Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, October 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
economy
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of UK voters want a four-day working week, poll finds
60% of those asked were in favour of introducing a four-day working week in the UK, compared to 26% who opposed the move
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, October 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
5 major crises facing the UK as Boris Johnson jets off to holiday in Spain
Industry leaders have warned that factories face closure within days without government help.
5 false claims made by Boris Johnson during his Conservative Party conference speech
We take a closer look at some of the false claims made by the prime minister during the 45-minute address.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, September 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
5 takeaways from Ed Davey’s conference speech
Davey was clear about the seats he wanted his party to take, specifically mentioning seats in Cambridgeshire and the Cotswolds, Stockport and Surrey, Hampshire and Hertfordshire.
Prof Prem Sikka: Why audits of major corporations need to be performed by a state body and not chummy auditors
‘Profit-seeking accounting firms cannot deliver honest and robust audits. But the government continues to indulge the auditing industry’.
Prof Prem Sikka: Private equity is sucking the life out of British businesses
‘Private equity is the architect of the next crash which will hit every household’.
The Left should recognise there’s no such thing as ‘The Economy’
The Labour Party has oscillated between trying to “out-Tory the Tories” on the economy and radical economic policies “for the many not the few”, says Steve Melia.