Awkward! Johnson proved wrong to ease lockdown as ‘R’ rate rises in most English regions
One of the main reasons Boris Johnson has given for easing lockdown conditions in England from July 4 is a …
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Coronavirus transmission rate is increasing, so why all this talk of easing lockdown?
Covid-19’s reproduction rate must be decreasing if the UK’s lockdown is to be lifted – and this critical ‘R’ rate is …
Tory concession to young voters is too little and too reluctant
It’s also too obviously focused on the privileged young. The announcement that tuition fees will be frozen is pointless, coming …
This ignorant Tory councillor had better try justifying the deaths his party has caused
What follows should make you very angry: An ignorant Conservative councillor has attacked an opponent in the Labour Party for …
Corbyn backs Parliamentary motion on DWP deaths
MPs are being urged to support a Parliamentary motion calling on the Conservative Government to publish death statistics relating to …
A simple plan to get Labour back on track
If the Labour Party is to regain the confidence it has lost, it needs to re-state its identity with a …
National Park pay cut highlights the need to strengthen trade unions
The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority has unilaterally changed the terms and conditions of work for 19 of its staff, …
Labour’s new policies show it has been listening
The Labour Party has announced a series of new policies intended to improve conditions for both small and large industries …
Setting the record straight on Sturgeon’s fiscal policy
Vox Political’s article on Nicola Sturgeon’s London speech provoked a disgruntled response from Jonathan Portes. The NIESR boss sent a …
Cameron’s economic falsehoods mask a catalogue of missed opportunities – Tax Research UK
The Coalition has borrowed more than four times more, every year, than what Labour did, on average, according to Richard Murphy …