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Mad world: capitalism and the rise of mental illness
What if it's not us who are sick, asks Rod Tweedy, but a system at odds with who we are as social beings? …More
A decade after the start of the crash, economic power is in our hands – we must take it..
Politics – Explanations and Solutions
This week the Conservative MP George Freeman suggested a Conservative Ideas Festival as a response to Jeremy Corbyn’s popularity at Glastonbury, asking ‘why is it the left who have all the fun in politics?’…..More
As a doctor, I want to see money spent on healthcare not warfare, writes David McCoy - Britain should join the growing international movement for disarmament…..More
For The Many
IMPORTANT: This years Labour Party National Policy Report can be viewed HERE The report was added to Labour Membersnet without informing members. Members have a right to read it
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Oscar Webb 15thAug
The hike in rail fares will make life even harder for struggling households seeing the cost of goods and services rising, wages dropping and consumer debt growing.
Rail fares will increase by 3.6 per cent next year, the government announced today, adding yet more pressure to households suffering stagnating wages and incomes squeezed by inflation.
Millions of rail users will suffer the greatest fare increase in five years whilst prices of other goods and services continue to grow at 2.6 per cent per year with inflation, today’s ONS figures showed.
The hike in the cost of rail travel, which will come into effect in January 2018 and is pegged to July’s 3.6 per cent retail price index (RPI) increase, was slammed by rail unions.
The RMT general secretary, Mick Cash, said that the increase in fares were a direct result of privatisation, which was bad for passengers and staff:
Prem Sikka 15th Aug
Companies should have a two-tier system of corporate management, a new board of stakeholders balancing out the power of the shareholders.
Government ‘concealing’ crisis in local mental health care by redefining what local means
By Oscar Webb 15th Aug
Children and parents are being forced to travel hundreds of miles to access care which is classed as 'local' by new government definition. ….More
By Oscar Webb 14th Aug
Whilst there’s no money for nurses the health secretary found £44k for a new bathroom in the Department of Health. More
The only long-term solution to the stand off between the USA and North Korea is full nuclear disarmament of all states around the globe. …More
By Molly Scott-Cato 14th Aug
I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Rallies in politics matter, and you needn’t take my word for it any more as Alia Middleton at the LSE has crunched the numbers. She found that where Theresa May set down during the election campaign, her visits had little appreciable effect on the outcome in those seats. When Jeremy Corbyn rolled into town for one of his rallies, the party vote share change went up almost double versus constituencies he didn’t visit. Amaze.
Aug 15th, 2017
by Phil Burton-Cartledge
Aug 14th, 2017 by Phil Burton-Cartledge
It’s truly silly season if talk of a new centre party is abroad yet again. James Chapman, ex-Daily Mail and former office boss in David Davis’s Department for Exiting the European Union sparked off the latest chittery-chattery in a series of pointed posts on yours and mine’s favourite social media outlet. …More
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Emmanuel Macron’s surprise victory in France to potentially unchecked political power has invited comparisons with all powerful leaders of the Hexagon’s past. Is he the Sun King, the most supreme of all Europe’s absolute monarchs? Or perhaps like another King Louis, XVI, who faced a revolt of the masses and lost his head. …More
The Data Protection Bill Explained
Aug 17, 2017 Josh Hamilton
Prior to the 2017 general election, we look very briefly at the Conservative proposals to introduce and strengthen consumer data protection online, including their manifesto pledge to give young people the right to have any information, videos, or photos from … More
The Mysterious Disappearance Of Elisa Lam
Aug 12, 2017 Sam McDonald
In February 2013, 21-year-old Canadian student, Elisa Lam, was found dead in a water tank on the roof of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, California. A police investigation and public discussion have still yet to pinpoint the exact cause … More
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been left humiliated after trying to takedown Stephen Hawking’s scientific analysis. The renowned physicist first accused Hunt of making a mockery of science for political gain: More
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been left humiliated after trying to takedown Stephen Hawking’s scientific analysis.
