TUC president and POA leader STEVE GILLAN speaks to Ben Chacko on the eve of Congress 2026
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REBUILDING THE NHS FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Labour’s plan offers a positive vision of what the NHS can be in a century when people’s needs have changed, writes ANDY BURNHAM
DOUG NICHOLLS welcomes a turning point at this year’s Congress, where many motions call for a co-ordinated plan to revive British industry, a perspective outlined in his new book
HOPE VIRGO of campaign Dump the Scales warns MPs voting today they should be alert to the threat legalised assisted death poses to people with eating disorders
The Together Alliance is hosting two summits, North and South, to build power and plan action against the scourge of racism peddled by the right. DANIEL KEBEDE urges mass participation
The drift toward militarisation in Europe is not inevitable, left-wing and peace movements can preserve sovereignty and prevent war, says DÁIRE HUGHES MP
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
THE time has come for the party which created the NHS to set out how it can be secured in the 21st century as a public service which puts people before profits.
It is no exaggeration to say that the 2015-20 parliament will determine the future of the NHS.
If the looming funding pressures combine with David Cameron’s ideological prescription, it could create a toxic medicine that may well finish the patient off.
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