HENRY FOWLER, assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), reports on Day 2 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel
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Time to bury the Tory policies driving this crisis
RICHARD BURGON MP writes that rebuilding Britain will require not simply a Labour government, but a conscious ditching of the Tory ideology and policies that have caused so much damage
As the Tories march to the extreme right, fighting culture wars to distract from their own failings, this is a huge opportunity for our movement to build a new consensus, one that truly replaces the Tory ideas that have dominated politics since Thatcher, and one that can begin to deal with the real challenges we face.
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
MPs and others called for the urgent release of tortured Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, held hostage by Israel and reportedly near death, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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
Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON
The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP
ANYONE watching the Tory Party conference could only conclude that this is a government on its last legs.
Instead of offering a plan to deal with the huge crises facing our communities, it felt more like a Tory leadership hustings as ministers jockeyed for position in anticipation of losing the next election.
Lacklustre ministerial speeches in a near-empty hall offered no answers to any of the deep problems that scar our country.
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