Reform’s first year running councils: ‘The atmosphere in the chamber has changed’
Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues
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Calls made for 0.7% international aid target to be reinstated to help protect world’s most vulnerable communities
‘The UK was the only G7 country to cut foreign aid during the pandemic. Its routine failure to meet funding deadlines as well as reinstate the 0.7% target means that far too many people in the developing world are suffering the catastrophic effects of the UK government’s decisions.’
Thousands sign petition demanding Hunt stops handing billions to the banks
Almost 11,500 people have signed a petition calling on the chancellor and the governor of the Bank of England not to give the banks billions of pounds of public money.
Old Etonians launch war on workers
The political right is ramping up efforts to demonise trade unions, peddling dishonest and hysterical campaigns, propped up by their billionaire-owned media and the out-of-touch Etonian commentators who spout such drivel with supposed integrity.
Round-up of the best Mick Lynch moments of the week
The RMT general secretary excelled in the media rounds this week, leaving interviewers red-faced, raging, and lost for words, other than ‘jog on!’
A fall in tax investigations means HMRC lost out on £9bn, says watchdog
While the Tories have been busy telling us that they can’t afford to invest more in public services, it’s emerged that a fall in tax investigations carried out by HMRC has cost the government £9 billion. The FT reports: “HMRCtest
Our country’s laws are being used to benefit big business and the rich
‘Neoliberals have long persuaded people to believe that the law offers justice and fairness, but they rarely talk about how laws are shaped by wealth and power’
Royal College of Nursing’s Pat Cullen roasts Peter Hitchens on Question Time for claiming nurses shouldn’t strike
“Could Peter live in Central London on £27,000 and travel to his work every day, costing possibly around £500 a month to get to and from work”
London needs to side with renters and hold landlords to account
Rogue landlords are being protected
GB News was biggest media spender on MPs in past year
Press Gazette reports that 60 MPs made just under £350,000 from media appearances last year with some of the highest earning upwards of £40,000 a year.
The super-rich have dodged tax for too long, here’s what we can do to change that
‘What we must do is create a legal system which penalises individuals and companies that use tax havens