Labour’s £1.5bn private school tax windfall leaves education cash to spare
Good morning on a busy day in Labourland. First up, the party’s education team will be cheering a…
Trade Unions
‘Starmer’s vision for workers’ rights will fail without a new Ministry of Labour’
In an important speech to the GMB annual conference on June 6th, Keir Starmer reaffirmed a strong commitment…
Jamie Driscoll: Union leaders write new joint plea to Starmer over ‘own goal’
Trade union leaders have written a joint letter to Labour’s leader and governing body over the exclusion of…
TUC chief tells MPs Labour must “face down” business and hike taxes
Last night’s weekly meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) was addressed by TUC general secretary Paul Nowak.…
The Tories are tough on strikes – but not the causes of them
Conflict at work is inevitable, and government should know better than to suggest otherwise. If the Conservatives genuinely…
Birmingham Labour must fix itself as Starmer has fixed our party
The Labour Party is a cause – a mission to change lives. The mission never ends. Labour is…
Labour today: Burnham sees red, NEC grabs Birmingham, Keir tackles nimbies
Good morning. It’s a busy day too, so we thought we’d try out a slightly different format for…
Why USDAW now backs proportional representation — and Labour must too
USDAW this week took the historic decision to back proportional representation (PR) for Westminster elections. Our union represents…
Rana Plaza disaster: Garment workers’ rights still at risk ten years on
It is ten years since the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh killed at least 1,132 workers and injured…
BBC union: Why staff will welcome Labour’s review into Auntie’s future
Following a recent torrid period for the BBC, fundamental questions have been raised regarding its governance, impartiality and…
