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Latest Posts

Greenpeace activists stop tanker loaded with Russian fossil fuels from docking near London

Basit Mahmood
17 May, 2022

The environmental group says that it had no option but to take action after the government’s refusal to say ‘no to funding Putin’s war on Ukraine’, adding that it would do it for them.

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Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week

Basit Mahmood
16 May, 2022

A roundup of progressive news…

Eton

Private schools aren’t ‘losing’ places at Oxbridge, their unfair privileges are being tackled- that’s all

Basit Mahmood
16 May, 2022

When you’re used to privilege, equality feels like oppression

Right-Wing Watch

Right Wing Watch Newsletter: Which way, Daily Mail?

John Lubbock
16 May, 2022

“The British people relish a good hero, and a good hate”, said Alfred C. Harmsworth, the founder of the Daily Mail.

Local councils and net zero

Governments must stop encouraging fossil fuel companies to invest in new production sites

Mike Buckley
16 May, 2022

‘Scientists believe the world is increasingly likely to experience global warming of 1.5C within the next five years because of record greenhouse gas levels’.

Rachel Maclean

Tory minister slammed for saying people should work more hours to protect themselves from cost of living crisis

Basit Mahmood
16 May, 2022

Rachel Maclean, the government’s safeguarding minister, told Sky News’ Kay Burley that people could tackle the cost of living crisis by working longer hours or moving to a better paid job.

Johnson on TikTok

No 10’s TikTok disaster confirms PM’s lack of support among young people

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 May, 2022

An attempt by Boris Johnson to join in the TikTok craze and appeal to youngsters spectacularly backfired, as Gen Z’ers seized the chance to say what they think about the way the country is being run, while poking plenty of fun.

Manchester trains

Manchester mayor urges for full nationalisation of railways

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 May, 2022

Andy Burnham says the privatisation of public transport has failed.

Rees-Mogg

Rees-Mogg under fire for saying axing of civil service jobs is ‘perfectly reasonable’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
14 May, 2022

As Johnson’s plans to slash the number of civil servants are slammed by unions as “an outrageous act of vandalism on our public services”, the Brexit opportunities minister describes the cuts as ‘perfectly reasonable.’

Ehud Sheleg

Former Tory Party treasurer suspected of flooding Conservative Party with Russian money

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
14 May, 2022

A bank alert filed with the National Crime Agency implicates Ehud Sheleg, a major Tory donor and once treasurer, with pouring cash originating from Russia into the party.

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