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Andy Burnham ‘gets it’ on challenges facing musicians – interview with Musicians’ Union general secretary Naomi Pohl
Naomi Pohl spoke to LFF at TUC Congress
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Sharon Graham: A just transition could be as transformational as the 1945 Labour government
LFF interviewed Unite general secretary Sharon Graham at TUC Congress in Brighton
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TUC calls for end to all UK military cooperation with Israel in wide-ranging BDS policy
The TUC has called for the government to "impose wide-ranging sanctions on Israel until it complies with international law"
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TUC votes to build on ‘Wages Not Weapons’ campaign and advance an alternative vision for security
Delegates passed a UCU motion to build a vision for security "based on decent work, quality public services, equality, climate action, democracy and peace"
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Andy Burnham must ‘make life easier for working people’ – interview with ASLEF general secretary Dave Calfe
LFF spoke to Dave Calfe at TUC Congress
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Jamie Stone MP explains how to spot a quality politician
'After all these years I know a quality politician when I see one'
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How Andy Burnham can fund defence spending without cutting welfare
Slashing benefits isn't the answer
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Dawn Butler MP: How we can put our high streets back in local hands
Dawn Butler is MP for Brent East and Chair of the London Parliamentary Labour Party What should our high streets […]
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Oliver Ryan MP: Securing buy-in for new homes by raising standards and training the next generation
Oliver Ryan, Labour MP for Burnley Some time ago I had the opportunity to spend a morning on a busy […]
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Why ‘quick wins’ are key to solving the housing crisis
Palma Oxley is a researcher at the Fabian Society, working at the Fabian Housing Centre Andy Burnham’s new government has […]
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Woke-Bashing of the Week: The Spectator has a problem with Lewes, apparently even its trees are woke
The Spectator decided that the trees of Lewes are yet another front in the culture war.
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Right-Wing Media Watch: Piddington panic – right-wing press turn village protest into an immigration scare story
Once again, asylum accommodation becomes the perfect vehicle for combining anxieties about immigration, crime, public safety and the welfare state into one potent political grievance.
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Viktor Orbán is back – how far-right influence can outlive electoral setback
His comeback matters well beyond Hungary.
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Woke-Bashing of the Week: Theresa May too ‘woke’ for the Athenaeum? Press cries foul over club’s supposed leftward lurch
Theresa May’s premiership may feel like a long time ago. And, after everything that came after her, it can even seem vaguely liberal by comparison. But to accuse her of being “woke”?