News Labour Party conference backs wealth tax to help workers A motion calling for a wealth tax has been backed by Labour delegates following a vote at this… Benjamin Lynch 28th September, 2026, 4:57 pm
Comment ‘Those who aspire to lead Labour must be clear about the party’s responsibilities to working people’ When I stood to be General Secretary of Usdaw, the trade union for retail and distribution workers, I… Joanne Thomas 15th May, 2026, 6:00 am
News Interview: Usdaw’s new first female leader on wealth taxes, workplace AI and holding Labour’s feet to the fire Usdaw’s general secretary-elect Joanne Thomas has called on the government to back a wealth tax and pledged to… Daniel Green 15th May, 2025, 12:00 am
News Usdaw elects first-ever female general secretary unopposed Retail trade union Usdaw has elected Joanne Thomas as their first-ever female general secretary. Thomas, who was the… Daniel Green 14th April, 2025, 3:06 pm
News Paddy Lillis on life after Usdaw, Keir Starmer, and the Employment Rights Bill Paddy Lillis is in a reflective mood. On one level it’s easy to understand his decision to step… Luke O'Reilly 10th March, 2025, 5:00 am
News Usdaw leadership election looms as Paddy Lillis to retire – after Christina McAnea warns ‘no vacancy’ at Unison The general secretary of retail workers’ union Usdaw Paddy Lillis will step down in July, the Labour-affiliated union… Tom Belger 18th February, 2025, 7:45 pm
News ‘People didn’t vote for doom and gloom’: USDAW’s Paddy Lillis on winter fuel, two-child cap and the PM outdoing Attlee Paddy Lillis, general secretary of the trade union USDAW, has said he remains optimistic about the new Labour… Daniel Green 18th September, 2024, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Retail workers need protection. Labour is committed to delivering it.’ I’ll be completely honest with you: I had hoped the fight to give retail workers the dignity and safety… Joe Fortune 9th June, 2024, 11:33 am
News As fake Labour MP Fiona Wilson polls well…we find real politician Fiona Wilson A story in The Times today found that “Fiona Wilson” polled better than some members of the shadow… Tom Belger 22nd March, 2024, 12:47 pm
Comment ‘The Tory’s generational smoking ban is a gimmick – unlike Labour’s plan for a smoke-free Britain’ SPONSORED POST At the Conservative Party conference last year, alongside the decision to announce the cancellation of HS2… Virendra Sharma 7th March, 2024, 12:12 pm