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Today, International Workers’ Memorial Day, is a fitting moment to reflect on those who have lost their lives in the workplace. This year’s memorial is particularly poignant as we remember the workers who gave their lives to keep the rest…
This piece is based on the introduction to a new book from Open Labour and Politics for the Many. The past year has shown the state’s capacity to swing towards the kind of cronyism beloved of authoritarian regimes. We have a government club…
This may come as a surprise. Behind the chaos of Brexit, the Tories have actually been moving forward with some of their plans - and we should all be concerned. In May, the government trialled a dangerous policy to ban those without the…
Jeremy Corbyn’s speech on Wednesday centred around a new theme for the Labour party: building a real democracy. The Palace of Westminster crumbling in more ways than one - as Corbyn said, “the old way of running things isn’t working…
A curious thing is happening: Labour is talking about democracy more than we have done in years. The ongoing Democracy Review has put the question of how we make our movement fairer at the forefront of debate. Members have been empowered to…
As trade unionists, we know the rules of the game are rigged against workers. That’s no less the case than when we look at Westminster. For decades, we have seen a tug-of-war when it comes to workers’ rights under UK governments – with the…
Even though I had watched the ballot papers pile up in my tray at the count, I was still stunned to find we had secured 67% of the vote to hold the ward of East Brighton in the Brighton and Hove City council by-election on 8th February…
This article is from Our Labour, Our Communities - a pamphlet of 10 essays by Labour PPCs, published by LabourList in partnership with Lisa Nandy MP. He had fallen asleep at the desk. ‘You ok?’ I asked. ‘Bit tired’ he said. ‘They’ve got us…
We didn’t believe David Cameron’s promise in 2010 not to cut funding to the NHS. And nearly five years on under the Coalition, the damage caused by incoherent changes and cuts to the NHS is abundantly clear. There’s a crisis in A&E…
