Prem Sikka: Some of the wealthiest Brits are calling for socialist policies
‘They are part of a growing international movement, perhaps a new kind of Cadbury and Quaker capitalism with a social conscience’
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Sarah Olney MP: The coming months will reveal the true reckoning of the Conservatives’ international aid budget cut
With war raging between the world’s largest wheat producers, the government’s choice to cut the international aid budget from 0.7 to 0.5 percent of GDP spells a dark period for the world’s most vulnerable.
Number of children eligible for free school meals rises to nearly 2 million
Data reveals that over the last three years, the number of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased by a shocking 49%.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, June 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…
Rishi Sunak ridiculed after blaming old IT systems for not allowing him to raise benefits further
‘He’s insulting your intelligence’
The ‘time has come’ for a Universal Basic Income says Andy Burnham
“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.”
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’.
Tory MP slammed after claiming poor people can’t ‘cook properly’ or ‘budget’
‘Cooking from scratch won’t help families keep the lights on or put food on the table’
Millions of people in the UK are missing meals because of the cost of living crisis, new survey finds
There has been a 57% jump in the proportion of households cutting back on food or missing meals altogether in just three months.