Scottish Green Party issues stark warning to SNP ahead of Budget
An end to the cuts which have plagued Scottish local government should be the price of any budget deal with the SNP, Scottish Green Party members have said. Scottish Greens:…
DWP WorkWell scheme being picked up by Labour despite issues
Iain Duncan-Smith’s notorious think tank the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) looks to be behind a flagship pilot work programme the Tories set in motion during the last gasps of…
Bangladesh job quota protests expose systemic societal issues
In Bangladesh, university students are protesting the job quota system for public service, calling it outdated and discriminatory. The Awami League government originally established the system after 1972 to help…
Two-child benefit cap issues nailed by Mick Lynch
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has nailed one of the issues behind the two-child benefit cap. Speaking on BBC Newsnight on 17 July, he said: Two thirds of the people…
Junior doctor issues warning to incoming Labour government
Speaking to Sky News, Dr Robert Laurenson challenged the political establishment’s line on the junior doctor’s pay dispute. About 25,000 junior doctors are undertaking another five days of strike action…
Corbyn issues statement ahead of Saturday
On Saturday 27 April, there will be another national march for Palestine in London. However, this one comes against a backdrop of increasing propaganda against the protests and their supporters.…
UNCRPD issues damning report on UK government’s violations
In a report published on Wednesday 24 April, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) called out the UK Government for their callous treatment of disabled…