From day one, the government’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” - a.k.a the Cunliffe Review - has ruled out the solution that 82% of the British public want: public ownership. ...

British productivity has been stagnating for years. But what if the solution lies in empowering workers – and making people happy and healthy – rather than in narrow economic fixes?

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Ayesha Hazarika said Lucy Connolly is free to think "horrible racist thoughts", but not incite violence.

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Thames Water fined nearly £123m, including biggest ever penalty from Ofwat Environment secretary Steve Reed has said the government has launched the toughest crackdown on water companies in history. Last week we announced a record 81 criminal investigations have been launched into water companies. Today Ofwat announce the largest fine ever handed to a water company in history. The era of profiting from failure is over. The Government is cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas for good. This is a clear-cut case where Thames Water has let down its customers and failed to protect the environment. Our investigation has uncovered a series of failures by the company to build, maintain and operate adequate infrastructure to meet its obligations. The company also failed to come up with an acceptable redress package that would have benefited the environment, so we have imposed a significant financial penalty. We take our responsibility towards the environment very seriously and note that Ofwat acknowledges we have already made progress to address issues raised in the investigation relating to storm overflows. The dividends were declared following a consideration of the Company’s legal and regulatory obligations. 8AM BST: Kantar supermarket numbers 8:55AM BST: German unemployment data 9:30AM BST: ONS working and workless households data Continue reading...

To arm ourselves against Reform’s rise to power, we need first to recognise the most vulnerable parts of our current political landscape

Despite Trump's tariffs, No.10 is still opposed to joining a customs union

Canadians demonstrate their resistance to President Trump’s tariff war and threats of annexation

Honouring Prof David Childs (1933-2025), expert on East Germany, prolific writer, and tireless champion of citizen journalism

East Anglia Bylines exposed a local council fraud unit using police-style uniforms – prompting shutdowns and reforms

We all want our politics to work in the real world, but to do this we must stop the disinformation which floods it. How can we do this?

Multiple organisations displayed unity in Birmingham to stop racism and the spread of Nigel Farage's political party, Reform

East Anglia Bylines exposed a local council fraud unit using police-style uniforms – prompting shutdowns and reforms

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The Black Death sparked the end of feudalism; Covid-19 reshaped modern labour. But will worker gains last, or will history repeat itself?

As Labour tries to please both private and public interests, its policies for the NHS are in danger of costing a lot and achieving little

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Dr Russell Jackson, senior lecturer in communication and public relations at Sheffield Hallam University, writes to the BBC about Question Time

The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken publicly for the first time since resigning last month. He will not be taking part in any public Christmas service this year before his last day on 6 January.

Wellbeing in the UK is being held back by a "tidal wave of inequality and poverty" and an unfit political system, a report says

Is there a will to constrain the growth of air travel? The case study of Bristol

Decisions about where to build much-needed affordable housing in Oxford have come up against private interest where profit takes precedence

A craftivist group calls attention to violence against women and girls with a stirring installation of their work across the city of Worcester

The presenter has yet to address specific claims which are now being investigated by a law firm appointed by Banijay UK, the company which makes MasterChef.

The Wes Streeting review announcement into physician and anaesthesia associates by Professor Gillian Leng can be cautiously welcomed

Local government, in the words of one speaker, is no longer local and no longer government.

There’s a growing chasm between mounting evidence and sluggish action on climate. Do we all bear some responsibility for the blockage?

The climate emergency is now impossible to deny, yet governments lack the will and the vision to tackle it effectively

South Yorkshire Police is calling on people across the country to ‘Know More’ about abuse and harassment against women and girls

One of our new MPs calls for a new perspective and serious action on the threats to our natural environment. She speaks from experience