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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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No more dither or delay: the government must finally ban conversion therapy

Joe Dharampal-Hornby Lily Soaper
7 November, 2023

This failure to tackle such heinous practices reflects, and likely contributes to, a growing atmosphere of hostility towards LGBT+ people in the UK

Claire Coutinho
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Tory Minister admits new oil and gas plan will not bring down energy bills

Basit Mahmood
6 November, 2023

“It wouldn’t necessarily bring energy bills down, that’s not what we’re saying”,

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The fight against Big Food is just getting started-Farmers and consumers are trapped in a deeply unhealthy system

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There’s also, of course, undeniable evidence about the major contributions of the food system to the climate emergency and nature crisis

Suella Braverman
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‘Disgraceful’: Suella Braverman slammed for claiming being homeless is a ‘lifestyle choice’

Basit Mahmood
6 November, 2023

“No one should be punished for being homeless.”

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Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson issues apology to doctor for misleading post on X

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6 November, 2023

The BMA shared Anderson’s tweet and posted: “Doctors have been repeatedly misrepresented by the Government during this industrial dispute”

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Post-Brexit UK water quality standards set to be much lower than EU standards

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‘The UK’s decision to diverge from EU water quality standards is yet another blow in a string of post-Brexit setbacks.’

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Sunak labelled ‘out of touch’ for suggesting people should give up work to start their own business

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
5 November, 2023

‘He hasn’t got a clue.’

Suella Braverman
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New study shows UK voters believe politicians exploit culture wars to win support

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
4 November, 2023

It seems the Tories’ tendency to stoke up culture wars is starting to backfire.

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Why we should be worried about the GB News-funded alt-right conference in London

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
4 November, 2023

This latest curious meeting of right-wing minds in a sold out inaugural conference at the world’s busiest concert venue, shows how much this form of cultural nationalism, which emphases the preservation of national identity, restrictions on immigration, and a rebuke of climate science, has become mainstream.

Dominic Cummings
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It was a week of hugely significant and potentially damning testimony.

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