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The UK needs a ‘Just Transition Bank’ – not another bank striving for ‘growth’
‘No point in using bank funds to make the rich richer. No point in building new roads, or investing in fossil fuel when the carbon bubble looms every larger. Every point is focusing resources on projects that deliver for people and planet.’
10 massive pay rises Unite has won for workers in the last month
The trade union Unite has won pay rises of up to 28.5 per cent
Another 6,000 rail workers balloted for strike action in fight over pay, conditions and job security
“Network Rail staff are asking for basic fair treatment: not to be sacked from their jobs; a fair pay rise in the face of a cost-of-living-crisis; and no race to the bottom on terms and conditions.”
4 times Nadine Dorries showed she knows nothing about Channel 4
The non-stop gaffe machine Nadine Dorries has shown she doesn’t even have a basic grasp of her own job
Keir Starmer under investigation over alleged breaches of MPs’ code of conduct
The Labour leader is being probed by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
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Low-paid NHS staff forced to use food banks as they face huge real wage hit
Nurses who face a shocking real terms pay cut this year of £1,600, are being forced to use food banks to feed families.
Right-wing media runs smear campaign on people opposing Rwanda deportation policy
Parts of the press seem intent on discrediting all opponents of what is described as a ‘monstrous’ deal to ‘offload’ asylum seekers in Rwanda.
Government shelves free school meals for tens of thousands of children
Boris Johnson is facing another backlash following the ditching of the free school meal extension for up to one million pupils.