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.
Campaigners warn that pause on cryptocurrency donations may need to stay in place indefinitely
Unlock Democracy says there must be a guaranteed way of tracing crypto donations back to their original source
Reform MPs stage ‘pathetic’ mass walkout during PMQs after Farage asks question
The eight Reform MPs stormed out after Farage asked a question about small boats
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Government continues to bury its head in the sand over Islamophobia
Kemi Badenoch refused to even use the word Islamophobia in her answers
International Women’s Day: Why we must stand in solidarity with the women of Ukraine
Rape in war is an act of violence that can be as destructive as bullets and bombs, yet goes unreported, is under prosecuted, and where the root causes remain unchallenged.
Tory MPs suggest Priti Patel changes law so Russia’s “enablers” in House of Lords can be stripped of their peerages
Questions continue to be raised over Johnson’s role in pushing for a peerage for Evgeny Lebedev.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
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Tory minister defends UK offering just 50 visas to Ukrainian refugees during car crash interview
The UK’s response has been slammed as ‘inhumane’
An enduring mental health crisis needn’t be a legacy of this pandemic
‘An enduring legacy from this pandemic should instead be putting mental health on par with physical health’
EU issues 30 times more sanctions than UK since Russia invaded Ukraine
Analysis by Bloomberg shows that while the EU has sanctioned 490 Russian entities since the country first invaded Ukraine, the UK has just sanctioned 16.
Right Wing Watch newsletter: week 1 March 2022
This week’s newsletter looks at immigration, nationality and citizenship in the UK in light of the Ukraine conflict.
International Women’s Day: Calls for new approach to end VAWG and support all women’s rights
‘We call on government to match its rhetoric on ending VAWG with actions that support all women’s rights – including migrant women, and black and minoritised women.’
Greens call for ban on banks holding fossil fuel assets
Party members voted for the policy near-unanimously, which would also see UK pension funds required to remove fossil fuels from their investment portfolios.