Society of Editors ruthlessly mocked for ‘underwhelming’ donation towards diversity scheme
‘The industry body for the UK press previously found itself in the middle of a media storm after claiming no section of UK press was bigoted’.
Inequality
Prof Prem Sikka: A failure to tackle skills shortages is threatening the post-Covid economic recovery
The government is hoping to alleviate skills shortages by recruiting individuals from all over the world. A key part of this is the recognition of foreign qualifications.
Homeless forced out of hotels and left to live in tents and cars to make way for G7, charity says
‘DISC Newquay says it has heard first hand from people who have had to leave the hotels to make way for police’
Sarah Owen MP: Cutting aid is a blow to the world’s poorest and a step back from world stage
‘As a country that wants to stand proud at home and abroad, we have a moral obligation to the world’s poorest.’
Beyond the glitz and glamour of G7: Rising poverty and food bank use in Cornwall
‘While the likes of Joe Biden will be treated to vintage wines, it is worth remembering that Cornwall is one of the poorest areas in North West Europe’.
School leaders say government has ‘prioritised purse strings over nation’s children’
The government has pledged less than a tenth of the cash that the former schools catch-up tsar had requested.
Prof Prem SIkka: It’s time to face the facts about corruption in Britain
‘Are democratic governance, the rule of law and our human rights under threat from practices which have institutionalised corruption in the UK?’
Nine new billionaires created due to profits from Covid vaccines, says campaign group
According to the People’s Vaccine Alliance, the nine new billionaires have a combined net wealth of $19.3 billion, enough to fully vaccinate all people in low-income countries 1.3 times.
Kenny MacAskill: How Scottish independence – not federalism – offers hope for England’s left
Independence will act as a catalyst for radical change for England, writes Kenny MacAskill MP.
8 MPs who won awards for tackling discrimination, health inequality and poverty
All of these MPs have done significant work to support disadvantaged communities this year