Unprecedented ‘fast food shutdown’ to unite precarious workers this week
The 4th October looks set to be a historic moment in the movement to organise ‘gig economy’ and hospitality workers in the UK.
Passports not profit: Activists are getting organised against the ‘hostile environment’
The Home Office makes huge profits from the process of becoming a citizen – but campaigners are kicking off at the ‘extortionate’ fees.
Theresa May’s plan for a ‘Festival of Brexit’ is being ripped to shreds on social media
People are hilariously mocking the Tories’ new Brexit propaganda plans.
Shadow Minister: “The powers of reaction will fight tooth and nail” against democracy
Labour MP Jon Trickett is rethinking how democracy needs reviving in Britain. And electoral reform and other constitutional changes are back on the table.
Shadow Minister: Labour must clamp down on tech giants and inequality to avert ‘dystopia’
Labour figures are starting to think seriously about how to deal with automation and the potential loss of millions of jobs.
EU expert: Labour’s proposed new Brexit policy likely to mean free movement of workers
The wording of Labour’s proposed new Brexit policy is clear as mud – but many believe ‘full participation’ in the Single Market means ensuring free movement of workers.
Labour’s radical new Baroness: “The wealth of the City of London has been stolen from us”
Pauline Bryan also said Labour have “allowed our representatives to become distant, not just from the electorate but the party too.”
McDonnell says no way out of Brexit under Labour – but party sources say door is still open
“The leadership can say what they want but the membership is clear – Brexit is a disaster,” a Labour source tells this site.
Revealed: New figures strike blow to Tories’ austerity project
This won’t make pleasant reading for the Chancellor…
Open selections? There’s another democratic debate Labour members want to have
Calls are growing for Labour to look beyond its own structures and work out how to democratise the country as a whole.