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Andy Burnham’s government ‘markedly more competent’ than Keir Starmer’s – Equity general secretary
Paul W Fleming spoke to Left Foot Forward at this year's TUC Congress
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Zack Polanski will be sixth Green MP after Holborn and St Pancras by-election, Rachel Millward claims
The Green Party's deputy leader made the comments in an interview with LFF at TUC Congress
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Labour Party’s record on trans rights ‘absolutely disgraceful’, Nadia Whittome tells TUC fringe
Left wing Labour MP Nadia Whittome has described the Labour Party’s record on trans rights as ‘absolutely disgraceful’. She made […]
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TUC votes to condemn EHRC code of practice and back self-ID for trans people
Delegates backed a motion branding the EHRC guidance 'discriminatory and unworkable'
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TUC issues call for radical shift in British economic policy
Mass insourcing, public ownership of utilities and increased investment in renewables
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Angela Rayner gives stark warning of impact of Reform government on workers in TUC Congress speech
'If Farage will do you a Cameo for £70, just ask yourself what he'd do for £70 million.'
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Why isn’t the government using its power to stop social media causing so much damage?
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Young people are being exhorted to keep chasing the elusive prize of employment, even as our work-centred world is diminishing
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Reform, Restore and the debate over Jewish inclusion in the radical right
Division has emerged about the involvement of Jews in far-right politics
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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”?
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Right-Wing Media Watch: Telegraph ridiculed over ludicrous Jeremy Corbyn house sale story
The coverage presents it as though Corbyn has been caught doing something hypocritical, hinting at well-worn cries of 'champagne socialism.'
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How right-wing governments change the law to silence the press
What happens if a party that regards critical journalism as an attack acquires the power to change the laws governing journalism itself?
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Woke-Bashing of the Week: The Sun throws tantrum over ‘woke’ ITV bosses and a simple content warning
Such warnings have been standard practice for years on those channels which earn a crust by recycling ancient television series. The Sun only seems to have noticed when ITV engaged in the practice. Imagine their response if it had been the BBC!