This Holiday, Striking Railworkers In Britain Demand More Drivers on Trains

Railway strikes are at the forefront of industrial action in the U.K. today, with overground train drivers embroiled in a long-running dispute over the role, and safety, of Driver-Only Operation (DOO) on their trains.

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In U.K. Welfare Overhaul, Many Worry Universal Credit Will Devastate Poor Families

“The government is in denial about the reality of severe deprivation in the U.K.," says Simon Duffy of the Centre for Welfare Reform, and "any delays in income will push many people who are already living in poverty and debt into extreme distress.”

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Austerity-Driven U.K. Has Found Itself In the Middle of a Debt Crisis

With 8.3 million people in the U.K. struggling in debt, the Bank of England on Monday announced that consumer debt may soon cost British banks £30 billion if unemployment, underemployment and inflation continue to rise at the current rate.

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Government Neglect Pushes British Food Banks to the Brink

"The government is almost refusing to accept that there is even such a concept as food poverty," said Dr. Martin Caraher, a professor of food and health policy at City University of London.

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The Brexit Hall of Mirrors: Doubts, Deliberations and No Clear Vision In Sight

With a government seemingly bent on backtracking on its promises and delaying negotiations, it's no wonder that many UK citizens – including large numbers of its politicians – are in a state of real unease about what the future might hold.

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Emboldened By Firefighters, Public Sector Workers Demand Pay Rise Across U.K.

“The government’s insistence that the limit on public sector pay will remain at 1 percent is unacceptable and in no way reflects the hard jobs that people are doing day in day out."

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Why Labour's Election Manifesto Is "A Breakthrough for Popular Interests"

"What could be more popular than turning rail, water, energy and post into publicly owned entities and stopping shareholders from creaming off profit and public subsidies?” asks author Richard Seymour, in response to the Labour Party manifesto.

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"A Choice Between Hate and Finance": French Weigh Anxieties On Eve Of Historic Vote

"Now we have to choose between a neo-liberal and a fascist,” said Philippe Marlière. "If you’re faced with a stark choice between two people you dislike then you have to realize one is far worse than the other. Le Pen might just manage to get in."

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Walking Back Brexit? U.K. in Shock as Snap Election Signals "Welcome Dose of Reality"

British Prime Minister Theresa May declared Tuesday that a “snap election” would be held June 8, three years ahead of schedule, shocking the nation and throwing the Brexit project into widespread question.

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Brexit and London Terror Attacks May Have More In Common Than We Think

“If the eviction notice comes, I'll leave. I don't think this government will be taken seriously if they keep expressing the idea that the resident Europeans are their bargaining chips," said Anna, an E.U. citizen in London.

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