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Unions demand co-ordinated strikes in autumn as cost of living crisis escalates
Britain faces co-ordinated strike action this autumn as unions step up pay demands in the face of the cost of living crisis. Unite and Unison, the country's largest unions, have submitted motions calling for synchronised walkouts ahead of!-->…
Surveillance watchdog Privacy International questions the legality of GPS tracking of migrants in UK
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Privacy International, an anti-surveillance watchdog, has filed two complaints with UK regulators against the Home Office's new scheme of GPS tracking of migrants.
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Liz Truss urged to cut VAT to 10% after ruling out help with energy bills
Allies of Liz Truss are urging the Tory leadership favourite to look at cutting VAT down to 10% to help families cope with the cost-of-living crisis. The odds-on future Prime Minister is reportedly opting for the tax-cutting measure!-->…
Nearly one in four Brits won’t turn heating on this winter as energy bills spiral
Nearly one in four adults plan to leave their heating off all winter as energy bills are set to rocket, a grim poll shows today. Some 23% of Brits said they will not turn their heating on at all over the colder months, with the figure!-->…
More than 870 illegal sewage pipes may be pumping filth into our rivers and seas
More than 870 illegal discharge pipes may be polluting waters with sewage.Investigators found those with no permits and potentially in use included 184 with Welsh Water and 420 at Severn Trent. The companies told the Channel 4 Dispatches!-->…
‘Dismal Liz Truss non-plan for energy bills puts money into pockets of the rich’
When rocketing energy bills are the burning issue terrifying Britain, Liz Truss lacking a detailed answer is a betrayal of the country before she has even entered Downing Street.The putative PM’s earlier dismissal of help as “handouts”!-->…
‘Clueless Liz Truss is becoming Boris Johnson without the Old Etonian boorish humour’
Untrustworthy, incoherent, clueless, bigoted, incompetent, out of touch, delusional, happy to break the law, picks foolish fights as diversions and spouts whatever poison her rabble wants to hear.Liz Truss is shaping up to be Boris Johnson!-->…
Union chiefs call for four more UK bank holidays to reward ‘nation of grafters’
Union chiefs are calling for four more bank holidays to reward “our nation of grafters”.The Trades Union Congress wants the UK brought in line with other European countries – which enjoy an average 12.3 public holidays a year. Romania,!-->…
Boris Johnson told: “It’s time to deliver justice for Britain’s nuclear test…
Politicians and celebrities have joined forces with survivors of Britain’s nuclear tests to ask the Prime Minister to deliver justice in his last week in Downing Street. They have written Boris Johnson an open letter, urging him to decide!-->…
Hospitals and schools fear staff cuts over energy bills – but still Liz Truss has no plan
As head teachers and NHS bosses warn they will have to cut staff to pay school and hospital energy bills, the woman likely to become our new Prime Minister refuses to come up with a plan to avert the looming catastrophe. Instead, Liz!-->…