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Bus drivers ballot for heat strike as hundreds of thousands join call for max workplace temp

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Bus drivers ballot for heat strike as hundreds of thousands join call for max workplace temp

As the summer of heat continues, petitions calling for a maximum workplace temperature have exploded. Over 175,000 people have now signed petitions demanding the government takes urgent action to protect workers in the face of more dangerous heatwaves. The increased attention on the issue of workplace safety comes after over 1,000 people including teachers, bus drivers and bakers took part in the first ever national Heat Strike during the unprecedented deadly heatwave in June. Now this week, multiple unions are balloting for better working conditions in heat waves. Bus drivers in North London are threatening to strike unless air conditioning is…

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DWP Milburn Report is another excuse to throw disabled kids under the bus

DWP Milburn Report is another excuse to throw disabled kids under the bus

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released the interim report for the Milburn Review on Youth Unemployment yesterday. The report was an exercise in how the DWP has a compliant corporate media at its beck and call. But as always, we need to look at the parts of the report the DWP didn’t want shouted from the rooftops. Corporate shills marching to the DWP’s beat The corporate media, of course, had a field day yesterday getting to crow about the ‘lost generation’, especially those with mental health conditions. At one point, both the BBC and Guardian were running live rolling…

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Labour pulled up for gimmicky August free bus policy

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Labour pulled up for gimmicky August free bus policy

The cost of living is an ongoing crisis in modern Britain. In response to this, the government has unveiled a ‘Summer Savings’ plan which will provide minimal savings for a single month — specifically August. In response to this, Sky News’s Trevor Phillips has laid into Labour minister Darren Jones: As several people have pointed out, do Trevor's figures add up? — Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) May 24, 2026 Summer Savings As we reported on 22 May, the Great British Summer savings plan includes free bus tickets for children, in addition to: a temporary reduction in VAT across Scotland, England and Wales…

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