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We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
Nationalising rail, rent controls, a National Care Service: there’s a lot of progressive policies in here.
As Nicola Sturgeon presents her Programme for Government, Dr Lynn Bennie looks at the SNP-Green alliance that underpins it.
The Tories’ Environment Bill isn’t fit for purpose. But it can be changed to truly tackle the climate crisis, says Natalie Bennett.
The bill faces its first debate in the House of Commons this Tuesday.
MPs are being urged to reject plans to ramp up oil extraction near Shetland.
The young and the lowest paid workers are set to be unfairly hammered in Johnson’s controversial plans to execute a manifesto-busting £10bn-plus national insurance hike to fund social care.
Government’s ‘destructive’ climate emergency inaction called into light as MPs pledge support of the CEE Bill.
Unions in New Zealand have praised proposals for the implementation of a new Fair Pay Agreement, which aims to create industry-wide pay deals with minimum terms and conditions.
Stormont’s Health Minister said he had “deep concerns about the risk to patient health and maintaining vital medical supplies”.
The End Our Pain campaign is calling on MPs to help the children ahead of Monday’s Parliamentary debate.
