Posted by The Guardian | Oct 4, 2026 | Antisemitism, Childcare, Conservatives, David Lammy, Green party, Israel, James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Law, Politics, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news, Zack Polanski |
Conservative leader defends plan to extend free childcare to high earners, as Tory conference begins in Birmingham todayOn Friday the Times revealed that Katie Lam, the communities secretary, told a meeting in private earlier...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 4, 2026 | Equal pay, Glasgow, Local government, Politics, Scotland, Society, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news |
Unison refuses to ballot members on offer that would see thousands of council employees worse offThousands of Glasgow council workers face being sacked and reappointed under less favourable terms in one of the UK’s biggest ever...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 4, 2026 | Conservatives, David Lammy, Green party, James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news, Zack Polanski |
Shadow justice secretary says despite U-turn Labour are still ‘restricting juries by the back door’, as Conservative conference begins in BirminghamGood morning. Anthony Seldon recently published the latest in his long and...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 4, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Climate crisis, Emergency planning, Emergency services, England, Environment, Extreme heat, Extreme weather, Firefighters, Politics, Rishi Sunak, The Guardian, UK news, Wildfires |
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gearThe government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it has been revealed....
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 4, 2026 | City mayors, Devolution, England, Labour, Local government, Local politics, Mayoral elections, Politics, Public finance, Tax, Tax and spending, The Guardian |
Labour wants to make sure mayors and council chiefs in England can be held to account for extra revenues devolved to themMinisters are mulling over how to ensure that England’s regional leaders do not misuse their newfound...
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