De Montfort University (DMU) is once again at war with its staff over job cuts. This time, however, the university has threatened to report its own staff under Prevent anti-terrorism guidance. The institute had got itself in a twist about an online meeting that local MP Shockat Adam and Gr...
On Wednesday, during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), Nigel Farage stood up to announce that he’s going on “strike”. The overblown man-baby doesn’t like the fact that all the other MPs keep criticising him, poor chap. Unfortunately, in order for a strike to work, you’d have to do work th...
Yesterday, 21 October, ex-PM Boris Johnson gave evidence before the coronavirus (covid-19) inquiry for the final time. The hearing was part of the eighth module of the mammoth public fact-finding mission. Module 8 dealt specifically with the pandemic’s extraordinary impact on children and ...
On Friday 18 October, protestors in Bogota, Colombia clashed with anti-riot police outside the US embassy. Officials reported that the demonstrators used bows and arrows, along with explosives, injuring four officers. The violence followed a week of action by the social movement People’s C...
Today, Tuesday 21 October, ex-PM Boris Johnson gave evidence before the coronavirus (Covid-19) inquiry for the final time. Today’s session focused on the devastating effect that the pandemic had on children and young people across the UK. Johnson and his government’s mishandling of the cor...
As part of its Post-16 Education and Skills white paper, the government has announced a new vocational qualification called a ‘V level’. They’ll offer a more vocationally oriented path for students, sitting alongside A levels, T Levels, and apprenticeships. Labour hopes that V levels will ...
Released on October 20, the new Education and Skills white paper detailed government plans to increase university tuition fees in line with inflation. Maintenance loans will also increase in line with inflation, with more money going to students from poorer backgrounds. Meanwhile, despite ...
The directors of ‘No Other Land’ have announced that they are releasing their film independently on US streaming platforms today, 20 October. The film-makers also stated that they rejected a deal with MUBI due to revelations about the platform’s ties to Israeli arms manufacturers. The movi...
Shocking absolutely nobody, the Times today revealed that Reform UK has likely ‘forgotten’ to pay VAT on its various branded tat and tickets. The little non-payment slip-up is a helpful reminder that this far-right joke of a party is not only racist and multifariously bigoted but also deep...
The British Medical Association (BMA) has issued an unprecedented warning that racist and xenophobic rhetoric are undermining healthcare rights in the UK. Whilst the BMA published the joint statement, several other prominent medical bodies and two major unions also gave their support. It s...