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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Grant Shapps gets upset and complains about having facts and figures ‘thrown at him’
“If you’re uncomfortable with me using all these statistics on growth how would you like me to measure your performance as the Department for Growth?”.
The shocking facts which show why nurses are striking
NHS workers have already experienced a decade of pay cuts, with the average nurse seeing their pay fall in real-terms by between £5,000 and £6,000.
100,000 nurses take part in the largest strike today in NHS history
Nurses have seen their pay fall by £5,000 in real terms since 2010 according to the TUC.
Why the government is wrong to claim that pay increases for public sector workers will lead to further inflation
Unlike in the private sector, the public sector cannot increase its costs for consumers to make up for the higher wages.
Keir Starmer slams Rishi Sunak over nurses strike as a ‘badge of shame’ for the government
The nurses join hundreds of thousands of other public sector workers who are striking this December.
Public support for strike action continues to hold up as Tory attacks fail
“Just under half (47 percent) support strike action versus 34 percent opposed”
The Sun is brutally mocked for front page attacking the RMT and Mick Lynch
“And you lost £50m last year printing this rag”.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
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The damning chart which shows why so many public sector workers are striking
Using data from the ONS, the chart shows how much public sector pay has fallen behind that of private sector pay since 2010.
Here’s what the next Labour government must do to tackle regional inequality
‘For regional inequality to come to an end a Labour Government will need to go further, by for example guaranteeing greater funding to poorer regions’