Could York lead the way on proportional representation? buff.ly/MhIA9Ps Labour and Lib Dem councillors in York unanimously supported a motion to replace First Past the Post with proportional representation @marisharay.bsky.social @libdems4er.bsky.social @wendychambld.bsky.social

Fighting fatigue buff.ly/Bm415Er Exhausted bus drivers to strike over rota changes @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social @hinabokharild.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social @unitesharon.bsky.social @tflondon.bsky.social @hazardscamp.bsky.social @hsegovuk.bsky.social

We need to end the hostile environment, not create a moral panic against LGBT asylum seekers buff.ly/bSrvfCo @marisharay.bsky.social @pluslibdems.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @maxwilkinson.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk

I was vetted like Mandelson. Even if Starmer isn’t lying, he’s still to blame @calummillerld.bsky.social buff.ly/qAGsmmr There are three explanations for what has happened in this scandal – and each one would be an indictment of the PM @marisharay.bsky.social @laylamoran.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk

University and College Union slams Ulster University’s massive job cuts buff.ly/mS7GA7U Imposing redundancies on this scale is deeply alarming and unsustainable @drjogrady.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @sorchaeastwood.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @iansollom.bsky.social

AI is destroying jobs – and the energy crisis could make that much worse buff.ly/YNam5bY Every wave of new tech has come with a doomsday scenario. But governments just aren’t planning a human response on the scale required @marisharay.bsky.social @libstemm.bsky.social @victoria-collins.bsky.social

Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contract be scrapped buff.ly/mdRhELT Lib Dem MP Luke Taylor, who called the deal “shameful” said: “Palantir and Peter Thiel must have their hands ripped off of our NHS before it is too late” @luketaylorld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social

New TUC survey findings published today reveal 8 in 10 workers have experienced abuse at work in the past year buff.ly/96mxyjt The report is published as the TUC holds its Violence at Work conference today @marisharay.bsky.social @usdawunion.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Mtability customer launches legal action against Treasury over tax measures that put ‘lifeline’ at risk buff.ly/Eq0mwRb @marisharay.bsky.social @johnpring.bsky.social @motabilityops.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @unitesharon.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social

English councils need to hire 1400 more educational psychologists says report buff.ly/jyaOZ6g Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants @marisharay.bsky.social @allfieuk.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social

The fight for democracy begins at work: Why and how trade unions must prioritise organising workers buff.ly/LPl3sCg @marisharay.bsky.social @ituc.bsky.social @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @gftu.org.uk @joshbabarinde.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social

How health and safety reps at GKN Automotive worked with the employer to cut waste, carbon, and unnecessary costs buff.ly/t8AFSBY @marisharay.bsky.social @unitewestmidlands.bsky.social @pippaheylings.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @unitesharon.bsky.social @campaigncc.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

‘Criticise Palantir, lose your job’, NHS staff told buff.ly/GkXlewJ If you criticise the FDP one more time, you are going to lose your job @marisharay.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @38degrees.bsky.social

Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’ buff.ly/WEOSjZA Campaigners argue that new research shows a four-day week could be a lifeline for cash-strapped councils. But politicians remain unconvinced @marisharay.bsky.social @4dayweek.bsky.social @pippaheylings.bsky.social

More than a fifth of UK’s ‘austerity children’ scarred by poverty, study says buff.ly/Pucdd72 Researchers say hardship is a direct legacy of welfare benefit cuts imposed by Tory governments in recent years @marisharay.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

General Strike 1926: Why It Happened and Why It Still Matters buff.ly/D0X0JXf In May 1926, millions of working people across Britain stopped work in one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the labour movement @marisharay.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social

Housing developers in England should be forced to ensure GP services are available for use by residents before they move into new homes, the Liberal Democrats have proposed buff.ly/eu5qqFO @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social

Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: 'It's unacceptable' buff.ly/rhDaNu6 Millions of women and girls around the world, including in the UK, experience the injustice of period poverty @marisharay.bsky.social @actionaiduk.bsky.social @libdemwomen.bsky.social

It’s hard to know how NHS management and staff are supposed to interpret the hugely confusing barrage of statements from Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting and NHS England boss Jim Mackey buff.ly/QcW9j8q @marisharay.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @nhsfed.bsky.social

‘I lost faith in the system’: The teenager who took on the family courts and won buff.ly/CC8TZHB Florence was taken from her mum aged 10. Then she embarked on a five-year battle to reverse court orders @marisharay.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @tbij.bsky.social

Labour to scrap five-year rule on investigating sexual misconduct by doctors buff.ly/NWrOoj9 @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemwomen.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @gmcuk.bsky.social @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @opendemocracy.net

Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives buff.ly/qiodHFJ These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemdaisy.bsky.social

Founder of Starmer’s legal chambers condemns Labour plans to cut jury trials buff.ly/2RDTYpl Geoffrey Robertson says proposals to reduce backlog are betrayal of party’s values and a ‘cure worse than the disease’ @marisharay.bsky.social @maxwilkinson.bsky.social @thebarcouncil.bsky.social

International Workers Memorial Day is an event bringing together trade unionists to remember those who have lost their lives to work, and renew our commitment to make work safer for everyone buff.ly/7tiEymF @marisharay.bsky.social @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social @hazardscamp.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Inside the £64bn pharma deal that could cost more lives than Covid buff.ly/ozfCqo6 With the NHS on its knees, the UK has struck a secretive new drugs deal. But how was it made – and what will it really cost? @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @tbij.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

NEET young people with mental health conditions face disproportionate hospitalisation rates, new data shows buff.ly/LSsmcVY @marisharay.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @joshbabarinde.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @dannychambers.bsky.social

Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in 2 years, research finds buff.ly/fodecIY MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies make from NHS @marisharay.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @chpithinktank.bsky.social

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up? buff.ly/Q5jzL01 Empty homes are ‘a sign of what is wrong with the housing crisis’, campaigners say. Here’s how many homes are being left empty in the UK @marisharay.bsky.social @shacaction.bsky.social @gideonamos.bsky.social

Thames Water fine reprieve sparks outrage over “rewarding failure” buff.ly/nXNR7xt “This nonsense must be, should be, has to be and will be opposed.” @feargalsharkey.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @weownit.org.uk @timfarron.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @joshbabarinde.bsky.social

Disabled campaigners brand Motability changes ‘a penalty for living a full and necessary life’ buff.ly/Mu2Lmb7 the upcoming halving of the mileage allowance to 10,000 miles a year could prevent disabled people getting to “life-saving medical appointments” @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

He says he’s built ‘sovereign AI’ data centres across the UK. We can’t find them buff.ly/ICwHnty Chris Kenna’s Media Stream AI has failed to pay its engineers and its crown jewel is an empty building @marisharay.bsky.social @tbij.bsky.social @victoria-collins.bsky.social @libstemm.bsky.social

Change Takes All, is a powerful new documentary series highlighting the lived experiences of Black police officers and staff within the Metropolitan Police buff.ly/RVpuUuU @marisharay.bsky.social @maxwilkinson.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @joshbabarinde.bsky.social @voicenewspaper.bsky.social

Doctors’ leader claims new reduced pay offer killed chances of ending strikes in England buff.ly/JbGMnp5 Deal for resident doctors was in sight when sudden change by ministers forced latest action @marisharay.bsky.social @bma.org.uk @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org

Labour government’s new inaccessible transport strategy buff.ly/03SzdTV “Everyone should be able to travel with confidence and make the journeys they need with ease. But for many disabled people, public transport simply doesn’t work" @marisharay.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @tuc.org.uk

The sun shone down on Unite members as they started a 24-hour strike at three universities across Scotland today over an imposed real terms pay cut buff.ly/jOVzMVi @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @iansollom.bsky.social @unitescotland.bsky.social @unitesharon.bsky.social

Britain’s shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? buff.ly/5WLq3ql Carer’s allowance turns 50 this year, but it’s no reflection of the labour of the millions who cook, clean and nurse behind closed doors @marisharay.bsky.social @wendychambld.bsky.social

One in three terminally ill people miss out on benefits in the final year of their life buff.ly/eyLemav @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @mariecurieuk.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social People with terminal illnesses are “failing to be protected by our social security safety net”

Too many women are being remanded into custody buff.ly/aWSwyKN One in four women in prison are being held on remand. Racially minoritised and migrant women are significantly overrepresented in the remand population @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemwomen.bsky.social @maxwilkinson.bsky.social

DWP tells inquiry its PIP clearance times have “not exceeded” 16 weeks, just as they hit 20 weeks buff.ly/gTvziHB “It is unacceptable how long some PIP claimants are having to wait for their claims to be processed...” @marisharay.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @johnpring.bsky.social

Check if your MP has signed the open letter calling to reject bogus Thames Water deal that would waive Thames Water’s fines until 2030 buff.ly/D5lNwkM Ask your MP to sign this letter @marisharay.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @calummillerld.bsky.social @weownit.org.uk @monicaharding.bsky.social

Together against NHS cuts! Cuts are the wrong prescription for our NHS buff.ly/GcOZLm8 Unite recently revealed that jobs cuts to NHS England staff hit women and BAME workers hardest @marisharay.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @unitesharon.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

We won't stop until we have a screening programme for all men buff.ly/QYWcdlU When it comes to prostate cancer, early diagnosis is crucial. Because when you find it early, it's much easier to treat @marisharay.bsky.social @prostateuk.bsky.social @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social @unitesouthwest.bsky.social

The Government has an enormous opportunity to kick big money donations out of our politics. Please sign the letter from @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/189930/... @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social

Ministers unveil ‘right to try’ plan to help disabled people find work buff.ly/y0PntMm Threat of losing benefits will be lifted but campaigners say more help needed to tackle hostile workplaces @marisharay.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @scopepolicy.bsky.social

Retail workers call for more security after Waitrose sacking for tackling shoplifter buff.ly/UVzRNmz Shop workers’ union Usdaw says 59% of its members in its annual survey said they would welcome more security guards in stores @marisharay.bsky.social @usdawunion.bsky.social @libdemdaisy.bsky.social

Over 63,000 men each year will be given the news that they have prostate cancer and sadly over 12,000 of them will die buff.ly/fcgtavk Prostate Cancer UK have developed a Risk Checker App, which only takes 5 minutes to use @marisharay.bsky.social @cwunews.bsky.social @prostateuk.bsky.social

April is Stress Awareness Month. With one in four workers reporting feeling stressed at work, it remains a major workplace and trade union issue buff.ly/Rn7gP2r @dannychambers.bsky.social @pcsunion.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @mentalhealthfdn.bsky.social #StressAwareness

Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts buff.ly/hLvFMaB Sources believe AI tech company’s engineers have been granted access to directory of up to 1.5m staff @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @nhsfed.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social

Kay Miller, 29, a teacher said that when the reduction of mileage allowance comes into effect in July she won’t be able to continue working buff.ly/W3u6J2E Labour forcing disabled people out of work @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social

Have your say in the future of trade union education buff.ly/Bkp2xfl Take part in this survey which is open to all workers in Britain and Ireland @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @cwunews.bsky.social @nautilus.bsky.social @the-pda.bsky.social @adcunion.bsky.social