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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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Latest Posts

How one council is resisting the worst effects of Universal Credit

John Biggs
2 November, 2018

The Tories’ flagship welfare policy is hitting Tower Hamlets hard. But they’re fighting back, writes Mayor John Biggs.

Millennials have been bashed by the Tories – and this latest Budget is no different

Jeevun Sandher
2 November, 2018

The government are continuing to prioritise the old over the young. But millennials won’t forget it.

Debt disaster: How the Budget will stuff more money into the pockets of the financial sector

Simon Youel
2 November, 2018

Why are we pumping billions into debt when there’s another way to finance public investment?

Report: Theresa May refused request to investigate Leave EU donor Arron Banks

Josiah Mortimer
2 November, 2018

The Mail reports today that May vetoed security service requests to look into the man who channeled £8m into the unofficial Leave camp.

“We’ve got less than 12 years”: ex-serviceman on why he got arrested protesting climate change

Joe Lo
1 November, 2018

A thousand people protested against inaction on climate change on Wednesday

Hedge fund manager nicknamed “Keyser Soze” gives £50k to Boris Johnson

Joe Lo
1 November, 2018

Jonathan Wood says the nickname is unfair

Brexit

Anti-Brexit campaigners call for day of coordinated local action

Joe Lo
1 November, 2018

Activists are encouraged to campaign in their local areas on November 10

Shock NHS figures: PFI set to cost health service MORE in a decade than now

Joe Lo Josiah Mortimer
1 November, 2018

Labour has proposed bringing existing PFI contracts back under public ownership

Climate activists arrested at ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protest outside Parliament

Josiah Mortimer
31 October, 2018

At least six arrests have been made at the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ demonstration, Left Foot Forward has learnt.

REVEALED: Why the Chancellor’s ‘no new PFI’ announcement is nothing but window-dressing

Josiah Mortimer
31 October, 2018

In 2027/28 there will still be 600 PFI schemes in operation – costing taxpayers almost £10bn a year.

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