Comment It’s not in the interests of members that the general secretary should spend so much time playing politics – Unite challenger This is the full statement issued today by Gerard Coyne, challenger for the post of Unite general secretary,… Gerard Coyne 2nd January, 2017, 10:28 pm
Comment Last year people took a risk and voted for change – in 2017 employers and politicians must hold their heads up and start to listen This is the New Year message issued today by GMB general secretary Tim Roache. In generations to come,… Tim Roache 1st January, 2017, 6:00 pm
Comment Andy Burnham: 2016 is over – It is time to let its rows and divisiveness die with it If 2016 was the year of political earthquakes, then 2017 must be when the Left dusts itself down… Andy Burnham 1st January, 2017, 12:01 am
Comment Tories’ Brexit gamble has given the SNP an excuse to resurrect its obsession with split – Kezia Dugdale’s New Year message This is the New Year message published today by Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale. I want to wish… Kezia Dugdale 31st December, 2016, 12:01 am
Comment I have spent 40 years taking on the establishment, now is the chance for change – Corbyn’s new year message This is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s new year message, published today. I think it’s fair to… Jeremy Corbyn 29th December, 2016, 10:00 pm
Comment Sixties are the new 40s, yes to free movement and no to a Blair comeback – what we learned from Corbyn’s interview Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of behaving like Henry VIII because of her refusal to commit to… 29th December, 2016, 12:19 pm
Comment McDonnell is right – Labour has a crop of future leaders but Lewis catches my eye I want to apply some Kremlinolgy to John McDonnell’s recent interview with the Eastern Daily Press, when he spoke… Dan McCurry 28th December, 2016, 11:07 am
Comment Labour can win the Copeland by-election if it listens to voters on Brexit and makes the case for the vital role of migrant workers Some commentators claim the Copeland by-election is already Theresa May’s to lose. Perhaps, but if we’ve learned anything in… Graham Kendall 27th December, 2016, 8:00 am
Comment Pat Glass: Our democracy was hard won – we must resist attempts for it to be gerrymandered for party political gain My private member’s bill recently a second reading, winning the vote by 253 to 37, an almost unheard… Pat Glass 26th December, 2016, 11:00 am
Comment Why the British left should be troubled by the chaos and austerity of Brazil’s “coup” You would be forgiven for not knowing the state of Brazilian politics. Indeed, other than a few articles… Chris Williamson 25th December, 2016, 12:00 pm