<p>The utter shambles of this Truss-led government has clearly indicated that they intend to renege on a promise made by the previous Chancellor Rishi Sunak, to uplift social security benefits in line with inflation. They may well now claim it is due to the ‘difficult choices’ they have to make as a result of the &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/10/02/truss-lines-up-austerity-2-0/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Truss line

The utter shambles of this Truss-led government has clearly indicated that they intend to renege on a promise made by the previous...

So there we have it, the big reveal, Any pretence of following ‘one nation’ Toryism, of ‘fixing the burning injustices’ in our society,...

So there we have it, the big reveal, Any pretence of following ‘one nation’ Toryism, of ‘fixing the burning injustices’ in our society,...

<p>So there we have it, the big reveal, Any pretence of following &#8216;one nation&#8217; Toryism, of &#8216;fixing the burning injustices&#8217; in our society, or helping the &#8216;just about managing&#8217; have been abandoned in a grim dash to cut taxes for the most well off in our society. It is a wide open field, but perhaps &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/09/24/a-budget-by-the-rich-for-the-rich/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="scree

<p>Dear Richard I am writing to you to raise my concerns about the inaction of your government in relation to the looming energy price cap rise and in particular the impact on energy customers using prepayment meters. As I am sure you are aware, the latest forecast for the energy price cap rise coming into &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/08/10/a-letter-to-my-tory-mp-on-the-looming-energy-bill-catastrophe/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="scre

Dear Richard I am writing to you to raise my concerns about the inaction of your government in relation to the looming energy price cap...

Dear Richard I am writing to you to raise my concerns about the inaction of your government in relation to the looming energy price cap...

<p>A very bleak winter looms for many across the UK, as the Tories become ever more detached from the lives of ordinary people. A combination of inflation reaching levels not seen since 1990 and stagnant wage increases, particularly among public sector workers, means that many people are being thrust into a catastrophic cost of living &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/08/02/the-looming-cost-of-living-emergency/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="

A very bleak winter looms for many across the UK, as the Tories become ever more detached from the lives of ordinary people. A...

A very bleak winter looms for many across the UK, as the Tories become ever more detached from the lives of ordinary people. A...

This afternoon, representatives from Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN), Network Rail, GTR, Richard Fuller MP and Central...

This afternoon, representatives from Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN), Network Rail, GTR, Richard Fuller MP and Central...

<p>This afternoon, representatives from Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN), Network Rail, GTR, Richard Fuller MP and Central Bedfordshire and Biggleswade Town Council officials met to discuss progress on step-free access at the station, as well as the transport interchange and proposed new toilet facilities. The good Since the previous meeting, another hurdle has been overcome &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/07/15/biggleswade-station-update-15th-july/"

The fallout from the pandemic has been seen by many in the corporate world as an ideal opportunity to change the terms and conditions of...

<p>The fallout from the pandemic has been seen by many in the corporate world as an ideal opportunity to change the terms and conditions of their workforce. Once again we have a Conservative government that is asking ordinary working people to become poorer, while MPs line their pockets with second jobs and the salaries of &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/07/03/tories-set-sights-on-trade-union-reps/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-read

The fallout from the pandemic has been seen by many in the corporate world as an ideal opportunity to change the terms and conditions of...

<p>Five years on and still we are waiting for anyone to be held accountable. Why is it that the wheels of justice always turn so slowly, if at all, for the working class and marginalised communities? The Grenfell Inquiry has revealed how the pursuit of profit was prioritised over the safety of people, shamefully enabled &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/06/15/five-years-on-from-grenfell/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Five

Five years on and still we are waiting for anyone to be held accountable. Why is it that the wheels of justice always turn so slowly, if...

Five years on and still we are waiting for anyone to be held accountable. Why is it that the wheels of justice always turn so slowly, if...