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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Children’s mental ill-health: a symptom of poverty and inequality
The current system of cutbacks and privatised services is set to fail another generation of some of the most vulnerable children in Britain, says STEVEN WALKER
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
THE pandemic has revealed just how little the Tories care about children who are being sacrificed on the altar of free market, libertarian ideology.
Loosening restrictions to contain the virus spread will put hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated children under 18 years of age at risk of developing long Covid, serious chronic illness or exposure to new variants.
The data has already established that poor, minority ethnic communities are hardest hit by the pandemic and more clinically vulnerable.
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