The long list of shame: Tory ‘achievements’ 2010-2019
Below are some things the Tories never promised in their manifesto, which voters may wish to bear in mind this week. As ‘achievements’ go, it’s a shameful list entirely in […]
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Vital video: woman on disability convinced to vote Labour by party’s belief in community spirit
Labour will also abolish cruel PIP and Work Capability Assessments Liverpool Labour candidate Ian Byrne has been devoting time to campaigning for Margaret Greenwood across the river in the marginal […]
Labour’s new policies for older people (and their grandkids) keep getting better – and more to come
Manifesto not yet launched, but already Labour’s plans to help older citizens looks stellar Even before the official launch of Labour’s 2019 general election manifesto, details of exciting policies are […]
Video: DWP civil servants admit – Alston’s report on terrible UK poverty was ‘factually’ accurate
DWP Secretary denounced report, but civil servants admit it was accurate but offended govt ‘politically’ Your Secretary of State [denounced UN’s report], but now you’re calling it in evidence Leading […]
If Hammond’s promise to end austerity after Brexit seems familiar, here’s why
Chancellor promises to end austerity post-Brexit. Ending it is a promise Tory chancellors make frequently – and never fulfil In his ‘Spring Statement’ today, Tory Chancellor ‘Spreadsheet’ Phil Hammond promised […]
Universally DISCreditED – one of UK’s most deprived areas plans for Labour govt and benefits justice
Huyton in the Knowsley borough on Merseyside hosted PCS chief Mark Serwotka, Unite’s Sheila Coleman, Unison’s Paula Barker and others for an important seminar on the government’s consciously cruel Universal […]
Video: as UC inflicts misery on millions Rudd says, ‘it’s doing a good job’
DWP Secretary Amber Rudd – who had to resign as Home Secretary for her part in the ‘hostile environment’ scandal that caused hardship and humiliation for ‘Windrush’ citizens – may […]
DUP is no monolith – the factions that hold key to govt’s fate
Written to educate non-Irish readers, with apologies to Northern Irish readers for an explanation that will seem clunky to them. Outside observers of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) – at […]
Video: UN’s Alston – Tories breach basic human rights obligations, could fix overnight if wanted
The preliminary findings presented today by UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights have had more coverage in the UK’s mainstream media than many expected. More, but still […]
Video: UN’s Alston – Tory policies designed to tell most vulnerable “you’re on your own”
UN Special Rapporteur for extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, today delivered a damning verdict on the Tory government’s treatment of the UK’s vulnerable people – the disabled, single […]