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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (4 days ago)

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LFF is closed over the Christmas holidays

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (4 days ago)

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The labour movement should drop any illusions it has about Venezuelan socialism

Rob Marchant
26 February, 2014

Their last-ditch support for a dying regime is not only leaving them tragically on the wrong side of history but, worse, exposing them and our great movement to ridicule.

It should be left to the Venezuelan people to decide if socialism has run its course

Colin Burgon
26 February, 2014

Left Foot Forward asks ‘has Venezuelan socialism has run its course?’ The answer coming loud and clear from the Venezuelan people themselves is ‘no’.

Boris’ failure on affordable housing

Tom Copley
26 February, 2014

Boris’ incompetence is exacerbating the shortage of housing in London.

Scottish referendum more than just about financial calculations, says new report

Ed Jacobs
26 February, 2014

Scottish voters want the debate over independence to move beyond a somewhat cold and individual assessment of ‘what is in it for me?’, according to new research published today.

The coalition falls way short of Green Deal sign-up target

James Bloodworth
26 February, 2014

Just a fraction of the numbers promised by the government have signed up to the Green Deal.

The Daily Mail: ‘Are we sorry we backed the Nazis?’

James Bloodworth
26 February, 2014

Steve Bell is on top form in today’s Guardian, and his latest cartoon requires no further comment from me.

Tories make last-ditch attempt to prevent action on take up of smoking by children

James Bloodworth
26 February, 2014

Tory MEPs are set to make a last ditch attempt to stop Labour-led reforms designed to reduce the take up of smoking by children.

Labour’s Spending Review starts to pick through the clutter

Emran Mian
25 February, 2014

Emran Mian of the Social Market Foundation looks at the principles that will guide Labour’s spending decisions.

The crisis in crisis support – reversing the slow abolition of welfare assistance funding

Mark Harrison
25 February, 2014

The abolition of the Local Welfare Assistance fund makes scant social or economic sense.

Food banks

Tory MEPs ‘taking food from the mouths of children’

James Bloodworth
25 February, 2014

Britain’s food banks have been to be blocked from claiming millions in EU aid by Tory MEPs.

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