Frances O’Grady: Don’t underestimate the trade unions… but don’t leave it to the Tories to broker Brexit
This is the full text of the speech delivered today by Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the TUC.…
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Don’t use Brexit as an excuse to slash jobs, McCluskey tells big business
Len McCluskey today told big business that Brexit must not be used as an excuse to cut jobs…
McCluskey: Let’s make Brexit the moment to break with neo-liberal economics
This is the full text of the speech given by Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite. Sisters and…
Gavin Shuker: The Co-op Party is a lighthouse – not a lifeboat – pointing the way to a mutual future for Britain
This is one of a series of articles to mark Shared Economy, Shared Power, the Co-operative Party annual…
Glenis Willmott: The vacuum beneath Theresa May’s Brexit soundbites
Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, met Theresa May in Downing Street yesterday to discuss Brexit.…
Catherine West: Brexit must not be an excuse for the Tories to dismantle years of social progress
After weeks of listening to the Prime Minister declare “Brexit means Brexit”, I took my seat on the…
Don’t let Boris appease the Tory right – a former diplomat writes to Emily Thornberry
Dear Emily, This letter assumes that Britain will have expelled itself from the EU within a few years,…
Maya Goodfellow: Smith’s plan for another referendum would spell disaster for Labour
The Brexit result was a shock to the political establishment. Many of us on the left were distressed…
Corbyn hasn’t done the detail – why Labour scientists are backing Owen Smith
Scientists for Labour members have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Owen Smith in the Labour leadership election. Our members…
Smith: I will vote to block Article 50 unless voters have their say on terms of Brexit
Owen Smith has today pledged that he would lead Labour to oppose Brexit unless Theresa May calls a…
