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Is there a more climate-friendly way to assess the state of our economies?
When we want to know how well economies are doing, there’s one measure that’s been used around the world for more than three quarters of a century – GDP. But in the face of looming climate catastrophe, is there a better way to asses...
UK government faces increased pressure over one per cent pay rise offer to NHS staff
The Government is coming under increasing pressure over NHS pay as more unions joined the calls for staff to be offered a bigger increase. NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts in England, said the one per cent rise was a disappointment but mini...
Shadow Foreign Secretary says aid cuts are ‘not what global Britain was meant to stand for.’
We were joined by Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy.
Conservative MP says ‘we cannot shoulder the burden of the world’ with aid funding
We spoke to Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen.
More than 100 UK charities condemn aid cuts to Yemen
More than a hundred charities have written a joint letter to the Government condemning the decision to slash humanitarian aid to Yemen. They said it was a “misjudgement” to think the public was in favour of stepping away from helping thos...
Pre-pandemic levels of NHS funding an ‘improvement’ on government’s latest budget proposal, says shadow chancellor
We spoke to the Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds
‘The combination of Brexit and Covid is about the most unfortunate disastrous coincidence’, says Ken Clarke
We spoke to the former Conservative Chancellor, Ken Clarke, about the budget and UK trade post-Brexit.
Boris Johnson denies bias over towns funding scheme
Boris Johnson has denied that the government has been biased in the allocation of funds to struggling towns.
Home Office accused of treating asylum seekers dangerously after dozens caught Covid in housing
Two former army barracks, Napier and Penally, have been under scrutiny since they opened to asylum seekers last year.
Government at fault for asylum seeker Covid outbreaks, says Yvette Cooper
We spoke to the chair of the Home Affairs Committee, Labour MP Yvette Cooper, who echoed criticisms of the Home Office and its decision to house large numbers of asylum seekers at former army barracks.
Buckingham Palace bullying investigation ‘transparent and pathetic attempt’ to smear the Sussexes, says Gina Yashere
We spoke to the comedian Gina Yashere and royal commentator Peter Hunt.
‘It’s not enough just to clap us, it’s important now to pay us’ – Dame Donna Kinnair on NHS 1% pay rise
Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing Professor Dame Donna Kinnair joined us from Hackney in east London.
Unions predict backlash over UK government plans to offer 1% pay rise to most NHS staff
They have spent the last year on the frontline of the Covid crisis - risking their own lives to save others.
Sturgeon knows there were ‘catastrophic failures’ in handling of Salmond investigation, says writer Iain Macwhirter
Iain Macwhirter is a writer and columnist who's supported independence but is critical of the Scottish government and its treatment of Alex Salmond.
Is Sturgeon/Salmond feud changing voters’ minds ahead of elections?
For eight hours today, politicians on the committee investigating whether the Scottish government mishandled harassment complaints against Alex Salmond grilled his successor Nicola Sturgeon over whether she had breached the ministerial code.