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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
Today

Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.

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Basit Mahmood
Today

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Charity commission urged to strip Tory linked anti-net-zero group of charitable status

Basit Mahmood
23 May, 2022

The Global Warming Policy Foundation is accused of breaching the Charity Commission guidelines by accepting donations from oil and gas interests.

Anthony Albanese

Labour in the U.K. can learn much from the Australian Labor Party victory

Tony Burke
23 May, 2022

Closely working with unions to fight for workers’ rights is a factor that should not be overlooked when seeking to explain the success of the Australian Labor Party.

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Baroness Jones: Why we need to talk about the bigger picture of government corruption and rule breaking

Jenny Jones
23 May, 2022

‘The system of self-regulation that monitors political standards in public life has failed’

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Constituents share resentment over Tory MPs’ rejection of a windfall tax on energy companies

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 May, 2022

‘This is the government of U-turns, guided by public outrage. They don’t lead, but follow.’

Education north south divide

UK’s top academy trusts would refuse to go to ‘risky’ north, says leading economist

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 May, 2022

A Northern Powerhouse chief has said Britain’s highest-performing multi-academy trusts wouldn’t commit to schools in the north as they would be ‘too hot’ for their reputation.

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Reasons why the people of Liverpool cannot forgive Boris Johnson

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
21 May, 2022

Clearly not a personal attack on the Queen or her grandson, the booing of the national anthem at the FA Cup final illustrates wider societal issues, and Liverpool’s inability to forget what Johnson did, help “smear this city in the worst possible way.”

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Tory donor and life peer Lord Simon Wolfson nets 50% pay rise as Next CEO

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
21 May, 2022

Wolfson, who was granted peerage by David Cameron after donating more than £350,000 to the party, takes home his highest remuneration level since 2015, despite opposition over pay inequality.

The British public prefer progressive narratives of unity over the right’s “culture war” rhetoric, new research shows

Basit Mahmood
20 May, 2022

The report found that messages that promote unity across different identities are far more popular among the public.

Why is US think tank the Heritage Foundation so interested in Brexit?

John Lubbock
20 May, 2022

The corporate interests which fund conservative think tanks in the US see Brexit as a lucrative business opportunity.

Cost of living crisis

Prof Prem Sikka: Britain’s cost of living crisis is mostly manufactured by government policies

Prem Sikka
20 May, 2022

The annual rate of inflation has hit 9%. Average wages during the first three months of the year increased by just 4.2%.

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