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EXCLUSIVE: More voters think rich will try to ‘buy’ influence from Tories than from Labour
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.
People’s Covid Inquiry: ‘The pandemic has uncovered a government unfit for purpose’
The inquiry has criticised the government’s delay in taking action against the spread of Covid-19 and cuts to the NHS.
Unite’s Steve Turner says ‘no one can get close to his record’ and calls on Labour to offer ‘real opposition’
‘I am standing on my record and nobody can touch that, they won’t even get close.’
The Home Office is making conditions for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking harsher
‘The Home Office’s new plan for immigration, threatens a more hostile environment for asylum seekers.’
Prof Prem Sikka: Don’t fall for the Tory ‘levelling up’ mantra, they’re still continuing with austerity
‘The government’s mantra is that it is rebuilding the post-Covid economy by ‘levelling-up’, but it is hard to discern any policy that is reducing inequalities’.
Labour launches petition asking ‘sulky’ Tory MP Lee Anderson not to watch the Euro 2020 final
‘Lee Anderson was born in 1967. Are we entirely sure it hasn’t been him watching that was the problem all along?’
Boris Johnson wants to upend Scotland’s autonomy
‘Johnson attempting to directly and publicly undermine Scottish autonomy would not play well in his favour.’
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters think people with large amounts of money can use it to ‘buy’ influence in UK politics, poll finds
Voters of all major political parties agree that those with large amounts of money can use it to ‘buy influence’ in UK politics
Community renewable energy can play a key part in the transition to a net-zero carbon future
‘As communities transform into energy generators, they move beyond passive consumers into active democratic actors against climate change’.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, July 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…