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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Good Law Project reveals the names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” lane
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.
More people blame the Government than unions for wave of strikes, poll shows
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
How do we restore public trust in policing?
‘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.’
The world’s biodiversity crisis is just as acute as the climate crisis
Unlike the Paris accord set for climate emissions in 2015 the new Global Biodiversity Framework does not set country specific targets
Tory MP Bob Stewart who told human rights activist to go back to Bahrain received £10,000 in hospitality from brutal regime
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.
Majority of Britons support strikes by nurses and ambulance workers
Public support was highest for nurses, with 66% of those asked supporting strike action, compared to just 28% who opposed.
Diane Abbott MP: The Rwanda policy and demonisation of asylum seekers is a reactionary distraction
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.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news from progressive outlets…
Rishi Sunak’s comments accusing striking workers and unions of ‘waging class war’ are shameful and full of hypocrisy
‘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’
Tory MP Bob Stewart tells human rights activist who was tortured to ‘go back to Bahrain’
Alwadaei asked the MP: “How much did you sell yourself to the Bahraini regime”.