Tag: Birmingham Bins
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A crisis of waste, wages and inequality. Since 11th March 2025 Birmingham has been grappling with a significant refuse collection crisis. A strike by bin workers, represented by the Unite union, has led to over 20,000 tonnes of uncollected waste accumulating on the city’s streets. This has raised serious public health concerns and highlighted deeper…
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Climate Policy Clash: Miliband v Farage UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband criticised Reform UK’s Nigel Farage and the Conservative Party for spreading “nonsense and lies” about the UK’s net zero policies, accusing them of blaming climate initiatives for industrial decline like that of British Steel. Miliband emphasised that abandoning net zero goals could risk climate…