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
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Towards a ‘People’s Plan’
Labour members are organising to take the fight to the Tories and to unite around a series of demands for real change, write the LABOUR AGAINST AUSTERITY team
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
The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP
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
Poland’s anger over Ukraine’s celebration of the Nazi collaborationist UPA reflects more than historical grievance, says KENNY COYLE
Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS
THIS week’s announcement from Rishi Sunak about how the government would move on from the furlough scheme was too little, too late and it will not stop a jobs and living standards catastrophe on a scale many of us have never experienced before.
As John McDonnell tweeted on Thursday, “it’s clear from Sunak’s announcement today that the Tories are willing to countenance large numbers of job losses [and] clearly they believe it’s a price worth paying.”
As the former shadow chancellor also added: “This is archaic economics when a Marshall-style plan is needed from government to aim for a full employment economy.”
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