Austerity under Labour is still austerity
Four Green Councillors set out the continuing state of the local government funding crisis
austerity
Scotland’s promise to abolish two-child benefit cap expected to reduce child poverty by 2029
Scotland has promised to scrap the two-child limit on benefits from 2026.
Anti-poverty charities urge government to do more to address rising child poverty
‘Work isn’t the simple route out of poverty that it’s often made out to be.’
Buds of change
Labour’s next task is to address the maladies that have scarred the country for the last decade and beyond
The power of finance and capital is maintained by sacrificing the lives of innocent people
The high priests of neoliberalism do not want to shackle capital or curb profiteering.
Why we need to resist cuts to the arts
“The institutions and buildings facing closure bring more value to our lives than what can be counted on any spreadsheet: they enhance our lives, and delight us”
Campaigners call for end to privatisation and austerity after damning report on state of the NHS
‘The extraction of private profits from the system has proven catastrophic for patients’
The election debates need to interrogate politicians about the human cost of their policies
Party manifestos are disconnected from the lives of the people.
Half of councils could be bankrupt within five years without urgent action, think-tank warns
‘Over the last seven years, eight councils have already gone bust resulting in residents’ council tax doubling while public services are decimated.’
Carla Denyer applauded for making case for taxing the rich to invest in public services in leaders debate
She railed against austerity and NHS privatisation