Minimum scrutiny, maximum gasps of relief? Don’t be fooled by the Brexit deal
The timing of the Brexit deal was designed to allow minimum scrutiny and maximum gasps of relief. By…
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Voting for Boris Johnson’s deal is Labour’s least worst option
I hate Brexit – everything about it, a thin deal, a fat deal, anything short of full membership…
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters are an example to us all
2020 has been a bad year for democracy in Hong Kong. The new national security law, imposed by…
Message to Labour: don’t give Boris Johnson’s deal a ringing endorsement
How Labour votes in the House of Commons on the post-Brexit trade deal matters. Not in terms of…
To defeat the virus anywhere, we must defeat it everywhere
The director general of the World Health Organisation earlier this year said: “The greatest threat we face now…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: A bumper edition for the year end
It didn’t have to be like this, did it? We needed tougher measures to enforce safety, contain the…
The government must act urgently on air quality. Inaction is costing lives
The government must act urgently on air quality. Wednesday’s ruling in the heart-breaking inquest into the death of…
Liz Truss reminds us of the need to fight for fairness for the many not the few
As Disability History Month draws to a close, the government has chosen to attack the foundations of UK…
“A socially just Scotland in a modern United Kingdom” – Starmer’s full speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Keir Starmer this morning. Good morning. I want…
Frances O’Grady: Covid-19 changes, Brexit and the future of trade unionism
Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, has been one of the key figures in…
