UK government was not adequately prepared for Covid, watchdog finds
With time and energy lost on Brexit negotiations, the UK was not fully prepared for the pandemic, an independent watchdog has unveiled.
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Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, October 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Final day of furlough: ‘Westminster is inflicting a perfect storm of catastrophes’
A cut to Universal Credit, rising fuel and food prices, the end of the cap on energy bills – and now the government has ended the furlough scheme
Universal credit cuts will have ‘deep and far-reaching impact’, says poverty charity
‘To give people enough relief to offset their problems, even just a little bit, and then to take it away, feels cruel,’ says one victim of the cuts.
Why Covid vaccination booster shot schemes will prolong the pandemic
The World Health Organisation has called for a moratorium on booster shots saying we are leaving millions of people without anything to protect them.
Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic could be his downfall as Lula’s popularity rises
Let’s express our solidarity with Lula and all Brazilians, making sure far-right Bolsonaro will be the next to go, says Claudia Webbe MP
The pandemic has caused the inequality gap in London to widen, a new report finds
Covid has not only been a health crisis, but has dramatically affected people’s social, economic and family life, as well as their mental health.
The UK has not reached herd immunity, says Independent Sage scientist
Professor Christina Pagel said the reduction is probably caused by a number of other factors.
Treasury selling NatWest off at loss is missed opportunity to ‘rejuvenate economy’
‘NatWest could have been transformed into a people’s bank…but the government has shown no vision.’
Prof Prem Sikka: Pandemics destroy lives but neoliberalism is deadly too
UK politics is increasingly framed by markets, corporate profits and tax cuts rather than concerns about humanity, compassion and care, says Prem Sikka.