From Westminster to the grassroots, let’s take a stand against hate in 2021
At the beginning of the year, HOPE not hate warned that the far right and fascism was now…
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Labour should fight for proper sick pay to help get control of the virus
After an incredibly bleak year, the coronavirus vaccines offer a ray of hope that 2021 can bring a…
The smart move for Gavin Williamson? Copy Wales and cancel exams in 2021
Gavin Williamson’s statement on the 2021 school exams and the pandemic last week refused to follow the sensible…
V-Day arrives as UK hospitals begin roll-out of Pfizer/BioNTech jab
The first Pfizer/BioNTech jab was administered to a 90-year-old woman this morning, marking the start of the roll-out.…
What I learnt standing as an independent candidate for Labour’s NEC
In July, I decided to put myself forward as a candidate in our national executive committee elections. 80…
Liverpool: will Robert Jenrick stage an intervention?
We were told the real deadline for a post-Brexit trade deal was Sunday night, or possibly Monday morning.…
Six months on from George Floyd’s death, what’s changed in the labour movement?
It’s tough to come to terms with the whirlwind that has been 2020. But it has been over…
Why the national security and investment bill 2020 is too little, too late
The national security and investment bill 2020 is the most extensive overhaul of the law on company takeovers…
Wherever you live and whatever you buy, support Small Business Saturday
Is your favourite coffee shop still operating from morning until night? Has your hairdresser or barber reopened its…
Resisting the far-right is in the DNA of the trade union movement
From the battle of Cable Street and the fight against Nazism to the struggle against apartheid, trade unions…
