The greatest threat to democracy may no longer come from political parties but from unelected tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and his powerful Silicon Valley network, argues JOHN GREEN
THE Morning Star on July 4 2018 printed a call to “Improve the climate of debate around proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act.”
This is the message I signed up to but I need to make absolutely clear my and my union’s total opposition to all hate crime, including against trans people.
Unite’s policy conference on the same day held an inclusive respectful united debate on equalities, including agreeing progressive action on sexual harassment and domestic abuse, period poverty, menopause, changing the face of the union and BAEM progression, disability rights, LGBT asylum-seekers, International Women’s Day, equality impact assessments and unconscious bias.
TIM ROBERTS says unions have always led on the fight for equality as well as for justice at work
Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER
Women are a vital part of the labour movement and have much to contribute, but there’s far more to be done to make sure that our sisters’ voices are truly heard, says PHILIPA HARVEY
WILL PODMORE welcomes the case put by a feminist, disentangling the abusive rhetoric of the trans rights debate


