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No new cash for health services when they take over mental health callouts

No new cash for health services when they take over mental health callouts

The government says it is providing £150m – but the money was announced in 2021, and none will go towards new staff
Adam Bychawski 30 Jul 2023
Neoliberalism can’t solve the climate crisis. We need activism

Neoliberalism can’t solve the climate crisis. We need activism

Radical action is essential to stop the transition from global warming to global boiling
Paul Rogers 28 Jul 2023
Staff at Home Office-funded hotel accused of ‘treating migrant like slave’

Staff at Home Office-funded hotel accused of ‘treating migrant like slave’

1,400 complaints about government-funded accommodation include allegations of sexual harassment, racism and violence
Sian Norris, Sascha Lavin 27 Jul 2023
Government rejected calls from its own experts to protect key nature sites

Government rejected calls from its own experts to protect key nature sites

Exclusive: Natural England's key recommendation for halting devastating wildlife decline was snubbed by ministers
Ben Webster 26 Jul 2023
Revealed: Nearly 200 ex-police work at ‘independent’ police watchdog

Revealed: Nearly 200 ex-police work at ‘independent’ police watchdog

Police officers and staff make up 18% of the IOPC, where just 137 complaints resulted in misconduct hearings last year
Anita Mureithi 26 Jul 2023
Eating disorder patients restrained by security guards amid funding crisis

Eating disorder patients restrained by security guards amid funding crisis

Hundreds have died from eating disorders in the six years since a damning report urged the government to step in
Adam Bychawski 26 Jul 2023
I chair a Labour Party branch. I believe Starmer is wrong about ULEZ

I chair a Labour Party branch. I believe Starmer is wrong about ULEZ

‘Labour mustn’t ditch its green commitments just because they are unpopular with parts of the public’
Pancho Lewis 25 Jul 2023

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