A Derbyshire councillor voiced his disgust yesterday after a leading Tory compared his suggestion that Freemasons seeking election should register their membership to "Boer and Nazi" brutality.
Having previously applauded new government regulations requiring the registration of trade union members, hypocritical Conservative councillors have been screaming “persecution” ever since Matlock
Labour councillor Andy Botham called for the secretive organisation to be included on a register of interests in April.
ROGER MCKENZIE recalls the one-in-a-generation communist leader murdered at the dawn of a new South Africa 33 years ago last April 10
As antisemitism grows, the labour movement must recommit to defence of minorities while navigating the complexities of Gaza and global politics, argues NICK WRIGHT
After years of austerity and denial under a new Reform UK council, a failing Send service was pushed into the spotlight by staff, unions and parents — culminating in a £1.3m funding boost and a 50% increase in front-line workers. MARTIN PORTER explains


