The polls that regularly appear on the pages of the right-wing press, frequently rely on loaded questions, selective statistics and audiences already primed to agree with the publication’s editorial position.
The longer-term political consequences of the pandemic’s spread of fringe beliefs are visible in the evolution of Reform UK. Its anti-lockdown positioning provided Nigel Farage with a means to reconnect with disaffected voters and reassert his political relevance, much as he had done, with notable success, during the Brexit campaign.
“It would make it easier for British companies to trade, collaborate and hire, and it would help restore the confidence international investors once had in the UK as a gateway to Europe.”
It’s time for make ‘ecocide’ a crime in the UK, writes the Green peer.
“The movement is on life support,” the Unite General Secretary candidate tells LFF.
MoD outsourcing undermines workers’ conditions, is inefficient and risks safety, Unite warns select committee.
The UK retailer is accused of greenwashing harmful products as action against salmon-farming ramps up.
Personal responsibility won’t end the crisis. Instead, we need a communal approach and a government that does everything it can to suppress this dangerous virus, writes Roy Wilkes of Zero Covid.
Trade union and labour movement support escalates for the global academic boycott of the University of Liverpool.
Savills vows to carry out a full investigation into an alleged employee’s xenophobic football Twitter post.
The new borders bill contains powers allowing asylum claims to be processed outside the UK and could pave the way for offshore processing centres.
“These cuts risk having a lethal effect on the chances of a lasting peace here,” says Christian Aid’s James Wani.
A poll found that twice as many people thought the rich trying to ‘buy’ influence in the government was more likely with a Conservative government than under Labour.
