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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
‘Sir’ Pickles still dining out on Britain’s housing crisis
As the former communities minister pours himself into a tuxedo to backslap developers, millions are still suffering from his policies, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
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
HOW the mighty have fallen: Eric Pickles was a cabinet minister in charge of local government — including the vital housing brief — from 2010 until David Cameron sacked him last May, straight after the election.
Now Pickles is reduced to scrabbling around for the odd £2,000 hosting back-slapping awards ceremonies for property developers.
That’s two grand on top of Pickles’s £67,000 salary (plus expenses) for being MP for Brentwood and Ongar.
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CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
Our housing crisis isn’t an accident – it’s class war, trapping millions in poverty while landlords and billionaires profit. To solve it, we need comprehensive transformation, not mere tokenistic reform, writes BECK ROBERTSON