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The Tories pledged to end rough sleeping by 2024. Will they?

The Tories pledged to end rough sleeping by 2024. Will they?

Conservative MP says ministers have failed to grasp ‘crucial opportunity’ as street homelessness ticks up, not down
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 05 Apr 2023
Trade secretary Kemi Badenoch dined with anti-climate lobbyists in US

Trade secretary Kemi Badenoch dined with anti-climate lobbyists in US

Minister had secret meeting with oil-backed think tank that warned UK government not to listen to climate scientists
Adam Bychawski 04 Apr 2023
Nigel Lawson’s economic ‘success’ was an oil-fuelled illusion

Nigel Lawson’s economic ‘success’ was an oil-fuelled illusion

OPINION: Lawson’s legacy is of a climate sceptic indebted to Big Oil. Refusal to accept that is making the UK poorer
Adam Ramsay 04 Apr 2023
County lines: Are the UK’s drug laws fuelling child exploitation?

County lines: Are the UK’s drug laws fuelling child exploitation?

Campaigners believe drug legalisation is key to preventing gangs from exploiting children as young as seven
Cherry Casey 03 Apr 2023
We must face up to neoliberalism’s flaws if we’re to halt climate breakdown

We must face up to neoliberalism’s flaws if we’re to halt climate breakdown

OPINION: Tackling the climate crisis effectively requires transition to a more fair and sustainable global economy
Paul Rogers 31 Mar 2023
Police have record £12m legal fund for officers accused of crimes

Police have record £12m legal fund for officers accused of crimes

Exclusive: The legal budget for the Police Federation of England and Wales has increased by 25% since 2018
Andrew Kersley 31 Mar 2023
Governments must show compassion and give safe harbour to those in danger

Governments must show compassion and give safe harbour to those in danger

COMMENT: Why the Wiener Holocaust Library and The Association of Jewish Refugees are speaking out now
Toby Simpson, Michael Newman 31 Mar 2023

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