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Government blamed for Britain’s sewage-covered beaches
As water quality across the EU improves, the UK risks being turned into the ‘dirty man of Europe.’
Prof Prem Sikka: Visiting pawnbrokers showed me just how much people are struggling during the cost of living crisis
‘My brief visits to pawnshops are by no means a scientific study, but they do provide a glimpse of the tragedies inflicted by years of maldistribution of income and wealth, poverty, inequalities and obsession of privatisation which has left many teetering on the edge.’
Public believe Keir Starmer would be a better PM than Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, poll shows
The poll, based on 1,500 voters found that Starmer was four points ahead of Truss, with 39 per cent backing him against 35 per cents supporting her.
An epic fail: £120m ‘Festival of Brexit’ flops
The festival, officially known as Unboxed, had hoped to attract 66 million visitors but has thus far managed to only attract 238,000 people.
Boris Johnson says people should buy a new kettle to save £10 a year on their electricity bill
‘If you have an old kettle that takes ages to boil, it may cost you £20 to replace it but if you get a new one you’ll save £10 a year every year on your electricity bill’.
Bernie Sanders arrives in London to back RMT strikes
“What is going on today in the UK is the same that is going on in the United States of America, the same bloody thing.”
2 in 5 BME workers experience racism at work – new TUC report shows
More than 1 in 4 (27%) BME people told the TUC they experienced racist jokes or “banter” at work in the last five years.
Sarah Olney MP: Why we need a written constitution to protect UK Parliamentary democracy
The extent to which this Government has acted with exceptionalism is simply beyond limits.
Good Law Project plans to sue Ofgem over energy price cap rise
The Good Law Project said that before raising the cap, Ofgem is legally required to provide evidence it has carried out a proper impact assessment and consider appropriate mitigation measures for the most vulnerable, including a lower social tariff.
Energy companies predicted to make £170bn in excess profits over next 2 years
UK energy firms could make excess profits totalling £170bn over the next two years, according to Treasury estimates, as millions of households struggle amid the cost of living crisis.