IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
It’s Brexit that has won, but it will be the Tories who will let the voters down
Nine years of austerity has devastated working-class lives – we’re about to find out how much worse things can get, writes RUTH HUNT
Free and fair? First Draft found election adverts by the Tories were misleading
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
THE general election result is catastrophic for all those who were clinging on to hope.
It’s a kick in the stomach for people who have lost loved ones due to austerity.
For those living in poverty, those with severe disabilities and/or long-term health conditions, it’s a result that brings fear and dread of what is to come.
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