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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3000 construction workers back strike action at energy sites across the country
“Our members’ pay has fallen over 20% behind inflation.”
Greta Thunberg joins climate activists in London at Energy Intelligence Forum protest
Protesters are targeting a major oil and gas conference this week to call out lobbying and record fossil fuel profits
Palestinian trade unions issue urgent call to end the arming of Israel
An urgent call to action for international trade unions to help halt arms trading
Liz Truss wants to deliver another budget
Truss is once again advocating unfunded tax cuts and deregulation
Tory MP Peter Bone faces six-week suspension for bullying and sexual misconduct
The MP for Wellingborough was found to have ‘committed many varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct’ against a member of his staff in 2012 and 2013.
UN relief chief says ‘humanity is failing’ in response to conflict in Palestine and Israel
“I fear that the worst is yet to come”
Demand to reverse Brexit hits ‘highest ever level’
A poll in May also revealed that both Tory and Leave backers feel that Brexit has been a failure.
Refugee charity calls for not-for-profit asylum system, as it reveals companies profiting from refugees’ ‘misery’
‘While the government gives away billions to these companies people seeking asylum are left to live in accommodation that actively harms their health.’
NHS waiting list surges despite Sunak’s pledge to cut backlog
‘The Prime Minister’s key pledge of reducing the size of the waiting list by March 2024 is looking more and more in doubt.’
The Big Lie – how right-wingers make stuff up to win elections
The devastation unfolding in Gaza this week has ignited the ugliest of political deceit, backed up by a lapdog right-wing press.