Dinenage calls for government ‘to move the dial on cancer outcomes’
To begin the debate on childhood cancer outcomes, Dame Caroline Dinenage called on the government “to move the dial on cancer outcomes, to drive forward” work on detection, and care for children. Dinenage dedicated her speech to and told the story of 10 year old Sophie Fairall, who had a “special” bucket list that included […]
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Imran Hussain blasts government for ‘choosing human rights abuses that favour them’
During foreign affairs questions, Labour’s Imram Husssain told foreign secretary Liz Truss that the government “can’t pick and choose human rights abuses around the world that favour them”. This follows prime minister Boris Johnson’s visit to India in which he did not raise the human rights issues taking place in Kashmir with the Indian government. […]
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Sweden and Finland Will Apply to Join NATO, Officials Confirm
Officials from the traditionally neutral Nordic countries of Sweden and Finland have confirmed Monday that they will simultaneously apply for membership to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This is amid growing public support as Russia continues its brutal invasion in Ukraine. Two newspapers — Finland’s Iltalehti and Sweden’s Expressen — reported that the countries’ applications […]
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Ron DeSantis Joins Betsy DeVos in Push to Privatize Michigan Public Schools
Donald Trump may not be able to pay his debts. But the man who is vying for his replacement as the standard-bearer of Republican grievance politics appears to. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who received almost $500,000 in campaign contributions from the family of Betsy DeVos over the last four years, returned the favor, appearing on […]
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Ukrainians Gained Protected Status in Days. It Took Years for Cameroonians.
The call came at 4 AM. Emmanuel Tabili jumped from bed and was jolted awake by thoughts of trouble in Cameroon. It is 8,000 miles from his home in Cameroon. He was relieved that he recognized his work number. It was a friend who was helping him to obtain Temporary Protected status (TPS) for nearly […]
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Starbucks May Soon Face Legal Consequences for Union Busting
In a blow to Starbucks’s anti-union campaign, labor officials are seeking relief for fired pro-union Starbucks workers in Arizona, and filed an injunction on Friday to force the company to reinstate the fired workers. The The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), has made a number of findingsAccording to reports, Starbucks illegally fired three employees. the […]
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Meadows Texts Show How Even Trump Loyalists Felt He Was Responsible for Jan. 6
CNN has obtained more than 2,300 text messages between Mark Meadows, who served as former President Donald Trump’s last chief of staff, and other members of Trump’s inner circle, relating to attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the attack on the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. These texts include interactions between […]
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Judge Holds Trump in Contempt With Daily $10K Fine Over Financial Investigation
Donald Trump was held contemptuously by a judge of the New York Supreme Court for failing to obey a subpoena by New York Attorney general Letitia James regarding financial records related to business practices. Trump was ordered to surrender by the subpoena documents concerning personal statements about his company’s finances, documents regarding tax audits and […]
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Public sector debt climbs as tax receipts rocket
Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics show that UK public sector debt has reached £2.3 trillion. The figures for the last financial year show public sector debt surging to £2.34 trillion over the past 12 months, equal to 6.2 per cent of national GDP. In March the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasted that […]
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One police station closed every two weeks since 2015
The Liberal Democrats have revealed that 217 counters and stations of police in England have closed since 2015 according to new figures. It’s the equivalent of over one police station closing every two weeks in the past seven years. The figures were obtained via FOI requests to every police force within England and Wales. London […]
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