The former chair of the BBC Trust Rona Fairhead has been appointed as an international trade minister with a life peerage, Downing Street has announced. … Former BBC chair Rona Fairhead given ministerial postRead more
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Posted inNews / Pollution
Every Londoner breathing dangerous levels of toxic air particle
The research, based on the latest updated London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, shows that every area in the capital exceeds World Health Organisation (WHO) limits for … Every Londoner breathing dangerous levels of toxic air particleRead more
Posted inNews / Palestine
UK Government Defeated in Court by BDS Activists for Palestinian Human Rights
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has won a key victory for the peaceful Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against the UK government today. The embattled minority … UK Government Defeated in Court by BDS Activists for Palestinian Human RightsRead more
Posted inHospital / News / Privatization
Stephen Hawking blames Tory politicians for damaging NHS
Stephen Hawking has accused ministers of damaging the NHS, blaming the Conservatives in a passionate and sustained attack for slashing funding, weakening the health service … Stephen Hawking blames Tory politicians for damaging NHSRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Alarming data casts grave doubt on the sustainability of the UK’s economic growth
UK households are saving less than they ever have. The latest ONS data puts the UK household saving rate at just 1.7% in the first … Alarming data casts grave doubt on the sustainability of the UK’s economic growthRead more
Posted inPalestine / Politics / ToMl
Don’t Historicize the Balfour Declaration: The Past is Still the Palestinians’ Present
The political turmoil in the United Kingdom following Prime Minister Theresa May’s re-election with a reduced, precarious majority and the implications for the UK’s negotiations … Don’t Historicize the Balfour Declaration: The Past is Still the Palestinians’ PresentRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Those to Blame for the Grenfell Fire Victims Include Tony Blair
There are many people culpable for the mass loss of life in the Grenfell fire in London. At this time, we know enough about the … Those to Blame for the Grenfell Fire Victims Include Tony BlairRead more
Posted inAccident / Economics / ToMl
Austerity & Neglect Blamed as 79 Die in U.K. Apartment Fire Housing Immigrants & Low-Income Workers
Protests are continuing in London over last week’s devastating apartment fire that killed 79 people. On Wednesday, around 200 protesters, including survivors of the fire, … Austerity & Neglect Blamed as 79 Die in U.K. Apartment Fire Housing Immigrants & Low-Income WorkersRead more
Posted inTerrorism / ToMl
Terror in Britain: what did the prime minister know?
The unsayable in Britain’s general election campaign is this. The causes of the Manchester atrocity, in which 22 mostly young people were murdered by a … Terror in Britain: what did the prime minister know?Read more