Alyn Smith: A bright future for the next generation? Not under this Tory government
Behind the rhetoric, real-world consequences of Tory policies are destroying the hopes and ambitions of the next generation, writes Alyn Smith, MP.
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REVEALED: Unite union reps report surge in mental health issues at work
While some employers have stepped up during the pandemic, it’s public health bodies which are side-lining union reps.
Four years of the Tories’ two-child limit: Here’s what it’s done
If the Tory policy was scrapped now 200,000 children would immediately be lifted out of poverty
Welsh elections: Labour, Plaid Cymru and Lib Dems’ key policies
A rundown of the key manifesto points for three major parties
The government’s ‘mental health recovery plan’ is an act of political gaslighting
As a social worker, I know just how much this plan misses the mark.
Revealed: Benefit cap hurting nearly 200,000 households
The vast majority of households hit by the cap are families with children.
Revealed: Chancellor’s secret wave of austerity on the horizon
Britain may be headed for a new period of Tory austerity, according to IFS analysis
Claudia Webbe MP: Deporting rough sleepers is counter-productive and cruel
It will push foreign rough sleepers away from help and into the arms of exploiters.
The new kind of automation putting gig economy workers at risk of destitution
Drivers report being ‘terminated’ through ‘no reply’ emails, and unable to challenge dismissals, in a worrying development for workers.
Prof Prem Sikka: This budget shows ‘levelling up’ is just a slogan
The budget will plunge more people into poverty and foodbank queues.