Online sales tax could cost families £175 more per year
The government has been warned that an online sales tax could cost families a further £175 a year. The government has proposed the idea. This would mean that the government could support high street retailers at the expense online retailers. A new paper from the Centre for Policy Studies, supported by the Coalition for a […]
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Grant Shapps ‘I don’t meet with unions’
Ahead of today’s landmark rail strike, transport secretary Grant Shapps has stressed that he does not usually hold meetings with trade unions. More to come The post Grant Shapps ‘I don’t meet with unions’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.
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Republicans Seek to Force House Vote on Whether Life Begins at Conception Republicans Seek to Force House Vote on Whether Life Begins at Conception
The Supreme Court is expected soon to announce a pivotal ruling that could overturn Roe, so Republican lawmakers are using a procedural tactic for a House vote on recognizing life at conception. “We could put the most benign, most modest life proposal forward and get zero Democrat votes, or we could put a bold, strong […]
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Facebook Enables Anti-Abortion Clinics to Collect Data on Would-Be Patients
This is a collaboration. The Markup. Facebook collects sensitive data about abortion seekers. It then allows anti-abortion organisations to use that data to target and influence individuals online, in violation its own policies. In the wake a leaked Supreme Court opinionThis could signal the end of national abortion protections, privacy experts are sounding alarms about […]
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Workers in Maryland Vote to Form First Apple Store Union in US
After Apple employees in Maryland voted Saturday to form the tech giant’s first retail store union in the United States, workers’ rights advocates across the country celebrated the “Labor wins a breakthrough victory.” Workers at the Towson store recently joined the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, (CORE), and have now decided to join International Association […]
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Calls for Reparations in Speech to UN General Assembly
The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery was observed by the United Nations in March. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hayne-Jones is the creator of The New York Times’s groundbreaking 1619 Project, addressed the U.N. General Assembly. We broadcast her full address as part our Juneteenth special. “It is time for the nations […]
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Global Applause as Leftist Gustavo Petro Wins Colombian Presidency
Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter and longtime lawyer, defeated a millionaire entrepreneur he was viewed as Colombia’s Donald Trump on Sunday to become the South American nation’s first leftist president-elect, riding a wave of mass anger over inequality, poverty, and the corruption of the right-wing political establishment. “The government of hope has arrived,” Petro, […]
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FEMA Isn’t Only Solution to Climate Disaster. Government Must Fund Mutual Aid.
June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane and wildfire seasons. Many wait with baited teeth, wondering if they will be able to survive another storm when they have not recovered from previous weather emergencies. This is when anxiety kicks in and post-traumatic stress disorder can set in. This is the year when people vow to […]
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Shapps continues condemnation as rail strikes edge closer
In a statement to the House of Commons, transport secretary Grant Shapps condemned the rail strikes organised by a union “representing some of the better paid workers in the country”. Shapps shared his anger at the industrial action that will “cause misery to millions” this week. Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh criticised Shapps for allowing […]
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Docherty confident UK and Nato are ‘getting right’ Ukraine defence
Chair of the defence select committee Tobias Ellwood asked for a statement on the UK and Nato’s support of Ukraine. Minister Leo Docherty laid out the “political and practical support” and described the UK’s commitment to the alliance and European security as “unconditional”. When asked by shadow secretary John Healey about the size of the […]
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