At time of writing, the UK is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave which saw temperatures reach record levels, and Boris Johnson is appearing at prime ministers questions for the last time as the Tory leadership contest enters its final phase.
Our reports this week included a fact check on claims made by Tory MPs vying to replace
the outgoing PM, made during a televised debate. We also revealed that some private schools in Scotland emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic some £12m richer, despite claims that Covid-19 had cost the independent school sector £40m.
Another exclusive Ferret report revealed that a child survivor of torture become the second person in Scotland to fight Home Office plans to deport him to
Rwanda.
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The FFS Show 33: Are Councils Working? special w/ Jamie Mann and Paul Dobson
Ali and Sam are back with new podcast, looking at unions and how they have evolved.
We’re joined by Eve Livingston, freelance journalist and author of Make Bosses Pay: Why We Need Unions.
We chatted about what sort of misinformation is promoted about unions, what place traditional unions have in the modern workforce, and whether RMT boss Mick Lynch has changed the public perception of industrial action.
In sad news, it is Sam’s final podcast for The FFS Show, and he bowed out by subjecting Ali to a highly unfair/rigorous and forensic quiz.
