Prof Prem Sikka: Britain’s cost of living crisis is mostly manufactured by government policies
The annual rate of inflation has hit 9%. Average wages during the first three months of the year increased by just 4.2%.
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26 cross-party MPs speak out on plans to cut 91,000 civil servant jobs
They’re supporting the PCS union’s campaign
Right-wing political commentator sows bitter NHS propaganda in an article in the Sun
A cantankerous column by Douglas Murray attempts to incite friction towards the NHS while pushing the blame of its problems onto the wrong hands.
British heritage is under threat from the government, not ‘woke’ activists
Ben Bradley accused the National Trust of trying to ‘rewrite history’ by publishing a report about its properties connected to the slave trade. The Mail has called those challenging conservative historical narratives ‘ideologues who hold our heritage in contempt’. Culturaltest
Lowest funded councils join forces to call for ‘levelling up’ funding fix
Some of the lowest paid local authorities in England are calling on the government to provide a £300m temporary injection to their finances.
The SNP is clashing with workers over COP26 legacy
The COP 26 international climate summit loomed over the 2021 SNP conference, but its legacy is contested by workers.
Ian Blackford slams ‘new Tory poll tax’ of National Insurance hike
Ian Blackford has slammed plans by the UK’s Conservative government to hike National Insurance (NI) as a “new Tory poll tax” and claimed that independence is the only answer to a new wave of “austerity”.
Amelia Womack and Tamsin Omond: Our first 100 days as Green Party co-leaders
‘In our first 100 days as leaders, we will meet with the UK’s leading progressive thinkers and movements to understand and promote the best ideas for a low-carbon future’
Prof Prem Sikka: Don’t fall for the Tory ‘levelling up’ mantra, they’re still continuing with austerity
‘The government’s mantra is that it is rebuilding the post-Covid economy by ‘levelling-up’, but it is hard to discern any policy that is reducing inequalities’.
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.
