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
The EU: Only for the few
Doug Nicholls condemns the EU's pre-emptive strike against the Labour manifesto and election victory
THE FUTURE AND THE PAST: Labout leader Jeremy Corbyn and (below) the European Parliament in Starsbourg, France
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 Times newspaper has reported that EU officials are seeking to negotiate new clauses into the leaving arrangements with punishing future penalties.
These have been designed to try to strangle a Labour government mandated by the manifesto For the Many Not the Few.
They want to hard-wire permanently into any post Brexit EU/Britain relations the privatisation and free market economy central to their project.
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