Energy price cap raised by 80% to £3,549 from October
Households across the UK will face a steep rise in energy bill costs from October after industry regulator OFGEM raised the maximum that suppliers can charge to £3,549 a year. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme this morning, Jonathan Brearley, the CEO of Ofgem said, “I know this will be devastating for many […]
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Memo to the New Prime Minister – Look East to Kick-start National Growth
Following Liz Trusss and Rishi’s visit yesterday to Norwich for the penultimate round of the Conservative leadership contests, the pressure on both candidates is on them to fulfill their promises to level up East England. Despite the East being an economic success story – the 4th strongest economic region in the UK – decades of […]
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Homeland Security ‘Equity Action Plan’ Doubles Down on Discrimination
As many federal agenciesThe Department of Homeland Security implemented a so-called “Biden” program under the Biden administration. Equity Action Plan. According to Executive Order 13985—“Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government”—the DHS Equity Action Plan includes a number of provisions that fly in the face of anti-discrimination […]
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An Interview With Astra Taylor on the Call for Full Debt Relief
Image Credit: Debt Collective In a long-awaited move, President Biden signed Wednesday an executive order to help student debt relief. It could help more 40 million borrowers cancel up to $20,000 of federal loans. Many advocates for canceling student debt say Biden’s plan doesn’t go far enough, while Republicans decry the plan as “student debt […]
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Judge Blocks Enforcement of Idaho Law Barring Abortions in Medical Emergencies
A portion of Idaho’s abortion ban has been temporarily blocked after a federal judge found that it was in violation of a law that is meant to protect patients’ rights in medical emergencies. This week District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sided with the Department of Justice (DOJ)Idaho sued to enforce its abortion ban. It claimed […]
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Should assisted death be legalised?
There are three types of assisted suicide: euthanasia, assisted death and assisted death. They all fall under the UK law. Many argue that those with terminal illness should have the right to choose when they face their imminent end of life, but it’s a topic that causes divided opinions. As opposed to assisted suicide or […]
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National Archives Has Asked for Documents Trump Improperly Took Since Early 2021
New reporting indicates that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) had requested that Donald Trump return government documents even while he was still in office — debunking the former president’s claims that the Execution of a search warrantHis Mar-a-Lago property was not able to retrieve the documents earlier in the month. An email from […]
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Student Debt Activists Say Much More Is Needed — Including Free College
Progressive lawmakers and campaigners have achieved a partial victory in the long-running fight to eliminate student debt. They also highlighted the importance of a closely interconnected goal, which is making public colleges and universities tuition free for everyone. While President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe $10,000 off the student loan balances of most federal borrowers […]
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Big Oil Wants to Refreeze Alaska Permafrost — So It Can Keep Drilling There
If ConocoPhillips succeeds, there will soon to be chillers on the Alaskan tundraRefreezing the ground to allow it to support new oil drilling equipment. The company explains that the Arctic permafrost is rapidly melting, and this perverse technological-solution is required. Nothing better expresses the cruel absurdity at the heart of ConocoPhillips’s “Willow Project” — its […]
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The Far Right Is Taking Over Florida School Boards, Thanks in Part to Dark Money
Republicans are claiming a massive victory after a number of Florida school board candidates — who enjoyed unprecedented support from right-wing groups and politicians — won their races Tuesday. In total, five school boards in the state flipped to conservative control, including Sarasota County, which will now have a 4-1 conservative majority, and Miami-Dade, which […]
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