Liz Truss brutally mocked after blaming downfall on ‘left-wing economic establishment’
“You were brought down because in a matter of weeks you lost the confidence of the financial markets, the electorate and your own MPs”
Left Foot Forward
As Shell reports eye-watering profits, calls grow for UK to nationalise energy
‘Our bills are rising to £3,000 while energy companies are making a killing. Bring energy into public ownership, so we can take control of our energy for the future.’
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news on the left…
Here’s why the government’s anti-strike legislation will fail
‘In fast-tracking the Bill, the beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is resuscitating the ghost of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’
Liz Truss is ‘plotting a comeback’
Truss reportedly wants to ‘position herself as someone who was not understood at the time – an intellectual visionary.’
RMT wins free travel for 5,800 cleaners on London’s transport system
London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced he will extend staff free travel to all sub-contracted cleaners
The rise of pro-housing Labour politicians should be applauded
‘With new blood coming into politics and policymaking, pro-housing stances are now finally being taken’
Shell announces record annual profits of £32.2bn, its highest in 115 years
“Not everyone is suffering from a cost of living crisis.”
Mick Lynch says ‘the working class are back’ in rousing picket line speech
“We are here, we are demanding change, we refuse to be poor, and we are going to win for our people on our terms.”
Why today’s mass walkout is significant
‘Today sends a very clear message to the government’, Paul Nowak.