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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (3 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 (3 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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Rachel Reeves
News

Age UK condemns Chancellor’s restriction on Winter Fuel Payments

Hannah Davenport
30 July, 2024

Charities warn older households just above the threshold will be hit hard by the move

Eton

Private schools face VAT charge from January 2025, Labour confirms

Basit Mahmood
30 July, 2024

The Treasury confirmed yesterday that it would apply to payments made in advance for school terms starting after January 1 2025, including any payments made on or after Monday.

Jeremy Hunt interview
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Jeremy Hunt confronted with spending black hole in excruciating interview

Hannah Davenport
30 July, 2024

“For you to have signed up to this list of spending commitments in the year.. it’s unprecedented Mr Hunt”

Northern Railway

Labour begins process of renationalising rail

Basit Mahmood
29 July, 2024

This afternoon MPs are debating the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill – which will see private rail franchises taken into public ownership as they expire.

Eddie Dempsey
News

RMT’s Eddie Dempsey makes powerful speech on beating the far right at anti-racism march

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

Thousands of counter-protesters united in London against a large Tommy Robinson rally

Brexit and EU

Another Brexit failure: £2M Brexit border control post has carried out just two checks

Basit Mahmood
29 July, 2024

A ‘very attractive, big facility with two or three people rattling around doing some paperwork.’

Doctors strike over pay NHS
News

Junior doctors in England offered 22.3% pay deal

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

Breakthrough pay offer will be put to BMA members for a vote

Parliament

The case for totally banning MPs from second jobs

Prem Sikka
29 July, 2024

People can see that corporations and the wealthy elites fund major political parties and many individual legislators to advance their economic interests.

Just stop oil
News

Over 90 campaign groups call on Government to reverse the Tory crackdown on peaceful protest

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

‘The current government now faces a clear choice between allowing its dire consequences to play out under its watch, or do something to prevent it’

Tory leadership race
News

Who’s the odds-on favourite to win Tory leadership race as nominations close today

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

Which Tory MP is currently being tipped to win the Conservative leadership race?

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