Tag: Coronavirus

In a bid to appease the backbenches, Downing Street has offered MPs a chance to debate and vote on the ...

Johnson to advise world leaders on how to beat future pandemics despite failing to tackle this one

by John Shafthauer

He will commit £500 million in aid funding for the Covax vaccines procurement pool to help poor countries access a ...

Lockdown stretched the learning gap for disadvantaged pupils to ‘a gulf’

Oasis Community Learning founder Steve Chalke says research suggests disadvantaged children fell further behind affluent pupils during the lockdown.

Government should use coronavirus pandemic to tackle ‘bad behaviour’ in businesses, says former shadow chancellor

Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell believes firms that do not meet certain standards should not receive financial help from the ...

Boris Johnson’s majority threatened in vote on coronavirus powers

25 September 2020

Labour indicated it will back an amendment proposed by Tory Sir Graham Brady.

Protesters dumping horse manure outside Serco

Protesters dump horse sh*t on Serco’s doorstep

by Eliza Egret

25 September 2020

Protesters have dumped horse manure on the doorstep of Serco's headquarters in Hampshire. The action has sent a clear message ...

UK risking another disease outbreak through its massive trade in wild animals

by Tracy Keeling

24 September 2020

A new report shows that the UK is putting itself at risk of another disease outbreak due to its vast ...

The Tories are renationalising a failing private service. Unfortunately it’s not test and trace.

by Steve Topple

The Tories are renationalising a failing private service. It shows that where the government has the will, it can operate ...

Boris Johnson looking shocked over the Tory spring conference protest

The new coronavirus rules only work if you’re rich

by Steve Topple

Boris Johnson revealed the Tory government's latest coronavirus (Covid-19) measures on Tuesday 22 September. But some of the advice will ...

‘Schools aren’t always able to support young people.’ Charity launches inquiry into mental health in education.

by Jasmine Norden

Mental health charity Mind has launched an inquiry into how secondary schools support young people with mental health problems. The ...

A scan of the brain with different sections displayed in different colours

World Alzheimer’s month is calling for global action on stigma and misinformation

by Aaliyah Harris

21 September marked World Alzheimer’s Day. The day is a part of World Alzheimer’s Month and aims to raise awareness ...

Government playing ‘blame game’ with public on coronavirus measures

24 September 2020

Professor Linda Bauld said there had been mixed messaging in recent months which ‘erodes trust’ with the public.

‘Time is running out’. Education union issues stark warning on coronavirus testing crisis.

by Jasmine Norden

22 September 2020

The National Education Union (NEU) has called for immediate government action on the UK's testing crisis. Leaders of the union ...

Evidence of Johnson government’s Covid cronyism and incompetence laid bare

by Tom Coburg

22 September 2020

The provision of PPE (personal protective equipment) and Coronavirus (Covid-19) related contracts reveal a pattern that suggests, at best, government ...

Tory MP ‘forgot’ to wear face covering on train

21 September 2020

Danny Kruger has apologised after being spotted without a mask during a one-hour journey to London on public transport.

Local lockdowns in four areas South Wales after a ‘worrying and rapid rise’ in coronavirus cases

21 September 2020

The areas of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport and Blaenau Gwent will be placed under a local lockdown following an increase ...

If we don’t take action, the UK could see ‘500,000 coronavirus cases per day next month’