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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (2 weeks 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 (2 weeks 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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‘The fight for climate justice and tax justice go hand in hand. Our broken global tax system is costing countries billions in public money and fuelling extreme wealth inequality, which in turn is accelerating climate breakdown and blocking action, leading to even more costly damages to the most vulnerable communities.’

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‘Rayner pays for something expensive herself and the Times wants to shame her. What a nasty, snobby, shit-stirring rag.’

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