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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025

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

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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Latest Posts

Nigel Farage on GB News
News

GB News to force presenters to take training workshops brushing up on ‘the law and Ofcom’ to avoid mistakes

Basit Mahmood
17 January, 2023

The broadcasting regulator Ofcom, currently has two cases open on GB news’ presenter Mark Steyn

Zarah Sultana
News

Zarah Sultana perfectly deconstructs government’s anti-strike legislation

Basit Mahmood
17 January, 2023

“The problem is bad bosses and a Tory government, that is running a rigged economy.”

Braverman
News

Freedom from Torture gives the perfect response to the Home Office’s request to delete its video of Suella Braverman

Basit Mahmood
16 January, 2023

Freedom from Torture has said that the Home Office has asked it to remove the video.

Opinion

Natalie Bennett: Today’s Energy Bill debate in the Lords is more important than ever

Natalie Bennett
16 January, 2023

The element of the Energy Bill that has got the most positive attention, and rightly so, has been amendments aiming to insert into the bill support for community energy schemes

Two unite the union flags
Opinion

5 reasons why we all need to oppose the government’s anti-strike laws

Basit Mahmood
16 January, 2023

Trade unions and human rights activists have called for a mass movement to oppose this latest piece of draconian legislation.

rmt
News

Emergency demo: Trade unions call for protest outside Downing Street today to protect right to strike

Basit Mahmood
16 January, 2023

An emergency demonstration is due to take place today at 6pm opposite 10 Downing Street.

Braverman
News

Home Office tries to remove video of Holocaust survivor confronting Suella Braverman

Basit Mahmood
16 January, 2023

“The Home Office has demanded we remove the footage”

Free school meals

Leading UK research institute says calls for free school meals expansion are ‘timely and warranted’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 January, 2023

In the face of rising costs and growing levels of child poverty, calls are being ramped up for the government to take action over free school meal provision.

Brexit and EU

Member states’ support for leaving European Union fallen steeply since Brexit vote

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 January, 2023

A survey has found that support for leaving the EU in member states has significantly dropped in the years since the referendum.

Bray and Anderson
News

Right-wing relish in reporting Lee Anderson and Steve Bray altercation

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
14 January, 2023

The right-wing media had something of a field-day following Tory MP Lee Anderson’s clash with Steve Bray – aka ‘Stop Brexit Man.’

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