New openDemocracy research shows women ‘three times as likely’ to be selected for Labour target seats than for Tory ones, while Tories disproportionately field women in ‘no hope’ races.
British officials dodged invitations to exclude the NHS from a US-UK trade deal. Not surprising, given how much public money already goes to the US healthcare industry.
A long-term progressive coalition government – that has the mandate already of well over half the votes cast in 2017 - could transform our interlocking crises of Brexit, austerity, climate and constitution. And the other alternatives look ugly.
Soundbites from Tory leadership hopefuls won’t save the NHS from the corporates and their trade lobbyists. Only honesty and clarity about what’s already on the table, how it got there, and how we can take it back, will do that.
In the midst of the Brexit chaos, prominent Tories are using language that encourages the crank right and the wannabe militiamen. And the media is ignoring or making excuses for them.
Glasgow's beloved museum of ordinary people's lives is threatened with closure. But these are exactly the kind of museums the UK needs as its nations struggle with questions of identity.
Nearly a million NHS staff are due to receive a long-awaited pay rise at the end of this month. But new figures released quietly last week have caused fury—and confusion even amongst some unions.
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Insurance is regressive. Hypothecating taxes tends to encourage ideas of opt
outs & top ups. So why is Liz Kendall promoting these as the 'new consensus'
for NHS funding?
