new benchmark needed for companies
A new benchmark – like the Living Wage Employer standard – is needed to enable businesses to tackle the scale and depth of in-work poverty, think tank the Social Market…
DWP benefit fraud in the spotlight once again
The now Labour-led Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its annual report. So predictably, it was prime opportunity for the right-wing hacks at the Times to punch down on…
award-winning activist’s discrimination at ceremony
It’s amazing how ableism can so quickly turn honor and celebration into insult and injury. That might sound like the start of a really niche horror movie, but it was…
The Great Dictator: Britain’s more recognisable activist
In 2006, I started to embody a new, difficult and edgy character – Adenoid Hynkel, the Great Dictator, Chaplin’s spirited and timely parody of Hitler. Finding myself trawling all the…
Farnborough Airshow facing protests over F-35 appearance
On 24 July, delegates attending the Farnborough Airshow will be met with protesters from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), Greater Rushmoor Action for Peace and East Berkshire Palestine Solidarity Campaign.…
Israel is ‘snipering’ and ‘shredding’ children in Gaza
Jewish American doctor Mark Perlmutter has spoken out about what he saw in Palestine. In an interview with CBS News, Perlmutter said: I’ve seen more shredded children in just my…
Sangita Myska shows LBC up as it makes Braverman host
Journalist Sangita Myska has struck out at LBC – her former employer who seemingly dropped her from the show in April. With just one shameless move, the broadcast station has…
young Autistic woman forcibly held in Scotland
Content warning: this article contains descriptions of physical and emotional abuse that some readers may find upsetting. With the police’s announcement that there is a “national emergency” over a rise…
Free School Meals For All rally heads to parliament
On Tuesday 23 July, campaigners, politicians, and trade unions gathered at parliament to call on the new Labour Party government to provide #FreeSchoolMealsForAll. You’d think, given the evidence, that giving…
what will Labour plans mean for benefits?
A new report has offered a revealing insight into the Labour-led Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) likely “back to work” plans over the next five years. Crucially, it advocates…
Extinction Rebellion activist who stopped DRAX train spared jail
An Extinction Rebellion activist who stopped a freight train carrying 2,500 tonnes of wood pellets to the DRAX power station in Selby, Yorkshire, walked free from court on Monday 22…
Just Stop Oil warn of airport disruption across UK this summer
The following is a comment piece from Just Stop Oil Just Stop Oil has won its initial demand, calling for the UK government to end all new oil, gas and…
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