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
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After the abuse, the Church must now choose its side
Behind headlines of bishops’ resignations and brutal abuse lies the deeper story of class privilege and power, as religious institutions face a stark choice between serving the elite or standing with the oppressed, writes SYMON HILL
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, March 31, 2024
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Andy Burnham’s message of hope will defeat Reform if Labour delivers the New Deal for Working People in full, says JOANNE THOMAS
General Federation of Trade Unions president and bakers’ union general secretary, SARAH WOOLLEY, guides us through the GFTU’s Summer School happening this week at Quorn Grange Hotel
The government’s latest asylum proposals abandon labour movement values and fuel division by aping Reform UK, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS
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
IT is not only about sex and religion. It is also about power and class.
As we approach the end of 2024, the Church of England is in chaos. Just weeks after Justin Welby resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury, his colleague Stephen Cottrell is facing calls to resign as Archbishop of York. A swathe of senior church leaders are accused of failing to address sexual abuse.
We are at a decisive moment in the history of Christianity in Britain.
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