‘Tear down homeless tents’ Tory councillor suspended
On Friday, the SKWAWKBOX reported the case of Tory councillor Kathryn Kelloway, who posed a picture of herself in front of the tents of homeless people in Cardiff city centre […]
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Tory councillor calls for homeless’ tents to be torn down – backtracks after backlash
Kathryn Kelloway, a Cardiff Tory councillor, thought it would be a good idea last night, at the end of a week of freezing temperatures, to post a picture of herself […]
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: Tory MP BOASTS that a new homeless centre opened in his constituency
Yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) has largely been noticed for a claim by Theresa May that a leading economist advising the Labour leadership had said that the numbers in the […]
Cruelty to rape victims and their children – Tories force almost 200 women claimants to ‘prove’ rape
Shocking figures released by HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs) today have revealed that 190 women were forced to fill in forms under the Tory government’s ‘rape clause’ legislation to ‘prove’ […]
McVey screw-up costs thousands of DWP staff meagre pay-rise, with insult on top of injury
A screw-up – at best – by Work & Pensions (DWP) Secretary Esther McVey means that tens of thousands of DWP employees will be deprived of their paltry 1% annual […]
“It’s a whirlwind” – exclusive interview with Lewisham East shortlist candidate Sakina Sheikh
Sakina Sheikh is one of four candidates shortlisted by Labour’s National Executive Committee for the Lewisham East by-election triggered by Heidi Alexander’s departure to the London mayor’s office. She is […]
Treasury actually put this #Hammond photo out as an official shot
It’s almost unbelievable, but the image below is not a fake: Someone at the Treasury thought it would be a good idea to issue this image of clueless Chancellor Philip […]
Rentoul tries to justify #Hammond ‘no unemployed’ – makes it worse
This morning, Philip Hammond caused outrage by telling Andrew Marr (video) that ‘there are no unemployed people’ – when there are 1.4 million in the UK, alongside those termed ‘economically […]
Govt #UC scandal: 41k kids/60k households no cash through xmas
The Daily Mirror has reported today that the government’s mandatory 6-week waiting time for receipt of Universal Credit (UC) will mean sixty thousand households and around forty thousand children will […]