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
Latest Posts
Mike Buckley: To beat Johnson Labour, and other opposition parties, should fight the whole war not the battles
Instead of outrage at each step of Johnson’s Brexit catastrophe, opponents must reveal and fight his whole strategy.
Independent Expert panel recommends six-week suspension for Tory MP Rob Roberts over sexual misconduct policy breach
Tory MP’s appeal against sexual harassment complaints is dismissed by independent expert panel.
Tony Burke: For equal treatment, workers need equal status
A new Private Members Bill seeks to fill the gaps that the government’s lack of an Employment Bill has left behind.
East and South-East Asian Communities traumatised and outraged in wake of increased attacks
The ESEA community feels ignored by government and under-represented in the media.
The Left must speak to and for the self-employed
For many self-employment is a positive choice, not a problem. The left must learn to speak to them.
Barbara Keeley MP: Lack of action on mental health exposes the Government’s priorities
In March alone, 80 autistic people and people with learning disabilities, who do not have treatable mental health conditions, were detained under the Mental Health Act
Corbyn condemns elites as refugee crisis is at record high of 80 million displaced people
The wealthy few insist we choose between helping people at home or overseas, but are not interested in helping either, says Jeremy Corbyn
Doctor’s Note: Poachers, gamekeepers and the health sector’s revolving door problem
There are many examples of public servants becoming private consultants, to the extent where it can be considered to be an established career path, argues Dr Joe McManners
Ed Davey MP: ‘Failure to offer carers recognition in the Queen’s speech unforgivable’
81% of carers are providing more care than they were at the start of the pandemic, 64% haven’t been able to take any breaks, and 44% say they are reaching breaking point.
Exclusive: Ed Davey says Liberal Democrats are ‘greener than the Green Party’
In a wide-ranging interview with LFF, Davey discusses his party’s vision, why he believes the Liberal Democrats are ‘greener than the Greens’ and whether he is open to the formation of a progressive alliance to oust the Tories.