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TUC Congress in context: thirty years ago “Europe was the only game in town” #TUC150
This year marked the 150th anniversary of the founding Congress, but it also marked the thirtieth anniversary of Jacques Delors’ famous speech. Three decades after Delors, who was President of the European Commission at the time, made a socialist argument for the European Project and won over many in the Labour Party who had previously opposed the EU, Brexit has pushed the issue back up the agenda.
The Tories’ Brexit disaster is distracting us from the most pressing issues of our time
The past year has been one of chaos for the Prime Minister - and the country, argues CLASS director Dr Faiza Shaheen.
Dawn Butler: True equality needs to include all women (so there’s still much to do)
Universal suffrage - free of conditions such as age or property ownership - will soon celebrate its 90th anniversary. Let it be an inspiration to today's feminists.
Rachel Reeves: Here’s how the left can transform the world of work
If wages are to improve, the UK industrial strategy has to understand local needs and local economies - not just national productivity.
A ‘Minister for Loneliness’ won’t fix our broken society
Tory policies have fragmented society and left us all feeling isolated. Creating a 'Minister for Loneliness' now is too little too late
Left Foot Forward’s most read stories in 2017
From timeless Tory and DUP bigotry to breaking investigative exclusives -- here's what you were reading on our site last year.