Thames Water fine reprieve sparks outrage over “rewarding failure”
“This nonsense must be, should be, has to be and will be opposed.”
Woke-bashing of the week: The great Easter ‘outrage’ that wasn’t
It’s a depressingly familiar pattern, a carefully framed image, paired with a provocative narrative, travels faster than the truth, especially when it taps into pre-existing grievances about so-called ‘wokeness.’
Right-wing media watch – War, what war? The Express chooses Farage fan adulation over reality
Brown’s account of Farage’s campaign stops borders on the reverential. Even anonymous praise from a party candidate, “he’s going to change everything for the better,” is relayed without challenge.
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She also implied Boris’s promises aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.
Resignation or resolve? What progressive party leaders are saying as the UK leaves the EU
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Four reasons the Tories are refusing a Scottish referendum – and two reasons they’ll regret it
The Tories think delaying another independence referendum will help them. They shouldn’t be so sure.
Breakthrough: Leading NHS Trust brings 1,000 staff in-house after strike action
“We’ve proven that workers can win for themselves and patients up and down the country,” one of the workers at Imperial NHS Trust said.
New Tory rules on work visas after Brexit do nothing for Britain’s social care crisis
Proposed new migration rules seem to be ignoring a mounting recruitment crisis.
Judge reportedly tells Extinction Rebellion activists “you have to succeed” while sentencing them
“Thank you for your courtesy, thank you for your integrity, thank you for your honesty. You have to succeed,” said the judge as he sentenced them.
What I learned from co-ordinating a huge voter registration drive before the election
We handed out 15,000 flyers and could have done more with more resources.
Natalie Bennett: ‘Social mobility’ for the exceptional few is not enough
We need to radically change society, not just allow a few bright kids to move up in it.