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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (4 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 (4 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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Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week

Basit Mahmood
11 July, 2022

A roundup of progressive news…

Zahawi

Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs under investigation by HMRC

Basit Mahmood
11 July, 2022

Revelations about the investigation are awkward for Zahawi, given that HMRC falls under the control of the treasury.

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Wera Hobhouse MP: A national home insulation programme is vital to bringing down energy bills

Wera Hobhouse MP
11 July, 2022

Improving the energy efficiency of our homes brings down bills as people use less energy to heat their homes. It seems obvious, but the Conservatives don’t seem to recognise the urgency of this.

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Resurfaced video shows Rishi Sunak admitting he has ‘no working class friends’

Basit Mahmood
11 July, 2022

“Imagine having no working class friends. Unreal. I dunno why but I stupidly assumed that they at least knew normal people.”

NHS

Boris Johnson condemned for leaving behind a legacy of putting profit before lives

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 July, 2022

‘While we welcome Boris Johnson going, we must remember the Conservative government’s ideological attack on a publicly provided NHS remains and must be resisted.’

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Unite secures 17.5% pay rise for food manufacturing workers

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 July, 2022

In yet another massive pay rise Unite has won for workers, over 1000 employees at Cadbury are to be awarded a two-year pay deal worth up to 17.5%.

El Pais

How the European media responded to Johnson’s downfall

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
9 July, 2022

‘Eton’s greatest mess, Boris Johnson has finally come unstuck’, wrote the Irish Examiner

Ben Wallace

The voting history of Ben Wallace, the early favourite to replace Johnson

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
9 July, 2022

The defence secretary has emerged as a frontrunner for the top job. But how has he voted on key issues?

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Daily Mail torn apart for running failed ‘Beergate’ campaign against Keir Starmer in torrid week for paper

Basit Mahmood
8 July, 2022

The Daily Mail has had a torrid week, with a triple whammy of bad news for the paper.

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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner cleared of breaking lockdown rules by Durham Police

Basit Mahmood
8 July, 2022

In a statement, the police said they will not be issuing any fines and no further action will be taken.

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