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Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?

Chris Jarvis
19 December, 2025 (4 days ago)

Who’s up and who’s down?

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Ask how politics pays the piper to know who calls the tune

Jamie Beauvais
1 June, 2020

As a government sweetheart deal for big newspapers hits headlines, Jamie Beauvais asks if the concept of free and independent media has been lost.

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Where the covid-Brexit double whammy will hit hardest – new report

Fleur Doidge
1 June, 2020

Analysis from progressive charitable alliance forecasts tougher times for UK workers for the next four or five years – particularly in the regions.

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Unions welcome chancellor’s furlough announcement – but now ministers must plan for recovery

Tony Burke
1 June, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plan for employers to start paying towards the cost of the coronavirus job retention scheme has been welcomed by unions, writes Tony Burke.

Radical roundup: 10 stories you may have missed this week

Josiah Mortimer
29 May, 2020

Left Foot Forward’s roundup of the progressive news that got buried.

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EXCLUSIVE: Greens accuse PM of misleading Parliament over care homes

Josiah Mortimer Joe Lo
29 May, 2020

“The question is whether the Prime Minister deliberately misled the select committee or did so out of ignorance and incompetence.”

With a key college facing closure, trade union education is under threat

John Murphy
29 May, 2020

While workers face unprecedented risks to their livelihoods and safety, training for union reps is under threat in the North West.

Johnson falsely claims coronavirus patients weren’t sent to care homes

Joe Lo
28 May, 2020

His claim is contradicted by government guidelines.

Exclusive: London’s contact tracers not paid living wage

Joe Lo
28 May, 2020

Labour said low pay devalues their vital role.

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Union membership rose before coronavirus and is soaring now

Tony Burke
28 May, 2020

Union membership increased by 91,000 last year.

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