Assemblies can ‘make the public a formidable force’ in democracy
Assemble is a group working to set up local assemblies around Britain. Its aim is for ordinary people to deliberate on important local, national, and international issues, and on the…
public is NOT happy with Starmer’s cronyism
YouGov has some interesting polling data for us about Labour. Just months after taking power, the general public already disapprove significantly of Keir Starmer’s party – right in the middle…
Public transport in England is on its knees, new report finds
Public transport provision has seen the sharpest post-pandemic decline of all the Levelling Up missions, an even bigger hit than the one felt by the ‘already struggling’ housing and education…
most of public support criminal action for politicians
Nearly three out of four people (72%) surveyed across 18 G20 countries support making it a criminal offence for government or leaders of large businesses to approve or permit actions…
Rachel Reeves PFI for public infrastructure is being rolled out
Labour Party chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering bringing in a type of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to fund a new highway and tunnel across the Thames in the east of…
Virgin slapped down by UK regulator over misleading the public
Campaigners have welcomed the UK advertising regulator’s decision to ban an advert from NHS privateer Richard Branson-founded Virgin Atlantic for “misleading” the public over their promotion of so-called “SAF”. Virgin…
Labour must double public investment to fix the economy
The Labour Party government will need to increase public investment from current levels of about 2.5% of GDP per year to about 5%, equivalent to an extra £50 billion a…
Severe ME day campaign calls for public support for NHS protocol
Thursday 8 August is Severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) Day. And this year, grassroots ME organisations will launch a new campaign to demand vital change for people living with this devastating…
misogyny is rife on our streets and in public discourse
Amid the fascist race riots which have endangered lives across England, politicians and the media have been awful. There are indeed many reasons why people get sucked into the wormhole…
Labour candidates keep running from the public asking questions
In another instance of Labour Party prospective MPs taking flight when scrutinised, a voter asked the candidate for Bethnal Green and Stepney, Rushanara Ali, if he could ask her a…
North Warwickshire BC using public money to protect oil terminal
North Warwickshire Borough Council are seeking to use public money to make an interim injunction banning protest at Kingsbury oil terminal, permanent. Just Stop Oil supporters took action at the…
BBC bias over Israel continues to tarnish the ‘public broadcaster’
“The BBC seems to regard Palestinian lives as less valuable than Israeli lives”. Brian Eno was right. ‘FOUR HOSTAGES SEIZED AT NOVA FESTIVAL FREED IN GAZA RAID, declared the publicly-funded…