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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We have to tell the bitter truth — and lead the fightback
There are now millions struggling to heat, eat and stay out of debt in this country thanks to the deliberately cruel brand of neoliberal ideology that rules Westminster — Labour needs to be boldly and openly opposed to it, says KATE OSBORNE MP
NOT PAYING: Protesters gather outside the Ofgem HQ in Canary Wharf, London, after it confirmed an 80.06 per cent rise in the energy price cap. August 25
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
POLITICS changed three weeks ago when Liz Truss was elected as the new leader of the Tory Party and Prime Minister — and not for the better. That much is evident in her budget unashamedly for the rich.
Her agenda is openly hostile to working people and those most in need. Not since George Osborne introduced his budget of austerity in 2015 have the Tories so clearly shown how they know the price of everything but the value of nothing.
Today the legacy of a decade of Tory cuts can be seen across our country. The only area of growth today is poverty — the government and its policies are creating more poor people by the day.
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