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Tories ridiculed for proposing to ban four day week

Chris Jarvis
Today

“Yet again we witness the political gymnastics of this outdated and out of touch Conservative Party descend into a collective swoon over the terrifying prospect of a council functioning better whilst saving the tax-payer money.”

A group of people on a stage with a sign reading four day week

New petition calls for referendum on public ownership of water

Chris Jarvis
Today

Feargal Sharkey is backing the petition

WASP campaigners who have launched the petition for a referendum for public ownership of water

Labour’s achievements this week: Lifting 450,000 children out of poverty and delivering workers’ rights

Basit Mahmood
Today

Change doesn’t happen overnight, yet slowly and surely, this government is delivering after 14 years of Tory austerity

Keir Starmer

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Laurie Magnus
News

Rishi Sunak slammed for appointing old-Etonian banker and Tory donor as new ethics adviser

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2022

“The social distance between us – an old Etonian, in 21st century?”

Parliament
News

Good Law Project reveals the names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” lane

Basit Mahmood
22 December, 2022

Tory MP Liam Fox referred the firm Surescreen Diagnostics to Matt Hancock, and they landed a £500 million contract. Surescreen subsequently donated £20,000 to Liam Fox.

NHS strike
News

More people blame the Government than unions for wave of strikes, poll shows

Basit Mahmood
22 December, 2022

The poll, carried out by Opinium on behalf of the Compassion in Politics think tank and reported in the Mirror, found that 41% of those surveyed believe the Tories are responsible, 35% say unions

Opinion

How do we restore public trust in policing?

Unmesh Desai
22 December, 2022

‘Above all, consulting with and reporting to the community you police, through democratically elected representatives and representative community consultative groups, is key to restoring trust and confidence.’

Biodiversity
Opinion

The world’s biodiversity crisis is just as acute as the climate crisis

Mike Buckley
22 December, 2022

Unlike the Paris accord set for climate emissions in 2015 the new Global Biodiversity Framework does not set country specific targets

Bob Stewart
News

Tory MP Bob Stewart who told human rights activist to go back to Bahrain received £10,000 in hospitality from brutal regime

Basit Mahmood
21 December, 2022

The MP for Beckenham has also spoken in defence of the regime in Parliament, this despite the fact that according to Human Rights Watch, the Bahraini government has engaged in heavy repression.

London Ambulance
News

Majority of Britons support strikes by nurses and ambulance workers

Basit Mahmood
21 December, 2022

Public support was highest for nurses, with 66% of those asked supporting strike action, compared to just 28% who opposed.

Opinion

Diane Abbott MP: The Rwanda policy and demonisation of asylum seekers is a reactionary distraction

Diane Abbott
21 December, 2022

The government is pursuing a deportation policy which has already cost over £100 million, and is now spending more in legal fees, while not a single person has been deported to Rwanda.

A pile of newspapers with text overlaid reading "Voices on the Left"
News

Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week

Basit Mahmood
20 December, 2022

A roundup of news from progressive outlets…

Opinion

Rishi Sunak’s comments accusing striking workers and unions of ‘waging class war’ are shameful and full of hypocrisy

Basit Mahmood
20 December, 2022

‘The language of ‘class war’ is not helpful, in fact it seeks to portray those who are undertaking strike action, whether it be nurses, rail workers or border officers as ‘enemies of the state’

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