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Radical roundup: 10 stories that got buried (11th Nov 2020)

Josiah Mortimer
11 November, 2020

Left Foot Forward’s roundup of the progressive news you might have missed this week.

Storm clouds are looming over Britain’s housing market

Peter Brown
11 November, 2020

Government intervention has inflated house prices to unsustainable levels. A crash is coming – and those on lowest incomes will suffer, writes Peter Brown.

EXCLUSIVE: Leading Tories challenged for using phrase linked to ‘anti-Semitic dog-whistle’

Josiah Mortimer
11 November, 2020

Conservatives seem to be adopting the language of the US alt-right.

Unions worry this ‘rushed’ UK trade deal could undermine labour standards in east Africa

Tony Burke
11 November, 2020

The UK government is pushing through trade deals before the Brexit transition period ends. But at what cost?

A minister has boasted about how easy it is to fire workers in Britain

Josiah Mortimer
10 November, 2020

The comments come amid growing anger over fire-and-rehire tactics.

How we fought for – and won – better sick pay at this London charity during a pandemic

Ma'ayan Cohen
10 November, 2020

Why workers’ rights are a public health issue.

Home truths: What we can learn from the ‘Return of Squalor’ in Britain

Chris Worrall
10 November, 2020

The neglect of housing here is a national scandal. A new anthology lifts the lid on a decade of policy failure.

UnionDues: New union-backed album tracks the working class history of the Thames

Simon Sapper
10 November, 2020

A new music collection revives stories of working lives and struggles on the river.

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Universal Basic Income pilot scheme for Londoners delayed by Labour

Sophia Dourou
9 November, 2020

The politicians supporting this motion included many Labour PMs, Welsh AMs, peers and councillors calling for Universal Basic Income (UBI) in their areas.

As one divisive populist is voted out in the US, Nigel Farage scrabbles for relevance

Sophia Dourou
9 November, 2020

As the world watched with trepidation at the US election, Farage’s demeanour was downright sunny.

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