“When unions are weakened, inequality widens” – Len McCluskey’s full Labour North West conference speech
Below is the full text of Len McCluskey’s speech to Labour North West conference. Comrades, it is a pleasure to…
Unions
Let’s keep up Labour’s support for precarious, low-waged and migrant workers
Austerity Britain is everywhere defined by the twin blights of falling wages and rising living costs. This is…
Why the National Education Union should affiliate to the Labour Party
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference – my first, and the last before it fully amalgamates with…
Rory Palmer: I’m taking TUC’s Dying to Work campaign to the EU
The European Union has been the driving force behind many of the social and environmental protections that we…
Exclusive: Drop deselections and defend Blair government, Coyle tells Corbynistas
A “hard-left” push to rewrite Labour’s rules and de-select MPs betray Britain’s poorest people and risk costing Jeremy…
Neil Coyle: Remember what Tony Benn taught us – Labour needs two wings to fly
Pic: Tony Benn with Jon Lansman, later founder of Momentum, in the 1980s. The last few weeks have…
Luke Akehurst: Momentum’s hubris carries the seeds of their own destruction
It’s only been two weeks since Momentum won a decisive extra three seats on Labour’s NEC but the…
Geraint Davies: David Miliband shows the widespread desire for a final say on Brexit
David Miliband, writing today in The New European, made the case for Labour to support my bill to…
Sadiq Khan: Bus driver pay deal shows Labour and trade unions working together
Time and time again, it’s been shown that fostering good industrial relations – and ensuring a constructive relationship…
Carillion crisis shows why we should take City fat cats out of public services
Carillion is a tragic situation for the workers and families affected by the latest corporate mess. It has…
