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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.

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LFF is closed over the Christmas holidays

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

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Latest Posts

We may see more Carillion-style collapses and it’s because of this outdated financial model

Prem Sikka
20 February, 2018

Like companies the world over, Carillion used Black-Scholes to value securities – a highly risky piece of maths vulnerable to market crashes.

Public support for re-nationalising rail is growing after the East Coast line debacle

20 February, 2018

A new poll reveals the vast majority of the public think Chris Grayling messed up letting Virgin and Stagecoach off the hook.

Let’s be clear: precarious work can be deadly. Here’s how we’re fighting it in London

Fiona Twycross
20 February, 2018

DPD courier Don Lane died after missing doctors appointments because he felt under pressure to cover his round facing a £150 fine if he missed it.

Gerard Batten is final proof that the Party’s over for UKIP

Reece Stafferton
19 February, 2018

He comes to lead the party with a long history of anti-Muslim views and associations.

The fight against NHS privatisation is stepping up – and winning

19 February, 2018

Thousands of NHS jobs are being outsourced to private ‘arms-length’ companies, but workers are fighting the plans.

Brexit isn’t unique – Europeans are just as divided on the EU

Alessio Colonnelli
19 February, 2018

The concerns of Leave voters shouldn’t be dismissed as irrelevant – they’re shared by many in Europe.

The UK is mired in £222bn of PFI debt. Here’s how we take on the public finance fat cats

19 February, 2018

Every UK citizen owes more than £3,400 to PFI companies – this might be the solution we desperately need.

Why we’ve taken down an article on Christopher Chandler and the Legatum Institute

17 February, 2018

We received a letter from the Legatum Group yesterday threatening ‘legal proceedings’ in relation to our piece published on February 14th about Christopher Chandler and the Legatum Institute.

It’s no wonder lecturers are striking – university leaders barely acknowledge they exist

Sally Hunt
16 February, 2018

University heads are failing to even admit the pension strikes are happening. It’s no wonder people talk of a crisis of leadership in our university sector.

Why the McDonald’s strikers are going to win

Ronnie Draper
16 February, 2018

The TUC have demanded the fast food giant recognise trade unions. McDonald’s workers won’t stop campaigning until they’re successful.

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