Andy Burnham’s message of hope will defeat Reform if Labour delivers the New Deal for Working People in full, says JOANNE THOMAS
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We cannot close our eyes to the causes of these riots
While far-right elements must be identified, isolated and opposed, a law and order response won't address the social conditions fuelling the unrest in Britain's forgotten communities, writes JACK MORRISS
A youth aims a fence post towards police during an anti-immigration demonstration near the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, August 4, 2024
The government’s latest asylum proposals abandon labour movement values and fuel division by aping Reform UK, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
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
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
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
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
DESCRIPTIONS of mindless violence and criminal thuggery give the impression that the riots have come out of nowhere or are the sole outcome of fascist agitation.
There can be no doubt that a loose set of neofascist actors either by physical organisation on the ground or via online encouragement through popular apps like Telegram have played a significant role.
The attempt to set fire to a hotel housing asylum-seekers in Rotherham which was still occupied at the time of the attack could be viewed as arson with intent to endanger life.
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