Private schools aren’t ‘losing’ places at Oxbridge, their unfair privileges are being tackled- that’s all
When you’re used to privilege, equality feels like oppression
Inequality
Tory minister slammed for saying people should work more hours to protect themselves from cost of living crisis
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.
Levelling up? Majority of constituencies have fallen further behind since Johnson became PM
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’.
Natalie Bennett: The Queen’s Speech was devoid of ideas on both the economy and environment
The emptiness of the government’s “programme”, a grab bag of philosophically incoherent and half-baked ideas, has been widely noted.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, May 2022
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This is why essential industries need to be brought back into public ownership
Privatised industries pursue short-term objectives rather than long-term social objectives
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, May 2022
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Boris Johnson embarrasses himself in car crash interview discussing cost of living crisis
Asked if he was honest, Johnson said he does his ‘best to represent faithfully and accurately what I believe.’
As the cost of living crisis bites, we must call time on the vandalism of Tory austerity
It’s a shocking tragedy that in one of the richest countries in the world, nearly one in ten parents say they’re very likely to need to use a food bank in the coming months.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, April 2022
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