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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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‘The cuts and tax increases that are coming must be opposed’.

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Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
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‘This is anti-bullying week, will he apologise?’

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Dominic Raab hit with two official ‘bullying’ complaints

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After Thursday’s Autumn Statement, we are all likely to be paying more tax – except those hollowing out rural and coastal communities.

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16 November, 2022

‘Local government remains the fabric of our country but many of the vital services we provide face an existential crisis.’

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A roundup of news from progressive outlets…

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Tory run councils warn Rishi Sunak of possible bankruptcy

Basit Mahmood
15 November, 2022

Both councils face budget deficits over the next few years “of a scale that has never been seen before”.

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UnionDues: Interview with the newly elected TUC president Maria Exall

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Maria arrives at the TUC Presidency with impressive credentials. 

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Daily Mail slammed for headline blaming migrants for the NHS crisis

Basit Mahmood
15 November, 2022

“The Daily Mail pitting nurses against migrants. Is there nothing this rag wont try”

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