Zack Polanski was just elected leader of the Green Party by an absolute landslide. The former deputy party leader beat back rivals Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns by almost 17,000 votes. Then, when asked if he’d rule out working with Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in a hung parliament situatio...
Community members in York have come together in support of the Dragon House Chinese takeaway in York after it was sprayed with racist graffiti. Sadly, this is just one example among an outbreak of similar incidents of vandalism across the country. York community rallies round Chinese takea...
Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves has told debt-ridden Thames Water to seek a “market-based solution” to its woes in a recent open letter to the company’s 100-institution-strong creditor group. ‘Market-based solution’ to Thames Water In the letter, Reeves stated over Thames Water t...
On 1 September, the Labour Party government announced that it will now fund 30 hours of free childcare per week for eligible families. It claims that this fulfills pledges made to tackle the cost of childcare. However, experts have been quick to point out that not everybody will benefit fr...
As MPs return to parliament on 1 September, home secretary Yvette Cooper is expected to announce stricter rules on asylum seekers’ families coming to the UK. The announcement seeks to counter mounting rhetoric surrounding the so-called ‘small boats crisis‘. It also follows legal troubles a...