Reform’s year in power in local government: A year of tax rises, cuts and defections
Nothing but broken promises, council tax rises and infighting among its councillors.
Latest poverty figures show vital benefits that lifting two-child limit will have, TUC says
The TUC has slammed the record numbers of people living in poverty as ‘a record of the failures of the Conservative government’
Nigel Farage says council tax ‘has to go up’, after his party previously promised to cut taxes
That has always been the problem with populism, offer simplistic solutions to complex problem which begin to fall apart when they collide with reality.
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BME women twice as likely to be on zero-hour contacts as white men
‘Structural racism in action’ has been a key discussion point at the Trade Union Congress Women’s Conference 2022, which is now underway.
Our private rented sector is broken and needs comprehensive reform
The private rented sector is fundamentally broken, trapping people in insecurity. It is one of the biggest challenges we face.
Calls for chancellor to make “huge judgement call” ahead of Spring Statement
With the conflict in Ukraine intensifying already eye-watering cost of living rises, Rishi Sunak is under pressure to produce more than a new set of economic and fiscal forecasts.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, March 2022
The news you didn’t seek this week…
Right-wing press stirs speculation UK fracking is ‘back on the agenda’
The Tory media have been quick to jump on claims that fracking could return to Britain as Johnson blocks imports of Russian oil.
PMQs: Johnson and Patel slammed for failure on Ukrainian refugees
“These numbers don’t lie – they tell a devastating truth. Does the Prime Minister find it acceptable that his Home Secretary has overseen one of the slowest, most bureaucratic and incompetent refugee responses in the whole of Europe?”
Economic Crime Bill censured for leaving ‘oligarch loopholes’
The government’s apparent crackdown on wealthy Russians using London for money laundering and concealing ill-gotten gains has been criticised for being rushed through and laden with loopholes.
‘The red tape was horrendous’: Brexit bureaucracy impedes aid being transported to Ukraine
Implications of Brexit have reared their head once more – at the worst possible time.
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters support waiving visa requirements for Ukrainian refugees, poll finds
The poll, carried out by Savanta ComRes, found that 60% of voters would support the UK not requiring a visa for Ukrainian refugees to resettle in the UK, whereas just 15% would oppose such a move.
Nigel Farage’s first anti-Net Zero campaign event cancelled by venue
Bolton Wanderers FC said the event “is not something the club or business want to be associated with”.