The new Prime Minister must abandon decades of automatic support for US foreign policy, which makes us all less safe, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
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Childcare – a grim tale
Opening up the childcare ‘market’ to private investors has led to soaring costs, shortages of places and women being priced out of the workplace, warns ANITA WRIGHT
Media Lens at 25: David Cromwell and David Edwards reflect on a quarter-century of media criticism, explaining why independent journalism is more important than ever
by Weyman Bennett and Maz’s family
The International Court of Justice has delivered its clearest ruling yet that the right to strike is protected under international law, write Professor TONIA NOVITZ, Professor KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC
Emergency phone alerts could help Britain respond to rising wildfire risk, but Australia’s experience suggests they work best as part of a broader strategy, write ELLIOT CONVERY-FISHER and KATE PARKINS
A champion motorcyclist, trade union organiser and communist, Clem Beckett went from Britain’s speedway tracks to the battlefields of Spain, where he gave his life resisting Franco’s forces at Jarama. GEOFF BOTTOMS pays tribute to this remarkable anti-fascist
IN A desperate attempt by the government to show it cares about families and children, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a £4 billion increase for childcare reform in the spring Budget.
It included plans to increase the number of childminders by piloting incentive payments of £600 to anyone signing up to the profession, rising to £1,200 if joining via an agency.
The plan backfired when it was revealed that the Prime Minister’s wife, Akshata Murty, is a shareholder in Koru Kids, which is among the private childcare providers likely to benefit from the scheme, a fact that Rishi Sunak failed to declare.
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