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Green Party leadership race kicks off
Over 50,000 members will have a say in picking the party’s next leader or co-leader.
What Dawn Butler and Emily Maitlis have in common
Women are speaking truth to power – and the backlash is real.
UK floods: Extreme weather puts the floodlight on climate change
A summer of surging climate disasters underscores what scientists have warned for years, more needs to be done to fight climate change.
Government’s move to axe EU wine-importing legislation met with mockery among Remainers
As empty supermarket shelves show Brexit’s hangover is kicking in, the government’s scrapping of EU wine import certification is lauded as a ‘Brexit victory’. Naturally, Remainers are up in arms.
NHS: Why a 3% pay rise might be the best unions can get
Void of trade union cooperation, and with the Covid exit-wave making industrial action difficult, a 3% pay rise may well be as good as it gets, writes Alex Maguire.
Why Labour needs to look to 1964 not 1945
Labour and Starmer should look to Harold Wilson’s election victory in 1964 for answers.
Treasury selling NatWest off at loss is missed opportunity to ‘rejuvenate economy’
‘NatWest could have been transformed into a people’s bank…but the government has shown no vision.’
Prof Prem Sikka: Pandemics destroy lives but neoliberalism is deadly too
UK politics is increasingly framed by markets, corporate profits and tax cuts rather than concerns about humanity, compassion and care, says Prem Sikka.
‘When I had Covid there was no support’: Harsh reality for UK’s migrant communities
In a new report, the UK’s migrant communities share some of the devastating situations they have found themselves in during the pandemic.
Why government should not have removed face mask rules
Businesses and workers have been left to bear the responsibility for preventing a major public health and economic setback.