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Scotland opens second ‘housing village’ to help people transition out of homelessness

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

The development follows a similar scheme in Manchester amid growing efforts to tackle homelessness through community-based, supported housing.

A homeless person sheltering under a concrete wall

Spain approves undocumented migrant amnesty policy, breaking with Europe’s migration crackdown

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

The aim is to bring those already embedded in Spanish society into the formal economy, ensuring they can work legally, contribute taxes, and access protections.

Viktor Orbán’s defeat exposes Reform’s fragile benchmark

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

Beyond Hungary, the result may point to something broader. Across Europe, parts of the populist right appear to be encountering limits and have, dare we say it, peaked.

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Westminster’s political system pits progressives against each other. Labour’s next leader must back an electoral overhaul

Molly Scott Cato
8 January, 2020

The Greens stand ready to work as part of a truly progressive alliance. Image credit: LabourList

Corbyn was smeared for rejecting the use of nuclear weapons – but he was right

Kate Hudson
8 January, 2020

It’s time to smash the narrative that using nuclear weapons is ‘patriotic’.

NHS Trusts outsourcing pharmacies on huge scale due to perverse incentive

Josiah Mortimer
7 January, 2020

Bizarre VAT loophole means NHS Trusts are encouraged to hive off internal pharmacies to companies – putting the public service ethos at risk.

“Slippery slope”: Government accused of trying to stymie Westminster journalists’ work

LFF Reporter
7 January, 2020

News organisations argue a move of Lobby briefings from Parliament to Downing Street could make it harder for smaller outlets to hold the PM to account.

Prof Prem Sikka: Executive pay is out of control. What do we do about it?

Prem Sikka
7 January, 2020

UK company executives have collected more in remuneration in over the first three working days of the year than the amount received by average worker during the whole year.

Sinn Féin MP: It’s time to start preparations for a referendum on Irish unity

Chris Hazzard
7 January, 2020

“The conversation on Irish unity is already underway. We now need to see formal preparations for a unity referendum begin in earnest.”

Don’t believe the hype, the Tories are not making landlords accept pets

Joe Lo
7 January, 2020

Landlords will still be able to ban pets.

A placard reading "Liberal Democrats winning here"

Lib Dems downgrade their ‘Shadow Cabinet’ to a ‘Commons team’

Joe Lo
6 January, 2020

All the party’s MPs have been given spokespeople roles.

Johnson’s government continue to hide from press scrutiny by dodging Newsnight

Joe Lo
6 January, 2020

Johnson will govern like he campaigned, by running away from the press.

Is Remain defeated or in tactical retreat?

Dan McCurry
6 January, 2020

On Brexit, the Tories now have nowhere to hide.

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