New petition calls for referendum on public ownership of water
Feargal Sharkey is backing the petition
Labour’s achievements this week: Lifting 450,000 children out of poverty and delivering workers’ rights
Change doesn’t happen overnight, yet slowly and surely, this government is delivering after 14 years of Tory austerity
Liz Truss condemned for accusing Starmer of ‘appeasing the Iranians’ after ceasefire
“Wheeling out the lunatics to big up Trump and attack Starmer isn’t the look they think it is.”
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TUC calls on MPs to reject ‘attack on the right to strike’ as bill comes to parliament today
“That’s undemocratic, unworkable, and almost certainly illegal.”
Unions launch campaign to protect right to strike against anti-strike laws
‘Strike Map, who launched the campaign, announced yesterday that within a few hours, representatives for over 50,000 workers had already signed the letter supporting the right to strike.’
Labour needs to get serious about climate adaptation for our future security
‘To tackle the phenomenon of climate anxiety that’s affecting nearly half of young people’s daily lives, we must create a sense of security that whatever the weather, our services and infrastructure will still work for us.’
FTSE 100 CEO pay is up 39% to an average of £3.4million as ordinary workers continue to struggle
FTSE 100 chief executives are paid £3.4m on average, which works out at 103 times the £33,000 average salary for full-time UK workers
Tory MPs rake in £15.2 million from second jobs while telling striking workers to show pay restraint
Boris Johnson has received more than £1 million since October, by giving just four speeches, at a rate of more than £30,000 an hour.
Thousands sign petition to give Uber drivers real living wage
The petition calls on the company’s CEO to reduce the commission it takes from drivers.
Union says anti-strike legislation ‘scapegoats NHS workers’
‘A government that has presided over 13 years of failure in our public services is now seeking to scapegoat the NHS staff and ambulance workers who do so much to care for the people of our country.’
‘Baffling’: Sunak’s maths plan slammed from every direction
One commentator described the proposal to ensure all pupils continue to study maths until they are 18 as a ‘cringe-inducing lack of vision.’
‘Knives Out’: Will Boris be back in 2023?
As a dire electoral future beckons the Tories, desperate times call for desperate measures, lighting the touchpaper for a possible return of Boris Johnson.
Mick Lynch round-up: best moments of the week
The RMT union general secretary has started 2023 with a bang, continuing to stump overzealous and ill-prepared interviewers and critics with calm, confident, and authentic responses.