Boris Johnson’s preparing to close the Conservative conference with an attack on his party’s previous prime ministers. He’ll accuse his predecessors of “drift and dither” – and insist he has the “guts” to solve the country’s big issues. The PM is also set to tell businesses to invest in workers here instead of relying on… Continue reading Oct 2021. The Hypocricy of Boris Johnson
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Aug 2020. Italy’s Sikh Slaves
August 2020. According to labour unions and community leaders, Italy’s largely hidden community of Sikh migrant workers – there are an estimated 10,000 officially employed on farms in Pontina alone – are increasingly vulnerable to exploitation and intimidation in some of Italy’s biggest food-producing regions. The salads, tomatoes and courgettes picked by Pontina’s Sikh farm… Continue reading Aug 2020. Italy’s Sikh Slaves