Assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions HENRY FOWLER reports on day 1 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at Quorn Grange Hotel
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Don't let Labour's leadership snuff out its socialist left
The policies of the 2017 manifesto were a hit with a people who want change, says LAURA SMITH – we mustn't fall for myth-making about why we lost in 2019
A 2019 election rally
Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector
The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP
Durham Miners’ Association chair STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the Reform threat, what’s needed from Labour and why the Big Meeting will never lose its politics
Poland’s anger over Ukraine’s celebration of the Nazi collaborationist UPA reflects more than historical grievance, says KENNY COYLE
Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS
BACK in 2017, an election was called by Theresa May, specifically with the intention of obliterating the Labour Party when it was supposedly at its weakest.
Instead the party led by Jeremy Corbyn achieved the party’s greatest swing in the vote since 1945 — a huge achievement especially with an internal war exploding inside the Parliamentary Labour Party.
Seats were won that weren’t thought possible, including mine in Crewe and Nantwich, and we deprived Theresa May of her majority.
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