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23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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Under the radar, the Tories are planning to lump our education system with an unbearable bill

Matt Waddup
15 November, 2018

Who is going to pay the £300m in new pension costs facing universities and colleges?

Did the Tories and SNP just team up to block rail re-nationalisation?

Josiah Mortimer
15 November, 2018

Scotland’s privatised rail operator has been under fire for dire performance in recent months. But a Scottish Labour motion to renationalise the system was defeated.

Caroline Lucas speaking in parliament

WATCH: Theresa May faces barrage of demands to halt Brexit and call a ‘People’s Vote’ on the deal

Josiah Mortimer
15 November, 2018

By the end, even the PM was using the phrase ‘People’s Vote’ in her responses – and admitting ‘no Brexit’ was on the table. 

Greens are not happy about the Lib Dems’ latest claim about a ‘People’s Vote’

Josiah Mortimer
15 November, 2018

Basically all left-wing parties except Labour explicitly back a ‘People’s Vote’, contrary to the Lib Dems’ latest messaging.

The Health Secretary has ulterior motives for backing an arts revolution in the NHS

Edward Sugden
14 November, 2018

The government’s approach to the arts in health is ideological – not principled.

Why is Parliamentary time being devoted to Prince Charles’ birthday?

Jenny Jones
14 November, 2018

The government are using crucial Lords time for regal sycophancy, writes Green peer Jenny Jones.

Just some of the times Boris Johnson backed ‘vassal state’ Brexit policies before the EU vote

Josiah Mortimer
14 November, 2018

The former foreign secretary appears to be railing against his own politics. Britain’s future is just one big game to this man…

Could we be on our way to yet another general election?

Joana Ramiro
13 November, 2018

The government’s defeat in Parliament might signal the end of Theresa May’s much-pained leadership.

We need a new principle in education: no child should be excluded from school

Jennette Arnold
13 November, 2018

As dozens of schools are found to suspend 1 in 5 pupils, Jennette Arnold AM argues we need massive investment turn it around.

Deliveroo

This gig-economy giant is being taken to the High Court on possible human rights breaches

Joana Ramiro
13 November, 2018

This food delivery app may bring chicken katsu to your door in 20 minutes, but its couriers can’t join a union. A judicial review may change that.

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