5 things we learned from Sir Olly Robbins giving evidence on Peter Mandelson’s appointment
Pressure is piling on the prime minister over the Mandelson scandal ahead of the local elections
Reform in turmoil: Deputy group leader of Cornwall Council defects
The bitter infighting and defections that have plagued Reform continue.
Nigel Farage refuses to commit to probing deputy’s corporation tax amid reports he failed to pay £100,000
Farage is choosing to bury his head in the sand
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Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, October 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Cleaning staff win campaign for £10 per hour wage at University of Sheffield
The University’s management have now signed an agreement with Unite representatives to confirm the decision to increase the workers’ pay from £9.52 to £10 an hour.
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of UK voters want a four-day working week, poll finds
60% of those asked were in favour of introducing a four-day working week in the UK, compared to 26% who opposed the move
Why government grants to replace gas boilers with heat pumps don’t go far enough
Although up to 25 million UK homes have gas boilers, the grants will fund just 90,000 pumps over three years
EXCLUSIVE: 60% of UK adults support bringing energy companies back into public ownership, poll finds
73% of Labour Party voters supported bringing energy companies back into public ownership, as did 60% of Conservative Party voters
What Labour needs to do to attract alienated working class voters
What the Labour Party need is a sufficient narrative which bestows upon working people not only material benefits, but also something more- a degree of recognition
Government told it must reveal the names of companies who were in ‘VIP lane’ for Covid contracts
The Information Commissioner has ordered the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to disclose the names of the 47 companies within 35 calendar days.
Switching to green power would save £20 trillion in global energy costs – report
A rapid swap from fossil fuels to renewable energy would save the world ‘hundreds of billions of dollars a year’, a ground-breaking report has found.
Lecturers and university staff threaten to go on strike over pay
As part of the ramping up of a long-running dispute between the UCU and university employers, the union is threatening action for fairer pay and conditions for academic staff.
‘A step into a dark place’: Legal experts warn against Raab’s proposed human rights overhaul
The Justice Secretary’s plans to “correct” rulings by European Court of Human Rights have drawn criticism from legal experts and the opposition.