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Who are the real feudal lords?
The press likes to label union leaders 'barons,' says SOLOMON HUGHES. But they are democratically elected to represent their members - unlike barons of the press
From Global Counsel to Arden, SOLOMON HUGHES finds firms linked to discredited politicians are still calling the shots in Britain
KEVIN COURTNEY explains why Reform UK is no friend to workers or trade unions, but just another party of the super-rich
EMMA DENT COAD explains why she is stepping down from the council after 20 years and how the legacy of the fire still haunts the area
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Researchers PAUL HOLDEN and JESSICA MURRAY are calling for whistleblowers and documentary records to uncover how Labour Together helped build the parliamentary majority that now dominates the Labour Party
Over the last decade, British newspapers described the late Bob Crow as a "union baron" 204 times.
In fact, in 21 per cent of all articles about Crow he was awarded this noble title.
He wasn't the only union leader so honoured by the newspapers. Unite general secretary Len McCluskey was called a union baron in around 8 per cent of the 371 articles about him in national newspapers over the last 10 years.
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