to tackle housing crisis
‘We do now need to re-think Right to Buy’
Head teachers’ union confirms detrimental impact of school funding cuts at annual conference
School leaders’ jobs have been “made far harder by this Conservative government. School buildings are falling apart, pay has been driven down and teachers are being driven out.”
All the metro mayor election results
The Tories won just one of the metro mayor elections across the country.