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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

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Extinction Rebellion-backed climate Bill to be heard in Parliament

Josiah Mortimer
2 September, 2020

The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill seeks a drastic reduction in emissions, to keep within the 1.5 degree Paris Agreement limit.

Dozens of health organisations unite to challenge rushed reorganisation of public health

LFF Reporter
2 September, 2020

“As organisations committed to improving health and reducing inequalities, we are deeply concerned that the Government’s plans for the reorganisation of health protection.”

New study: Government and institutions ‘less trusted’ by women and low-income people

Sophia Dourou
1 September, 2020

A new study highlights a gender and income gap when it comes to trust in institutions

Extinction Rebellion has started two weeks of civil disobedience to demand action on climate crisis

Sophia Dourou
1 September, 2020

‘We have an opportunity to turn this sinking ship around but we must act now, not next year, not in ten years,’ said an XR spokesperson.

Organised compassion: A tale of mutual aid in South London

Andy Bates
1 September, 2020

How residents in a south London estate came together in mutual support during the pandemic

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Green leadership candidates make final push for votes as polls close

Sophia Dourou
1 September, 2020

As the polls closed in the Green party election, candidates for leader and deputy leader made their case for election on social media.

Corporations are playing fast and loose with our pensions

Prem Sikka
31 August, 2020

Companies are taking advantage of a government scheme to rake in more shareholder profits – leaving workers in the lurch.

Support for PM’s coronavirus response crashes among Tory party members

Josiah Mortimer
31 August, 2020

A majority of party members no longer backs the PM’s response – down from a whopping 92% support in March.

Poor form: How Covid could be coming into the UK without a trace

Josiah Mortimer
31 August, 2020

When it comes to tracking new arrivals, you can count the number of fines for non-compliance on your hands.

From 1936 to today: the battle for political education in the UK

Veruschka Selbach
31 August, 2020

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