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“The wrong kind of housing is being built – they are unaffordable to anyone on an average income.”
‘It is a reality that across the socioeconomic spectrum, working class communities are policed disproportionately, with those who are working class being identified as potentially criminal far more often than their middle class counterparts’.
‘The government could help households by freezing rents, energy and train fare prices. It could eliminate profiteering by bringing vital industries such as gas, water, electricity and railways into public ownership, but that is not on its agenda.’
‘From 2007 to 2019, annual bus passenger journeys in Scotland plummeted by 121 million’
‘Ironically, many of the same airlines enrolled in the effort have been making money deporting Afghans from Europe for years, directly endangering the people they recently evacuated.’
The former Conservative MP’s clash with Gary Neville on GMB went viral, with people rejoicing as Neville ‘destroyed’ Currie in a row on Universal Credit that proves how out of touch the Tories are.
More than half of those who answered the survey also say that the police has a problem with Islamophobia (52%) compared to 26% who think they do not.
We take a closer look at some of the false claims made by the prime minister during the 45-minute address.
We need to tackle the mysogyny that underpins violence against women and girls, writes the Liberal Democrats’ justice spokesperson.
Sarah Everard was murdered by a serving police officer. Now new polling for LFF reveals widespread concerns over sexism in the police force.
