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
Whatever happened to ‘due process’?
HILARY WISE reminds the Labour leadership of some basic legal principles
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
CONFUSION reigns in the heart of the Labour Party. Sir Keir Starmer was hailed as an experienced lawyer with a strong track record of upholding the rights enshrined in British and international law.
As leader, he would bring his penetrating “forensic” approach to bear on issues facing both the nation and the party.
So it is embarrassing to have to remind him of the basic principles on which any ethical legal system rests:
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