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An open letter to the Labour Movement
Members of the British Labour Party calling for meaningful solidarity against ISIS from Labour and the Trade Unions.
There was much to welcome in Miliband’s devolution announcement
Localism has to mean allowing communities to decide their own structures.
This week’s most read: Migration myths, the ambulance service and the Islamist Walter White
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
The government is creating more roque landlords
We’ve come to expect it from some, but when even landlords with a social purpose are thinking twice about who they allow as tenants we know a change is needed.
Government announces ‘preferred bidders’ for probation contracts: service in chaos as privatisation goes ahead
Chris Grayling is rushing ahead with government plans to privatise probation services.
What’s happening in Scotland is symptomatic of a deeper problem
What’s is happening in Scotland is symptomatic of a much deeper problem.
Tax revenues are under relentless attack – the government needs to take action
Chasing tax avoiders is labour intensive, but since 2005, 34,000 jobs have gone from HMRC.
Poll signals Labour doomsday scenario in Scotland
If this poll carries over to the General Election, Scottish Labour will see itself virtually wiped out.
Austerity (still) won’t balance the books
Austerity not only drives the growing inequality in our society, it drives the divisiveness that demonises the migrant, the welfare claimant or the public sector worker.
Who is paying for Crossrail 2?
Labour in London has long supported the Hackney-Chelsea line and the latest incarnation of this proposal is Andrew Adonis’ Crossrail 2 proposal.