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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Sex-based rights – an election issue
Labour’s manifesto commitment on women’s rights is a welcome start – but sisters across the political spectrum will continue their organising to ensure their voices are heard, says PAULA BOULTON
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
SEX-BASED rights are clearly an election issue. In the past two weeks there have been numerous articles in the national press and some in-depth investigative journalism both on radio and TV about sex-based rights and the Gender Recognition Act (GRA).
A subject which was previously ignored or only discussed within a social media echo chamber is suddenly in the public sphere. What has caused the issue to be brought out of the margins into the mainstream?
On the surface, since reform of the GRA is a flagship Liberal Democrat election policy, journalists have been able to ask meaningful questions about what that would mean for women’s rights and safety.
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