5 Reform UK disasters this week
This week has seen Nigel Farage defend a Nazi salute and a homophobic joke, and U-turn on another policy pledge
Senior Reform UK figures panicking Trump links could cause them electoral damage
Panic has set in among Reform’s senior figures
The House of Lords is increasingly illegitimate
Removing hereditary peers won’t go far enough to give the Lords legitimacy
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Lords Committee ‘risks credibility’ by asking climate change sceptic think tank to give evidence on climate policy
The appointing of climate change deniers to provide expertise on environmental policy has been labelled ‘embarrassing.’
‘Applause won’t pay the bills’: Fair pay and workers’ rights in focus at #TUC21
Three-day weekends and ending fire and rehire – trade unionists call for urgent action to improve pay and conditions for workers.
Docto’rs Note: Has the government dropped the ball with the vaccination programme?
Have delays, dithering and complacency meant we have tripped up at the final vaccination programme hurdle, asks Dr Joe McManners.
TUC Congress 2021: Motions passed on Day 1
Support for the cultural sector and investment in public services and pay, are among the motions already approved in Congress 2021.
The SNP is clashing with workers over COP26 legacy
The COP 26 international climate summit loomed over the 2021 SNP conference, but its legacy is contested by workers.
SNP conference: Launching a strategy for independence?
Usually, foreign observers want to know just one thing about Scottish politics – is the country heading for a break with the UK?
Ocado drivers vote for strike action after £5 an hour pay revelations
‘If our hard work is worth the nation’s applause, it’s worth decent pay and fair conditions.’
Can carbon capture and storage technology help in the UK’s quest for net zero?
The technology is new, and expensive, but may help offset unavoidable carbon emissions from steel and cement production.
Ian Blackford slams ‘new Tory poll tax’ of National Insurance hike
Ian Blackford has slammed plans by the UK’s Conservative government to hike National Insurance (NI) as a “new Tory poll tax” and claimed that independence is the only answer to a new wave of “austerity”.
SNP Conference votes for National Energy Company ditched by Scottish Government
SNP members have defied their own government by voting for a National Energy Company (NEC) ditched by party leaders just days ago.