The long list of whoppers told by Theresa May over the public sector pay “rise”
It was a display of double-speak that would not be out of place in a George Orwell novel.…
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Christian Wolmar: Labour Brexit rebels must think of the consequences of voting with the cynical Tories
So the not-so-great repeal bill got through the Commons with a majority of 36. It is disappointing that…
Labour Campaign for Free Movement: We must never be cowed by right-wingers
Immigration lotto Let’s all play immigration lotto – if you are lucky then your number will be called…
Jeremy Corbyn: Billionaire tax dodging press barons don’t like trade unions
This is the full speech delivered by Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leader, at TUC Congress in Brighton today. Congress, thank…
Dave Prentis: Tories’ inhumane public sector pay cap is creating a poverty trap
Yesterday at the TUC, I was proud to lead the debate on public sector pay. For Unison’s 1.3…
Denis MacShane: Blair was wrong on immigration as PM but he is right now
Predictably anything that Tony Blair says is met with knee-jerk rent-a-quote Tory, Labour and trade union denunciations. But…
Clare Moody: The will of the people for Brexit was not a vote for border queues, cuts in subsidies and a neglect of the NHS
Imagine you’re going to buy a new TV. You want it to be able to record programmes, connect…
Frances O’Grady: Apple is sweating its labourers and Uber is screwing its drivers
This is the full text of the keynote speech delivered at TUC Congress today by general secretary Frances…
Unions 21: We need a debate about how to reform workers’ groups
Writing a decade ago a reflective Robert Taylor, the Financial Times‘ former industrial correspondent, concluded that Britain’s union…
Why Blair had a right to speak out on immigration – and why his road ahead is a precarious one for Labour
Tony Blair was right to speak out. That doesn’t mean everything he was correct in everything he said…
