Matthew Goodwin named as Reform UK candidate in Gorton and Denton by-election
We should point out that Goodwin is also a vocal supporter of Hungary’s Viktor Orban, an autocratic ruler known for attacks on free speech.
Number 10 says Andy Burnham was told in advance he would be rejected as Labour by-election candidate
No 10 “therefore interpret his application as an explicit attempt to destabilise Starmer and sow dissent, rather than – which he claims – see off the threat from Reform”
Why it’s time for CEO-to-worker pay caps
A new approach based on CEO to worker pay gap caps could ensure execs are committed to providing a public good, as opposed to being driven solely by financial incentives.
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Tory hypocrisy: Number 10 planning to tear up restrictions on City bosses’ pay while urging pay restraint for rest of us
“Everyone counts or nobody counts.”
Biggest rail strikes in 30 years go ahead as RMT slams government for ‘telling a pack of lies’
‘The rail companies have now proposed pay rates that are massively under the relevant rates of inflation’
Downing Street admits pressuring The Times to drop explosive Carrie Johnson story
Downing Street has admitted that members of the Prime Minister’s team intervened before an explosive story about his wife Carrie Johnson was withdrawn from publication in The Times.
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Accusations of a ‘cover up’ after Times pull damning story about Boris Johnson and Carrie
The piece, written by veteran journalist Simon Walters, claimed that Johnson tried to appoint his now-wife Carrie as his £100,000-a-year chief of staff while he was foreign secretary in 2018
Michael Gove faces backlash over new law ‘re-criminalising’ rough sleeping
“They want to conceal the consequences of their failing economic policies.”
Brexit-inflicted crisis on Ireland will ‘take a decade’ to solve, says David Davis
Former Brexit minister, who famously said there “would be no Brexit downsides”, admits benefits espoused by the Leave campaign have yet to materialise and Ireland will take years to recover from the protocol crisis.
Predatory financing of care homes has led to the sector being stripped to the bones in the name of profit
Predatory financing of the care sector is also driving poor outcomes for workers and service users.
‘A dark day for press freedom’: Left reacts to Patel’s decision to extradite Julian Assange
Following the announcement by the Home Office, politicians, activists, and advocates of free speech, have been sharing dismay at the extradition decision and support for the WikiLeaks’ founder.
The debate about Scotland’s future needs to go beyond independence vs the union
‘The way forward must be an open and civil debate that examines the issues and has all options for Scotland’s future on the table.’