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
Latest editorial
Looking ahead to getting life moving again
When lockdown ends, protecting our NHS and social care sector and preventing a second wave of the virus will be at the top of the priorities list, says BILL KIDD MSP
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
NEXT May’s elections seem a very long way off when all our focus and energy are turned towards dealing with the devastating effects of the Covid-19 virus.
However, as we all know, living in a democracy our election cycle will inevitably, and rightly, come back round.
So far, with the increased volume of work that has come through my office in terms of all the constituent and systems changes to be dealt with, until writing this article, I hadn’t really given next year’s Scottish Parliament elections a great deal of thought.
Similar stories
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko about the PM-in-waiting, the threat of Reform and the radical change of direction this country needs
With ‘Your Party’ holding its founding conference in Liverpool this weekend, JEREMY CORBYN speaks to Morning Star editor Ben Chacko about its potential, its priorities — and a few of its controversies too
BILL KIDD MSP says increasing Britain’s nuclear arsenal at this time is dangerous and expensive folly