Thirty ministers tour as ‘stealth general election’ campaign ramps up
The Tories have thirty ministers touring the country ‘to sell Theresa May’s deal’. Right. Remember, the public has no say on her deal next week – its fate will be decided by […]
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Impact: unions say Cammell ran short of gas even on day 1 of strike as lorries turned back
Unite and GMB members have been picketing the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead since Monday as part of rolling strike action in response to the company’s plan to impose almost […]
Drakeford launches manifesto for Welsh Labour
Welsh Labour leadership candidate Mark Drakeford has launched his detailed manifesto for Welsh Labour – and the Welsh government – if he succeeds in his election bid. The forty-page document […]
MPs to attend ‘Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ to highlight “systemic flaws” in economy
Liverpool Labour MP Dan Carden is set to host a performance of Robert Tressell’s classic of working-class literature The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in Parliament. The performance will be timed with […]
Tories respond to own Brexit failure with worker and environment bonfire plan
Almost unmentioned in the media – apart from a tweet by the Manchester Evening News’ Jennifer Williams pointing to “the second half of a downpage story in the times [sic], […]
Economic disaster for the Tories as growth less than 1/30th of predicted
Op.Ed. The Tories are in disarray – in spite of the best efforts of the Labour right and the mainstream media to help them – over their scandalous behaviour toward […]
Under-25s to save £1,000 a year as Labour promises free bus travel
Labour is announcing a new policy to fund free bus travel for those under the age of twenty-five across the country. The next Labour government will provide funds for free travel […]
Tories put out dishonest video re #NHSpayscam. Someone fixed it for them
The Tories are insulting our vital NHS staff with a ‘pay rise’ that will actually result in a real-terms pay cut for many, as the 6.5% ‘rise’ over three years offered […]
Video: just what was going on with May during Hammond’s #SpringStatement?
Philip Hammond’s attempt during his Spring Statement today to be – in his own words – ‘Tigger-ish’ has met with widespread derision as a feeble attempt to bluff his way […]
Review: “Rise: How Jeremy Corbyn Inspired the Young to Create a New Socialism”
Last year, Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party shook the foundations of UK Establishment and remade the landscape of our politics in a ‘Corbyn surge’ that was characterised more than […]