It’s time for the left to destroy the myth of ‘meritocracy’
New research suggests people accept inequality when they believe it is ‘fair’. But no one deserves to be in poverty.
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Five things Johnson’s tax cut for the rich could be better spent on
Johnson’s tax cut for the rich costs more than scrapping tuition fees.
Jonathan Bartley: The Greens are standing up for Leave communities
“Neglect translates into anger with the political status quo. Increasingly that anger is focusing on the right place: Westminster.”
15 key bits of the UN poverty report which has made the government so angry
The report’s author accused the government of being in denial.
Period poverty is on it’s way out but the journey isn’t over
Thanks to some amazing campaigners, period poverty is on its way out.
Critics of Labour’s customs union plan are playing fast and loose with the figures
There are some fairly dodgy figures being thrown around…
The government’s privatisation of education is damaging kids across the world
Penny Mordaunt’s aid strategy is more focussed on private profit than helping people
Teachers and nurses hit out at Home Office knife crime plans
Teaching and nursing unions have criticised Home Office plans to make their members responsible for reporting concerns that young people may be involved in knife crime. The teaching union said that schools have had to cut councillors and pastoral supporttest
The media have ignored climate change for too long. We need to build our own alternatives
Environmental reporting can’t be confined to hosting climate change deniers or occasional summits. We have to move it up the agenda.
Government dodges vote on tax haven secrecy
There will no longer be a vote today on transparency measures