Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: No Spoons boycott, #BABetrayal, Dog Awareness Week
Here is an update on some of the main stories from the union frontlines this week. A Labour…
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Lara McNeill: Why I’m standing again to be Labour’s NEC youth rep
As a junior doctor working in the coronavirus wards, I have witnessed socialism in action. Health workers of…
10 things to look for in Wednesday’s speech from the Chancellor
Rishi Sunak will deliver a statement in the Commons on Wednesday. Detail has been thin on the ground,…
Why council workers are fighting back in Tower Hamlets
The pandemic has forced us to evaluate how we think about work, what is and isn’t essential work,…
WATCH: Furlough scheme contributions a “step too far” for businesses, says Labour
Lucy Powell has warned that changes to the furlough scheme in August requiring contributions from employers will be…
Momentum replaces Lansman with firefighter and climate activist co-chairs
Labour left organisation Momentum has replaced co-founder and former chair Jon Lansman with a firefighter and a climate…
75 years since Labour’s 1945 victory. Is Keir Starmer a Clem Attlee figure?
In the week when we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Clem Attlee leading Labour to victory on July…
Government should consider wealth taxes to fund coronavirus recovery, says Dodds
Labour’s Anneliese Dodds has advised the government to consider using wealth taxes to fund the UK’s coronavirus recovery…
The betrayal of the Make Poverty History generation
15 years ago today, I stood in The Meadows of Edinburgh as over a quarter of a million…
“Patience is wearing very thin”: Councils slam inadequate funding package
Local council leaders have criticised a newly announced funding package for local authorities during the coronavirus pandemic, warning…
