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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
Today

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
Today

We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.

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Too often ‘gate’ is a pretty clear signal that some lazy journalism is about to follow. Remember Starmer and ‘beergate?’

Right-wing media watch – The Sun’s misleading attack on foreign aid

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
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Far from offering constructive criticism, the Sun does a disservice to its readers by undermining the vital role that foreign aid plays in addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

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All aboard the ARC – next stop, climate denial street!

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2025

It’s genuinely terrifying that these individuals wield such immense influence, on the media, on policy, and on the future of the planet. 

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22 February, 2025

Spain’s socialist government champions immigration not only for humanitarian reasons but as an economic growth strategy.

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Campaigners March for Ukraine on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, as Trump stirs controversy with anti-Zelensky remarks

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“Ukraine is fighting not just for its own freedom, but for the freedom of all of Europe, and of liberal democracy across the world.”

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Censorship and indoctrination diminish the possibilities for emancipatory change

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‘A win for young people’: Labour’s potential UK-EU mobility scheme welcomed

Olivia Barber
21 February, 2025

Most British voters backed a UK-EU youth mobility scheme in a recent poll

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Basit Mahmood
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“Tell me you’re paid for by the fossil fuel lobby without telling me you’re paid for by the fossil fuel lobby.”

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‘M&S sponsors GB News. This is not just hate.’

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