Corbyn is right: Labour is now the mainstream
As the party approaches its conference, Labour appears more united than it has for years. And for the first time in a long time, many of us are optimistic about the left.
TUC President Sally Hunt on a changing union movement: “We’re not interested in being a relic”
In an exclusive interview with Left Foot Forward, the new figurehead of the UK union movement says: “We have to be where young people are – not where we are.”
This week’s most read: Arms dealers, sex work, and Tory plots
The top articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
As Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund hits $1trn, we need one for the UK
The Conservatives pledged to set up regional Wealth Funds for investing in our country. They should use the Autumn Statement to fulfil their manifesto promise.
We need unions as much as ever. The challenge is finding new ways to organise
As TUC Congress draws to a close, all of us must find ways to reinvent the movement.
The Tories are starting to cave on the public sector pay cap
If leaked reports are to be believed, the 1% pay freeze is finished – but not for everyone.
The TUC just called for the UK to stay in the single market – potentially for good
If a key motion passes this afternoon, the trade union movement will go beyond Labour’s policy on the EU, marking a radical shift.
The Tories are trying to rig Parliament to stifle opposition to Brexit
Opposition parties have called the move a ‘power grab’. They’re right.
The hard-right is about to lose one its most important newspaper allies
Handing over Dirty Des’ media empire to the Mirror group can only be a good thing.
Sports Direct workers are standing up to zero hours contracts – and bosses’ broken promises
Without immediate action, Mike Ashley has betrayed the thousands of Sports Direct workers who deserve some basic security in their lives.