Day 2: International students
Barriers to studying in the UK for international students In 2021-2022, 436,585 international students came to the UK to study a first degree, and the UK is the second most…
PCS Call For Radical Reform of Social Security
Our social security system requires radical transformation. For over forty years there has been a concerted attempt by governments of all colours to attack the welfare state, the principles that…
Homelessness Is A Political Choice
There is a humanitarian crisis on the streets of our country that has claimed the lives of at least 726 human beings in England and Wales. In Britain today, more…
In the UK, a Two-Tier System is for Life, Not Just for COVID.
As details of the Prime Minister’s garden party and rumours of his resignation rage across headlines and social media, it’s important to remember that the fundamental issue goes far beyond…
People Power Won Renters Victory But Landlords Still Profiteering
London Renters Union is a new housing union with more than 1,200 members across the city. Our branches in Hackney, Lewisham and Newham & Leytonstone are vibrant communities where we…
First 100 Days – Restoring Access to Juctice
Restoring Access to Justice Prof Marjorie Mayo Marjorie Mayo is Emeritus Professor of Community Development at Goldsmiths, University of London. Access to justice is not only about ensuring people’s rights,…
No Deal Brexit Papers Exercise In Pantomime and Menace
And so, perhaps inevitably, it’s come to this. After almost two years of Brexit talks between the EU and Britain’s best interlocutors (plus David Davis) last week we were presented…
Young Parents Trapped By Welfare System
At a recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation event on destitution in the UK, a government minister claimed the government had, since 2010, performed a “jobs miracle”. Citing record levels of employment,…
Wind Pledge Lacks Cash
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Conference speech on “Building Back Greener” responds to the failure of a private model to create green jobs. But the spending remains too low to create the…
At the core of Tory policy is a desire to shift publicly-owned housing into private hands
Two pillars of current Tory thinking have been pushed together in today’s announcement on housing. First, their unflinching desire to reduce social housing through right-to-buy, and second their belief that…
Brexiteers Hard Right Agenda a Threat to Workers Rights
Has Theresa May survived? Perhaps – it is still too early to say, but what is clear is that while the Tories continue to negotiate between themselves on what Brexit…