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Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues
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In the middle of a crisis, the government is selling off our social housing
Over 18,000 homes were flogged off through Right to Buy last year in England – when our social housing stock is needed more than ever.
‘Austerity is nowhere near over’: IFS gives bleak assessment of budget
Things are going to get much worse, before they get better.
Here’s why this year’s budget is ‘one of the least green ever’
The Tories are withdrawing subsidies for green power projects until 2025, but offering tax breaks for North Sea oil and gas developers.
A Robin Hood Tax would work. Trust me, I used to work for a hedge fund
Why is everyone still paying for the bankers’ mess – except the bankers themselves?
I was convicted for protesting against fracking. As a councillor, I have no regrets
Taking direct action against fracking wasn’t an impulsive decision but a last resort. I had exhausted every option through every democratic channel available to me.
Hammond’s budget picked Tory ideology over boosting Britain’s economy
The Chancellor should have taken the chance to revive a stagnating UK. Instead he scrimped on it.
Budget LIVE: Progressives respond to Hammond’s Autumn Statement
Here’s what the left has to say about the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.
From Uber to the University of London, precarious workers are standing together
A growing campaign to stop outsourcing suggests solidarity isn’t dead after all.
McDonald’s workers are going back on strike – and this time it will spread
“Now we’ve started, it will just snowball,” one of the key strikers tells Left Foot Forward.
A watchdog has called for an urgent review of police tactics at fracking protests
Acting on orders from the government, the police are protecting a deeply unpopular industry and their tactics are becoming more desperate.