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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (5 days ago)

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
23 December, 2025 (5 days ago)

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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Why the Telegraph’s ‘Labour Christmas bonus’ story doesn’t add up

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Alexi Dimond
19 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

Alexi Dimond makes the case for councillors pushing to ensure their councils aren’t complicit in Israel’s crimes

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19 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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The government says that up to 100,000 people of all ages could benefit in the first year.

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