Tory council’s money-grubbing led to the Grenfell Tower tragedy and dozens of deaths
If only this revelation had been released last week. The message is clear: Conservative councils don’t care about people. They …
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Conflict of interest call for Esther McVey to be removed from DWP
The government wants you to think there’s nothing to this. Esther McVey, the new Work and Pensions Secretary, was a …
NHS spends £600m a year fixing botched ops by private healthcare – and Hunt praises the privateers
Why on Earth should the best healthcare system in the world seek “inspiration” from the worst? It should not. The …
Apprentice death could have been prevented – but government couldn’t be bothered
Work placement providers’ duty of care for people on apprenticeships and other government-sponsored work placements is being questioned after a factory boss …
PFI schools have fire safety issues: Isn’t this a breach of contract?
According to The Independent, eight schools built under Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts have fire safety issues that could affect …
Burnham’s anti-welfare stance will lose him my vote
Will somebody from the Common Sense wing of the Labour Party please stand for the leadership? Today The Guardian is …
Did you hear the one about Labour and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership?
Apparently somebody said Labour supported this hugely controversial scheme, and lots of people believed it. In fact, the claim is …
Michael Fabricant wants to increase our chances of acquiring blood-borne infections. Why?
Perhaps he has been flailing around for a campaigning subject, what with all the good ones being in opposition to …
Found: The book that helps the government smear the sick as ‘malingerers’
Some of our least favourite people contributed to a book entitled Malingering and Illness Deception in 2003, that seems …
Cutting red tape has cost the taxpayer billions
Conservative business minister Michael Fallon has announced that the Coalition government’s cuts in ‘red tape’ are saving businesses £1.5 billion …