Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, October 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…
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Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news from progressive outlets…
Liz Truss as PM: How the left has responded
From Keir Starmer to Sharon Graham – this is how the left responded to Liz Truss becoming PM
‘A humanitarian crisis’: How the left has responded to the energy price cap rise
From John McDonnell to Carla Denyer – this is how the left has responded to the energy price cap rise
Labour’s cost of living policy: How the left has reacted to Keir Starmer’s approach to energy bills
Keir Starmer has said he would freeze the energy price cap. How have the left responded?
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
What Rishi Sunak’s defence of his private school education reveals about the myth of meritocracy
Hard work and merit don’t operate in a vacuum, as Sunak would like us to believe.
Prem Sikka: Here are 5 immediate steps the government could take to tackle the cost of living crisis
‘Millions of Brits face the choice of living in a cold home, going without food and other essentials, not paying bills, and getting even deeper into debt. There is a strong prospect of riots and social disorder.’
Isn’t it time for further legislation to tackle social class inequality and classism?
According to the Social Mobility Commission, even when those from working-class backgrounds have the same education attainment, role and experience as their more privileged colleagues, those from poorer backgrounds are still paid an average of £2,242 (7%) less.
‘Anti-woke’ hysteria dominates Tory leadership campaigns, peddled by right-wing press
The race for the top job has been turned into a ‘culture war’, with barely a mention of how to help the most vulnerable and tackle the cost of living crisis.