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
Boris Johnson’s shock troops in the commentariat
When the PM runs into trouble, he’s not short of obliging media pundits to rush to his rescue and deliver a hatchet job on Corbyn, writes NICHOLAS JONES
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
BORIS JOHNSON’S blood brothers in the press are highly paid wordsmiths able to twist and turn the daily news agenda as they strive to deliver a Conservative victory.
Johnson has always been their hero, the Brexiteer-in-chief for much of the media class, a journalist admired for his wizardry in delivering an endless stream of anti-European Union exclusives about the mad machinations of the Brussels bureaucracy — the fake news of his day.
In his hour of need, columnists and feature writers employed by hard-line Brexit-supporting newspapers — the Daily Mail, Daily Express, Sun and Daily Telegraph — are only too happy to follow in his footsteps, able within a matter of hours to pull together an election story line into a hard-hitting column or feature.
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