Reform’s first year running councils: ‘The atmosphere in the chamber has changed’
Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues
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UK poverty report: 1.8 million children are growing up in deep poverty
There are 500,000 more children living in significant poverty in 2019/20 compared to 2011/12
Mainly foreign owned GB News to play the national anthem every day
The same GB News that is largely foreign owned, with its start up cash down to two foreign investors.
The Tory government’s problems on trade just got worse
‘The US snubbed them on the issue of ending tariffs on UK imported steel and aluminium’
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Boris Johnson hands out gongs to people he sacked so he can keep skeletons in the closet
John Whittingdale and Nick Gibb, who were also sacked from government, will also be handed knighthoods to ‘keep them quiet, its been reported.
Natalie Bennett: The policing bill represents the greatest attack on peaceful dissent in living memory
‘The government is trying to take away people’s agency and power, but there’s a growing determination – and organisation – determined not to let that happen’.
Nadine Dorries turns attention to destroying the BBC in bid to save Boris Johnson
Dorries said that “state-run TV has had its day”.
Race inequality: Black children twice as likely to grow up in poverty as white children
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens with millions at risk of being plunged into fuel poverty, research shows a stark racial divide between children growing up in poverty.
Another Eton mess: Politicians with privileged backgrounds under fire in wake of ‘BYOB’ garden party scandal
Can a privileged upbringing and education actually be a handicap to effective leadership rather than an advantage?
‘Victory in Oldham’: Pro-Palestine activists celebrate closure of Elbit arms factory
The activists say the sale of the site is a direct result of their sustained campaigning.