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Reform’s first year running councils: ‘The atmosphere in the chamber has changed’

Olivia Barber
Yesterday

Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues

Nigel Farage gets heckled at London local election launch

LFF Live: How do we clean up politics? With the Good Law Project

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24 April, 2026 (5 days ago)

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Rivers
Opinion

Wera Hobhouse MP: Not a single river in the UK is free from pollution and the Tories keeps muddying the waters

Wera Hobhouse MP
19 January, 2023

‘Protecting all of our rivers and streams is essential to prevent Britain from becoming an open sewer’

Huw Merriman
News

Tory minister admits resolving rail disputes would have been cheaper than strikes

Basit Mahmood
19 January, 2023

“It’s actually ended up costing more than would have been the case if it was just settled in that part.”

Nurses strike
News

Nurse interview: ‘I’m striking for patient safety’

Hannah Davenport
18 January, 2023

Lianne Hyslop joined her colleagues on the picket line in response to the chronic underfunding she has witnessed as a nurse.

Ambulance
News

Strike dates: Ambulance staff announce new walkouts

Hannah Davenport
18 January, 2023

Ambulance staff ‘are done’ and ‘angry’ as new strike dates announced and GMB calls on the government to get serious on pay.

Starmer
News

PMQs: Keir Starmer absolutely wipes the floor with Rishi Sunak over NHS crisis

Basit Mahmood
18 January, 2023

“So for one week, will he stop blaming others, take some responsibility and just admit under his watch, the NHS is in crisis, isn’t it?”

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

Basit Mahmood
18 January, 2023

A roundup of news on the left…

Nurses strike
News

Nurses’ two-day strike is a chance to save our health service, says Pat Cullen

Hannah Davenport
18 January, 2023

Thousands of nurses are striking today and tomorrow in a fight, not just about pay, but about addressing devastating cuts to NHS services.

News

Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson gets roasted in Parliament over £140,000 bonus as postal workers struggle

Basit Mahmood
18 January, 2023

Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson endured a humiliating appearance before MPs yesterday afternoon.

London underground
News

Mick Lynch alerts London Mayor to tube safety concerns

Hannah Davenport
17 January, 2023

Mick Lynch has expressed ‘deep concern’ regarding unsafe staffing levels on London Underground.

Dave Ward
News

CWU’s Dave Ward roasts Royal Mail bosses in Parliament

Basit Mahmood
17 January, 2023

“What we’ve got now is nothing more than an asset stripping agenda”, he said.

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