Excl: DWP slows DOWN processing of emergency energy payments to poorest
In the wake of the recent bitter weather, emergency ‘cold weather payments’ have become due to thousands of low-income households across the UK – a £25 cash payment to […]
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Williamson’s new WiW: Tories abuse women, democracy, kowtow to dictators and banks
The latest in Labour front-bencher Chris Williamson’s ‘Week in Westminster’ video series looks at the Tories’ planned swingeing cuts to women’s refuges, the hopelessly out-of-touch Tory assumption that apprenticeships are appropriate […]
Excl: Lavery on ‘pitmatic’ accent, being Lab chair – and that democracy review
Labour MP Ian Lavery is Chair of the Labour Party and its joint National Campaign Co-ordinator. He spoke exclusively to the SKWAWKBOX in both capacities, as well as talking about […]
Video: #BritishGas price rockets – but where’s the #MSM u-turn outrage?
Around 6 million British Gas customers are reeling today after Centrica, the owner of British Gas, announced that the utility would be increasing its electricity prices by a staggering 12.5%. Centrica […]
How 1st week’s campaigns of Corbyn/May compare – and what they tell us
Very short post this, but a very important one. It’s a simply list of the campaign schedules of the Labour and Tory leaders in the first week since the General […]
Up to 24,000 died last winter through fuel poverty. Now >900k more to be ‘fuel-poor’
As I wrote the other day, up to 24,000 people died last winter, directly or indirectly, because of ‘fuel poverty’. Well, today BBC News mentions an announcement by ‘government advisors’ […]
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I’ve deleted this post because further information came to light which meant that, while I still consider the overall thrust of its conclusions more or less valid, the post requires […]