Reform’s year in power in local government: A year of tax rises, cuts and defections
Nothing but broken promises, council tax rises and infighting among its councillors.
Latest poverty figures show vital benefits that lifting two-child limit will have, TUC says
The TUC has slammed the record numbers of people living in poverty as ‘a record of the failures of the Conservative government’
Nigel Farage says council tax ‘has to go up’, after his party previously promised to cut taxes
That has always been the problem with populism, offer simplistic solutions to complex problem which begin to fall apart when they collide with reality.
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Home Office blasted for hostile approach to asylum backlog as it reaches record high
“The asylum backlog is a political choice”
One in three homes to face higher energy bills than last winter, warns think tank
The government is ‘missing in action’ to help poorest households most affected by energy bills
BMA slams Steve Barclay for refusing to talk pay since March as consultants’ strike
Further strike dates annouced to coincide with Tory Party conference
Sanctions make it harder for benefit claimants to find work, new research finds
“Demanding compliance from people means they end up jumping through hoops rather than finding jobs that are a good fit for them”
World’s richest countries gave record sums of public money to fossil fuel industry last year
$1.4 trillion of public money went to the fossil fuel sector last year
Bombshell poll suggests Tories could win fewer seats than the Lib Dems
The Tories could be heading for wipeout
Andy Burnham refuses to rule out future Labour leadership bid
He said he wouldn’t ‘turn away from’ contesting the leadership ‘if a path opens up in time’.
Paul Nowak: Here’s how we can change our tax system to ensure the rich pay a fairer share
‘Those earning the most in our society should be paying a fairer share.’
‘Suella must go, she’s sh*t’: Bitter Tory feud ahead of expected reshuffle
“She hasn’t fully delivered, we’ve got the Illegal Migration Act through now, and need gentler hands.”
Outrage as fat cat pay soars by 16% and FTSE bosses bag £500k pay rise
‘CEOs are being highly rewarded for overseeing greedflation’