Shocking standards of social care exposed
26 November 2018
Three separate publications in November have highlighted the gowing crisis in social care.
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Who stole our Brexit?
26 November 2018
The title of a meeting organised by Halifax trades council tapped into the public shock at the betrayal being enacted before our eyes.
Greenwich a no-go area for more academies
26 November 2018
Greenwich teachers have effectively made their part of London a no-go area for the further academisation of its schools, led by the National Education Union at The John Roan School.
Manufacture here, in an independent Britain
22 November 2018
Why has the contract to build new rolling stock for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line gone to a German conglomerate?
Euro crisis on two fronts
22 November 2018
The EU is suddenly facing two financial crises simultaneously, in Greece and Italy, one impacting on the other.
Big new cuts proposed for Birmingham
22 November 2018
The government may have announced the end of “austerity” – but Birmingham City Council must find £86 million in savings in the next four years.
Home care provision on the edge
22 November 2018
The future of large swathes of home care provision for elderly and disabled people hangs in the balance as a major provider seeks to stay solvent.
What next after the Brexit betrayal?
15 November 2018
This is a betrayal unprecedented in British history. Parliament must vote to reject it. And this traitor Cabinet must be replaced by one willing to obey the people’s instruction to leave the EU.
Adult social care hit as cuts bite
8 November 2018
Services such as meals on wheels are being hacked by relentlessly as government cuts bite.
Panic-mongering as Brexit date nears
6 November 2018
Attempts to undermine Brexit abound. One of the more insidious strands is the growing panic-mongering evident in some quarters.
Chuck Chequers: the single market by another name
1 November 2018
A devastating critique of the Chequers plan shows how it would bind the UK to EU rules with no say in them. Those compromises are unncessary and would not implement the referendum result.
Fishing – Brexit boom or betrayal?
30 October 2018
Fishing for Leave has published a plan to make the most of Brexit, but it against letting the EU keep control over our fishing.