Neoliberalism killed youth politics. Are the kids now taking their revenge?
Neoliberalism’s success has been to destroy the idea that politics can change anything, this is particularly true of younger generations who can remember no alternative.
Disposable income falling at fastest rate in six years
Real household income, a key measure of living standards, fell by 2 per cent in the first quarter of 2017.
5 reasons you should be following the Picturehouse strike
It’s growing fast: the strikers in Brixton have been joined by workers from Picturehouses in Leicester Square, Hackney, Crouch End, Dulwich and Brighton.
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A student rent strike just won £1.5m from their university
Breaking: Rent-striking students at UCL are celebrating a historic £1.5m victory today, after the university announced £1.2m in new housing bursaries for less well off students, plus a partial freeze in rent at student accommodation worth £250,000. Over 200 students at … Continued
Is it time for the Green Party to affiliate to Labour?
Nearly a month on from the election, talk is growing about the prospect of Labour and the Greens formally uniting.
May’s magic money tree: Here are 5 Tory tax cuts for the rich #PMQs
The PM can talk about Labour’s recklessness with money all she wants – it’s the Tories who have been throwing cash away.
Tired of (paranormal) experts? You won’t like the Conservatives’ new MEP…
The Tories’ new East Midlands MEP Rupert Matthews is yet more evidence we live in strange times. Supernatural times, even…
Here are the aristocrats in the running to vote on our laws for life
A hereditary peer by-election is everything you’d expect it to be. And worse.
Who’s to blame this time for the Stormont deadlock? The pundits speak
In the House of Commons yesterday, the Northern Ireland Secretary, James Brokenshire, plunged discussions over re-establishing a power sharing executive at Stormont into limbo. By failing to provide a deadline for talks to reach a conclusion, ruling out a further … Continued
Councils face £5.8bn funding blackhole by 2020 warns Tory Peer
It’s impossible to cut local services further, the Local Government Association says