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Inequality

Cost of living crisis

Prof Prem Sikka: Britain’s cost of living crisis is mostly manufactured by government policies

Prem Sikka
Yesterday

The annual rate of inflation has hit 9%. Average wages during the first three months of the year increased by just 4.2%.

The ‘time has come’ for a Universal Basic Income says Andy Burnham

Basit Mahmood
17 May, 2022 (4 days ago)

“A universal basic income will put a solid foundation beneath everybody so that they can have a life with security and stop worrying about everything.”

Eton

Private schools aren’t ‘losing’ places at Oxbridge, their unfair privileges are being tackled- that’s all

Basit Mahmood
16 May, 2022 (5 days ago)

When you’re used to privilege, equality feels like oppression

Rachel Maclean

Tory minister slammed for saying people should work more hours to protect themselves from cost of living crisis

Basit Mahmood
16 May, 2022 (5 days ago)

Rachel Maclean, the government’s safeguarding minister, told Sky News’ Kay Burley that people could tackle the cost of living crisis by working longer hours or moving to a better paid job.

Boris Johnson scratching his head

Levelling up? Majority of constituencies have fallen further behind since Johnson became PM

Basit Mahmood
12 May, 2022 (2 weeks ago)

Bloomberg analysis found that in 9 out of 12 metrics, the performance of most constituencies relative to London and the South East is now worse or unchanged compared to 2019’.

COP26

Natalie Bennett: The Queen’s Speech was devoid of ideas on both the economy and environment

Natalie Bennett
12 May, 2022 (2 weeks ago)

The emptiness of the government’s “programme”, a grab bag of philosophically incoherent and half-baked ideas, has been widely noted.

Radical Roundup

Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, May 2022

Basit Mahmood
11 May, 2022 (2 weeks ago)

The news you didn’t seek this week…

£10 notes pegged to a washing line

This is why essential industries need to be brought back into public ownership

Prem Sikka
6 May, 2022 (3 weeks ago)

Privatised industries pursue short-term objectives rather than long-term social objectives

Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, May 2022

Basit Mahmood
4 May, 2022 (3 weeks ago)

The news you didn’t seek this week…

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson embarrasses himself in car crash interview discussing cost of living crisis

Basit Mahmood
3 May, 2022 (3 weeks ago)

Asked if he was honest, Johnson said he does his ‘best to represent faithfully and accurately what I believe.’

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