Blueprint for trade union renaissance shows how much we have still to do
The new pamphlet from the Changing Work Centre – a joint Community/Fabian Society venture – has been put together…
Simon Sapper
They call it “dispersal” but this Tory war on asylum seekers shames May
Labour-led local authorities, mostly in the poorest parts of the UK, house 20 times more asylum seekers than…
The referendum is over – Labour must support Brexit, learn from the US and douse the flames of voter anger
I rather think that our prime minister is stumped on Europe. She has announced the main plank in…
Reasons to be cheerful
There are none. This is the omnishambles of all omnishambles, as Malcolm Tucker would say. The Brexit result…
TU Bill an onslaught on civil liberties
The Human Rights dimension of the campaign against the Trade Union Bill received a fillip this week from…
The question of People’s Assemblies isn’t as straight-forward as it might seem
Jon Trickett’s calls for People’s Assemblies to reinvent politics is characteristic of the new and more open dynamic…
Why 2015 isn’t 1981
It may be a strange and even counter-intuitive thought, but could major benefices of Jeremy Corbyn’s win be…
Labour leadership: the unanswered question
Like everyone who has a vote, I’ve been deluged by emails and letters. No phone calls so far,…
Why we should loudly support Rachel Reeves’ right to maternity leave
The reactionary howls that greeted Rachel Reeves’ maternity leave plans remind us that, in some quarters, although we have…
