Tag: government

Can Labour Get a General Election? The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act and Parliamentary Strategy
With Theresa May's Brexit deal looking set to flop, there’s much talk of the possibility of a general election. But what would it actually take for an election to be called, and how likely is it under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act? James Butler explains.
Prison Island: Prison Expansion in the UK

Back with a new series, hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Nicole, a researcher at Corporate Watch about the British government’s plans for prison expansion, how this will impact people inside and outside prisons and how communities across the country are resisting.
Death to the West? Corbyn’s Foreign Policy

Tonight on #TyksySour Michael Walker is joined by Huda Elmi and David Wearing to talk anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism, and Britain’s role in the world with a Corbyn-led government.

Why Hasn’t Theresa May Resigned?

Failure after failure after failure, what will it take for this government to resign?
No Patient is Illegal: Fighting Borders in the NHS

This week, migrant activists protested changes to UK law, which will see healthcare workers co-opted as agents in the continuing assault on the rights and lives of UK migrants. Yesterday, a group of protesters dressed as patients in hospital gowns, doctors in scrubs, and border guards blocked the path of those heading into work at the Department […]
Why Is the British Government Using Its Aid Budget to Keep People in Poverty?
The UK government pitches its international aid deals as win-win, but increasingly aid is being used to advance British interests at the expense of the world's poor and displaced, writes Diane Abbott.
8 Things You Should Know About David Willetts
A recent May Day carnival ended up gate-crashing a lecture David Willetts was giving on the future of (private) funding for university science research. We all know him as the man behind tripled fees and the botched HE White Paper, but were you aware of these lesser-known facts about the Universities Minister?