Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, July 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Left Foot Forward
Elections Bill: MPs launch probe into government ‘power grab’
“The Bill does little for electoral integrity, and much to strengthen electoral support for the government.”
Official Secrets Act: Tory proposals are part of a long history of suppressing journalism to hide government misdeeds
The government wants to toughen the law again for the digital age. But the real target is journalists and their sources.
UnionDues: The campaign to commemorate one of Britain’s first strikes
It’s time to recognise the legacy of the Matchgirls strike.
‘Is this a joke?’: PM’s climate spokesperson’s solution to climate crisis has people gobsmacked
If this is even 1,000th of the government’s message for COP26, we’re more doomed than we thought…
Labour pledges new climate policies after ‘disappointment’ at lack of action
LFF understands the Labour party is planning a summer policy spree, including fresh pledges on climate action.
Green Party leadership race kicks off
Over 50,000 members will have a say in picking the party’s next leader or co-leader.
What Dawn Butler and Emily Maitlis have in common
Women are speaking truth to power – and the backlash is real.
NHS: Why a 3% pay rise might be the best unions can get
Void of trade union cooperation, and with the Covid exit-wave making industrial action difficult, a 3% pay rise may well be as good as it gets, writes Alex Maguire.
Why Labour needs to look to 1964 not 1945
Labour and Starmer should look to Harold Wilson’s election victory in 1964 for answers.
