Douglas Ross named in developing Tory sleaze scandal
Scottish Tory leader, Douglas Ross, has reported himself to the Parliamentary ombudsman over undeclared earnings from his MSP salary and his work as a Scottish referee, for which he earned £6700
Tory budget offers nothing to better the lives of British workers
Last week’s budget made something of a departure from the austerity that shaped the last decade of Tory policy, with commitments of greater funding across the public sector, however, it offers nothing to fundamentally better the lives of British workers in the face of rising prices, wage stagnation and cuts to Universal Credit
Shell and BP haven’t paid tax on North Sea operations for three years
It has emerged that Shell and BP, which produce 1.7 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases a year in total, have not been paying corporation tax on their operations in the North Sea for the last year, according to company filings
RMT union holds annual conference in Leeds
On Monday, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) opened their annual general meeting in Leeds. Addressing members, General Secretary Mick Lynch warned that the Conservative government is set to recoup the billions of pounds it spent fighting Covid-19 by attacking workers
Sunak’s funding package falls short of helping the most vulnerable
A £500 million package is to be announced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, on Wednesday (27 October 2021), with the purpose of supposedly providing additional support for families through a planned web of “family hubs” in England
Tories refuse call of medical community to take on COVID-19 spread
The Conservative Party have rejected calls from healthcare officials, including the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, to introduce Plan B COVID-19 regulations. The government declared they have “absolutely no plan” to introduce new measures, at a time when cases continue to rise, with 43,324 new cases recorded on October 19th
Dennis Hutchings dies with Covid-19
Dennis Hutchings, a former British soldier who was on trial for fatally shooting an Irish civilian in the back, has died aged 80
UK Government found to be selling tear gas to countries with human rights violations
A report published by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has found the UK Government has been selling tear gas to countries on its own human rights watch list, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
Cross-party report highlights Tory Covid-19 failures
On Tuesday (October 12), a cross-party report was published detailing the government’s many failures in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the errors the document lays out are how the government was too slow to lock down, too eager to abandon community testing, and how it failed to implement effective contract tracing
Priti Patel to give police powers to prevent protesters travelling
Since Priti Patel’s announcement on Tuesday (5 October) to crack down on protesters, civil liberties groups have reacted with outrage, saying the plans disregard any notion of a “healthy democracy”
