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Dated - 15 Jun 2021
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Morgan verdict as damning ‘as the Macpherson report’

 The Metropolitan Police is “institutionally corrupt”. That is the condemning conclusion of an eight-year inquiry into a notorious murder case.

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More black women are pushed into zero hours
News

More black women are pushed into zero hours

Black and minority ethnic (BAME) women are almost twice as likely to be on zero hours contracts than white men, and one and a half times more likely than white women.
15 June 2021
Morgan verdict as damning ‘as the Macpherson report’
News

Morgan verdict as damning ‘as the Macpherson report’

 The Metropolitan Police is “institutionally corrupt”. That is the condemning conclusion of an eight-year inquiry into a notorious murder case.
15 June 2021
NHS in crisis as patients queue for 12 hours to see doctors
News

NHS in crisis as patients queue for 12 hours to see doctors

Sick people are queuing for up to twelve hours to see a doctor at some of Britain’s busiest hospitals.
15 June 2021
Keir Starmer drives people away from Labour
What We Think

Keir Starmer drives people away from Labour

There was more evidence this week that Keir Starmer is both alienating and repulsing sections of people who previously supported Labour.
15 June 2021
The Tories ramp up racism
What We Think

The Tories ramp up racism

The Tories are ­intensifying their racist attacks.
15 June 2021
Tories bank on Brexit divides in Ireland
Alex Callinicos

Tories bank on Brexit divides in Ireland

Why did the Northern Ireland protocol to the Brexit agreement between Britain and the European Union figure so large at the G7 summit in Cornwall?
15 June 2021
News

Priti Patel contacted top cops during XR media protests

Home secretary Priti Patel personally contacted the police as Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists blocked the production of right-wing newspapers last September.
15 June 2021
Sweet Tooth adds optimism to apocalyptic science fiction
Reviews & Culture

Sweet Tooth adds optimism to apocalyptic science fiction

In a crowded field, the lightness of this new Netflix series helps it to stand out. But themes of scapegoating mean it keeps its dark edge
15 June 2021
The Troublemaker—‘Unlawful’ to hand contract to firm run by Tories’ friends
The Troublemaker

The Troublemaker—‘Unlawful’ to hand contract to firm run by Tories’ friends

Tory cabinet minister Michael Gove broke the law when the government handed a £560,000 Covid-19 contract to a business he had “personal connections” with.
15 June 2021
Grenfell Tower—four years, still no justice
News

Grenfell Tower—four years, still no justice

The fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire that killed 72 people on 14 June 2017 saw commemorations on Monday despite the Covid-19 restrictions.
15 June 2021
A Pandemic Poem rehashes a well-worn cliche
Reviews & Culture

A Pandemic Poem rehashes a well-worn cliche

Where did the world go? asks poet Simon Armitage in a ponderous voice
15 June 2021
Letters—Why sexual harassment of young women is normalised
Letters

Letters—Why sexual harassment of young women is normalised

I wasn’t surprised by the latest report describing the scale of sexual harassment faced by young women. No young woman would have been.
15 June 2021