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Diane Abbott MP: Why you should support the Grassroots 5 in Labour’s NEC election
‘The NEC election is an opportunity to put grassroots activists, who will fight for Labour to change direction, on to our leading body.’
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, July 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…
Mick Lynch takes apart Liz Truss over plans to effectively ban industrial action
“She’s seeking to make effective industrial action illegal, so people will have to use other means to take action and respond to the employers.”
Boris Johnson delays inquiry into allegations Tory MP was sacked as a minister because of her Muslim faith
Johnson said he was leaving it to his successor as prime minister and their independent adviser to complete the investigation.
Bad bosses can’t beat the law
Whether it’s agency staff, bypassing collective bargaining rights, or fire and rehire, workers can use the law to fight back.
Liz Truss slammed for ‘declaring war on trade unions and working people’ with ‘madcap proposals’
“This manifesto is nothing but a charter of discontent. The rights of working people have been put on the chopping block by an ambitious politician, hawking for the votes of a tiny minority.”
Trades Union Congress calls for public ownership of energy companies
The TUC is proposing a reshaping of the UK’s energy system, to be more in line with our European neighbours that are finding it easier to weather the current crisis.
What Rishi Sunak’s defence of his private school education reveals about the myth of meritocracy
Hard work and merit don’t operate in a vacuum, as Sunak would like us to believe.
Boris Johnson ‘doesn’t want to resign’ and ‘wishes he could carry on’ as PM, says Tory peer
“Boris thanked me for my ‘Boris on the ballot’ campaign. He said he was enjoying following it and he wished me well.”
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…