NICK TROY lauds the young staff at a hotel chain and cinema giant who are ready to take on the bosses for their rights
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The Paterson affair: the ugly head of Old Corruption rears?
Boris Johnson’s attempt to save a Tory MP by trying to change the rules against corrupt behaviour brings to mind the the pre-reformed Parliament of the 1800s when the the uneven distribution of favours nearly led to revolution
Owen Paterson, who has now resigned after the government's bid to shield him from the consequences of paid lobbying failed
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
With violence against women and girls reaching unprecedented levels – particularly in the north of England – Unison North West is driving a union-wide push for education, prevention and trauma-informed support, writes JOANNE MOORCROFT
Amid national economic decay and with a lack of coherent left-wing responses, far-right narratives on women’s safety and immigration have taken root in former Labour heartlands. The WOMEN’S LIBERATION ALLIANCE warns that only a renewed politics rooted in an understanding of class, race and sex can stem the rise of authoritarianism
THERE was rightly a furore after Tory MPs (for the most part) voted not to carry through the suspension of Tory MP Owen Paterson from Parliament (Paterson himself voted against his suspension) for breaching lobbying rules — a decision which Keir Starmer correctly labelled “corruption.”
MPs have expected standards of behaviour and an independent committee found that Paterson had broken them.
Johnson’s response was not to back the committee but to have a look and see if rules could be changed to allow corrupt dealings.
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