“Another missed opportunity” – McDonnell’s full response to spring statement
This is shadow chancellor John McDonnell’s full response to Philip Hammond’s spring statement. Let me thank the Chancellor…
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The effects of Hurricane Maria are still being felt – and we need urgent action
As most of the world now knows, the tiny island of Dominica was devastated last September by Hurricane…
Why standing up to racism is a vote winner for Labour
Recent election results indicate the biggest rise in racism since fascism’s rise to power in the 1930s. In…
Orgreave justice – from grassroots campaign to Labour policy
The premeditated, ruthless cruelty and violence by the police against miners picketing the Orgreave coking plant on June…
My story of detention in Yarl’s Wood
Vivian, a survivor of FGM, domestic violence, forced prostitution and trafficking, was detained in Yarl’s Wood for six…
Gareth Thomas: We should hold the reckless bankers to account
More than ten years on since the start of the global financial crisis, little has changed in the…
Colin Burgon: Time to stand up to Trump on Latin America
When he was running for President in 2016, Trump’s hostile campaign rhetoric towards Mexicans was picked up by…
How we can learn from Labour’s Black Sections in the ’80s
In 1983, Black Labour Party members frustrated by the party’s reliance on Black votes but inability to address…
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners brought the Left together – we can do it again
Pride had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. It received an eight minute standing ovation…
Claude Moraes: No “immigration controls” mugs – Labour is building principled policy
Many of you will have recently read about the pensioner Albert Thompson, a 63 year old who lived,…
