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Josiah Mortimer

Josiah Mortimer is the Editor of Left Foot Forward. Follow him on Twitter.

EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners hit back at minister’s pro-fracking “mythbuster”

Joe Lo Josiah Mortimer
24 October, 2018

The energy minister was accused of being a “propagandist for the filthy fossil fuel industry”.

Strike win: Private company owned by NHS agrees to staff wage demands

Josiah Mortimer
22 October, 2018

iFM Bolton risked undercutting NHS terms and conditions – and sparking a race to the bottom. But Unison put up a strong challenge – and won.

Five thoughts on Saturday’s massive march for a People’s Vote

Josiah Mortimer
22 October, 2018

The anti-Brexit campaign now needs to reach beyond the ‘usual suspects’ to Leave voters and the Labour left.

EXCLUSIVE – Best for Britain chief to Brexiteers: “If you really believe in the will of the people, let’s have a People’s Vote”

Josiah Mortimer
19 October, 2018

Left Foot Forward speaks to Eloise Todd ahead of what looks likely to be the largest anti-Brexit march the UK has seen so far.

PCS declares victory over government union-busting after securing huge payout

Josiah Mortimer
17 October, 2018

The union took a huge membership hit after Ministers ended the ‘check off’ system in 2015 – but they are bouncing back.

Sub-co strike: How NHS bodies can dodge national pay rates

Josiah Mortimer
11 October, 2018

The NHS-owned company says it ‘can operate more competitively against private companies’. Workers appear to be paying the price.

EXCLUSIVE: Pro-EU MEPs to meet BBC news exec after claims of pro-Brexit bias

Josiah Mortimer
10 October, 2018

UKIP provided 33 out of 35 MEP appearances between 2013 and 2018 – despite having one of the lowest attendance records among MEPs.

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What Uber drivers are striking for this week

Josiah Mortimer
9 October, 2018

“The app is the picket line,” say the IWGB union.

Tories’ £9bn fuel duty splurge will leave UK in breach of environmental law, say campaigners

Josiah Mortimer
3 October, 2018

While it may feel like an easy win for the Tories, this £8bn fossil fuel giveaway will hit Phillip Hammond’s coffers hard – and make the public cough harder.

Investigation into ex-Green Party spokesperson Aimee Challenor’s application to join Lib Dems

Josiah Mortimer
3 October, 2018

The former ‘rising star’ resigned from the Greens last month, citing transphobia, amid an investigation into her election agent father’s conviction for horrific sexual crimes.

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