How one simple change can help reverse inequality in the UK
The ‘socio-economic duty’ is already in law – it just needs to be enacted. There’s no time to waste, write Just Fair’s Dr Koldo Casla and Imogen Richmond-Bishop.
Wales
Leanne Wood: Wales’ problems can’t be explained away by austerity
Poverty levels are static in Britain as a whole – while rising in Wales. Leanne Wood explores why.
Plaid Cymru leader: “Welsh Labour have become a party of conservatism – we need a new Wales”
“When I’m First Minister, we will govern as if we’re independent,” writes new Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price.
Scotland is helping to end ‘period poverty’. But is England being left behind?
Will the UK government listen up – or allow a dire situation to continue?
People are furious about this bizarre birthday present for Prince Charles
No one has been consulted over the decision to rename the Severn Crossing the ‘Prince of Wales Bridge’…
People are being illegally imprisoned for failing to pay council tax
Half of council tax imprisonments could be against the law, with some of the poorest people paying the price. But justice activists are challenging the government.
First Ministers: Tories must listen to Wales and Scotland on Brexit
With Brexit negotiations ramping up, how much longer can the UK government ignore the nations of the UK?
From the railways to pension age – are the government trying to bury bad news?
It’s not the first time they’ve done this…
Will the Barnett Formula be triggered following the DUP’s £1bn ‘power bribe’?
Should Scotland and Wales get increased funding too?
Jeremy Corbyn understands the new open-v-closed politics. Other leaders should catch up.
The categories ‘left’ and ‘right’ are no longer fit for purpose