Left Foot Forward
Why the budget fails ordinary people and benefits the rich
Instead of addressing the real problems faced by people, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget has delivered the usual cocktail of austerity, low wages, higher taxes for the masses, and tax cuts for corporations and the rich.
Seven ways the Spring Budget has failed to help working people
'The elephant in the room is the lack of funding for pay rises to recruit/retain public sector workers.'
Unite the Union reveals profits of Britain’s biggest firms gone up by 89%
We are living in a 'cost of profiteering crisis’, says Sharon Graham
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news from progressive outlets...
Junior doctors on strike: ‘The situation is dire’
Interview with junior doctors during three-day strike - 'A lot of the NHS is run on good will'
Strike dates: Full list of everyone on strike tomorrow
Trade unions are preparing for one of the biggest days of strike action in decades.