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Unite the Union welcomes Andy Burnham’s speech and calls for plan to deal with ‘rampant inequality’
Unite the Union, Britain’s largest trade union and the Labour Party’s biggest financial backer, has welcomed Andy Burnham’s first major […]
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Andy Burnham considers bannning Palantir from the NHS and the right is furious about it
Right-wing figures have rushed to defend the US tech company, which has contracts with the Israeli military and ICE
Labour leadership election
Clive Lewis MP wants Ed Miliband to be appointed as chancellor
He said most on the Labour left think Miliband’s appointment is critical to delivering a progressive economic agenda
Labour leadership election
Clive Lewis MP calls on Andy Burnham to restore whip to Diane Abbott and ask Jeremy Corbyn if he wants to rejoin Labour
Lewis said the Hackney North MP should not still be suspended
Opinion
Andy Burnham must create a modern English politics built around civic pride, local power and visible leadership
"Maybe the trick is simply to let Burnham be Burnham"
Labour leadership election
The Socialist Campaign Group of MPs releases list of demands for next Labour leader
The Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) of left-wing Labour MPs has set out a list of demands for the next Labour […]
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We need to abolish state-sanctioned poverty
No one is ever born poor. They are condemned to poverty by societal policies which prevent millions from realising their full physical, mental, and intellectual capacities potentialities.
Opinion
Christopher Harborne has exposed the flaw in Labour’s political donation policy
A universal cap on political donations is simpler, fairer and far harder to sidestep.
Opinion
Andy Burnham must create a modern English politics built around civic pride, local power and visible leadership
"Maybe the trick is simply to let Burnham be Burnham"
Opinion
Keir Starmer is a decent man, but he lacked key skills for leadership
'There is no doubt he is a respected statesman who has worked hard all his life for the right reasons. '
Opinion
Keir Starmer was complicit in genocide. The next PM must end this.
'The next occupant of 10 Downing Street should heed that warning and end Britain’s complicity in these crimes, starting by imposing comprehensive sanctions on Israel, including a full arms embargo.'
Opinion
Andy Burnham must deliver real joy for Britain
A Burnham government must change more than just vibes
Right-Wing Watch
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Right-Wing Watch
Smear of the Week: At ‘anti-woke Davos,’ Ed Miliband becomes public enemy No.1
God only knows what they’ll cook up if Ed does make it to No. 11!
Right-Wing Watch
Is Europe building its own ICE?
Across Europe, ideas once associated with the hard right are increasingly being adopted, normalised and institutionalised.
Right-Wing Watch
Woke-Bashing of the Week: Rupert Lowe’s war on woke turned up a notch days before the Makerfield byelection
At this rate, the only thing that isn't woke is Rupert Lowe.
Right-Wing Watch
Right-Wing Media Watch – Mail on Sunday goes all out to protect Farage by squeezing the Restore vote
Has the Mail on Sunday suddenly developed a conscience about the far right and swung left? One suspects not.