IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
Engagement with civil society is the only way forward
Councils have a reputation for being distant and detached from their communities, holding hard to access consultations and ignoring their outcomes. This must change, writes KEVIN FREA
'Faced with competing priorities, councillors tend to embrace “business as usual” and deprioritise the climate and ecological dimensions when making decisions'
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
COP26 in Glasgow has been preceded by dire warnings of the urgency to reduce carbon emissions, with the UN secretary-general calling it a “code red for humanity” and the IPCC concluding that changes to the Earth’s climate are now “widespread, rapid, and intensifying.” However, the necessary action to reduce emissions has been delayed for decades by political expediency together with short-term business and financial interests.
A recent Scientists Warning Europe paper signed by many of the world’s top climate scientists states that “for us to have any chance of staying under the 1.5°C threshold identified in the Paris Agreement, (the target) should ideally be 2030 or as near as possible.”
The Labour Party briefly endorsed this science-based target, but retreated from it when Keir Starmer took over, leaving only the Greens with such necessary ambitions.
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