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21 Aug 2013

Mutuals should not be 'forced through', say TUC and co-operatives

Plans to outsource public service provision to independent employee-led mutuals should not ignore the views of workers, says the TUC and Co-operatives UK
20 Aug 2013

Detention of David Miranda 'unwarranted and unlawful', says Amnesty

The partner of a Guardian journalist who was detained on 18 August at a London airport was clearly the victim of unwarranted revenge tactics, says Amnesty International.
19 Aug 2013

Snowden-linked Heathrow detention 'unlawful and unwarranted'

A relative of a Guardian newspaper employee detained yesterday (18 August) while in transit at Heathrow is "clearly a victim of unwarranted revenge tactics".
15 Aug 2013

Inviting far-right extremist Modi ill-judged

UK parliamentarians have invited the far-right chief minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, despite his role in the mass murder of minorities. The opposition Labour Party and Conservative-led government risk serious embarrassment, and worse, if they do not act now to distance themselves from this controversial politician.
7 Aug 2013

Piggy-banks underpinning UK recovery, says TUC

New analysis published by the TUC shows falling household savings are underpinning the UK's economic recovery and preventing it from sliding back into recession.
2 Aug 2013

Making foreigners unwelcome, charging for NHS care

Tighter restrictions on free National Health Service care, supposedly aimed at ‘health tourists’, would hit many UK taxpayers who are foreign. The proposed changes might also open the door to making citizens pay at a later date, and could cause grave social and economic harm.
1 Aug 2013

UK resident Shaker Aamer must be 'next on list' for Guantanamo release

Lawyers for Shaker Aamer, a British resident still held in the prison, have called for the UK Government to ensure that he is next in line for release.
29 Jul 2013

Refugee charities call on Government to help resettle Syrian refugees

Leading UK refugee charities have called on the Government to work with EU member states to establish a resettlement programme for Syrian refugees.
27 Jul 2013

New Gangmaster licensing rules will see more rogue agencies

The TUC has warned that ending automatic inspections of companies applying for a Gangmasters licence could increase the number of rogue employment agencies.
26 Jul 2013

First-time buyers rely on 'Bank of Mum and Dad' for £2 billion a year

Parents are paying out £2 billion every year to help their children get on the housing ladder, as more and more young people are priced out of a home of their own.

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