Rishi Sunak to be appointed new Prime Minister
Following the announcement late Sunday night that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson would not be standing in the Tory Leadership election, it looked like it would be a straight run-off between former Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, and leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt. However, after failing to meet the required 100 votes from Tory MPs, Mordaunt dropped out of the race, leaving “Dishy Rishi” to be coronated as the third Tory Prime Minister in two months with no need for a contest.
Great British Energy — not all it’s cracked up to be
In a speech to this year’s Labour conference, party leader Keir Starmer announced plans for a publicly owned energy company, should Labour win office at the next general election
SAS accused of war crimes in Afghanistan
A new BBC Panorama investigation has found that British SAS soldiers may have murdered detainees and unarmed men while serving in Afghanistan. Reports suggest a single unit illegally killed 54 people in one 6-month tour. The Ministry of Defence has dismissed such allegations as the product of “irresponsible” journalism, but military police have taken action to investigate whether war crimes took place.
P&O Ferries deploy private security against staff following redundancy announcement
800 staff at P&O ferries have been fired without notice, to be replaced with outsourced labour
Neoliberalism to blame for Britain’s weather woes
Given what we already know about the role of capitalism as a major cause of climate change, it is obvious that it is contributing to the environmental destruction currently facing the UK. However, this crisis goes beyond this, and it is important to highlight the role of neoliberal domestic policies over the last forty years that have weakened our position to combat these extreme weather events.
Should schools be reopening despite Covid?
As it stands, schools simply do not have the ability to limit Covid spread. Class sizes are too large – nearing thirty in many schools, teachers are off work due to Covid, and many rooms have poor ventilation
Charity warns a further four million homes could face fuel poverty in Britain
A fuel poverty charity has warned that due to an incoming record high energy price increase this spring, millions of UK homes could face fuel poverty for the first time this year
NHS staff and testing shortages leave staff overworked
Shortages of staff and testing kits have left the NHS stretched thin, as Covid-19 cases continue to rise across Britain
British and French governments sued for manslaughter over migrant deaths in Channel
The French and British governments are being sued over their handling of a November 24 migrant crossing in the Channel, that led to 27 deaths
Tories continue with plans to outlaw BDS movement
Tory MP, Robert Jenrick, said this week that the government will, “In the following months, be working to outlaw BDS in the UK”
