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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The most militaristic government for over 30 years puts us all at risk
With the Prime Minister planning to lift the cap on the number of nuclear warheads by 44%, it’s clear that increasing militarism cannot be regarded as a side issue, says SYMON HILL
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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
BRITAIN now has its most militaristic government since the 1980s.
Despite yesterday’s headlines about reductions in troop numbers, the military machine is not being cut nor its power reduced. The reverse is true.
Along with the cut to army numbers — from about 80,000 regulars to 70,000 — comes the multibillion-pound funding of several new “defence” schemes, including a new submarine project and a fleet of A400M aircraft.
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