Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies
TRY as they might, Conservative Party propagandists and their press supporters are likely to face an uphill task in the run-up to the next general election if they try to take political advantage of this winter’s industrial turmoil.
Images of striking nurses waving placards outside hospitals or train crews peacefully picketing railway stations will scarcely have the same damaging impact as the anti-union campaigns of previous decades.
Any attempt to recycle press photographs of rubbish piled up in Leicester Square or coffins waiting to be buried on Merseyside from the 1978-79 “winter of discontent” is hardly likely to resonate with the public’s recollection of the determined yet dignified defiance on display during the winter of 2022-23.
LUKE FLETCHER outlines Plaid Cymru bold plans for wide-ranging policy consultations with trade unions in Wales
It is rather strange that Labour continues to give prestigious roles to inappropriate, controversy-mired businessmen who are also major Tory donors. What could Labour possibly be hoping to get out of it, asks SOLOMON HUGHES
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER


