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A new government with a New Deal for Workers
The pressure is now on the government to deliver its promises, and that pressure is not just from the unions, but from a working class that will look to the right if things under Labour don’t markedly improve, writes STEVE GILLAN
(left-right) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosts his first Cabinet meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Defence Secretary John Healey at 10 Downing Street, London, following the landslide General Election victory for the Labour Party, July 6, 2024
ANDREW MURRAY recommends a volume of essays that nail the visionless, racist and neoliberal character of policy under Starmer’s Labour Party
JONATHAN TAYLOR appreciates how, for a black British musician, to walk onstage can be a rebellious act
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER
Like dictators of the past, Trump is seeking an enforcement agency answering only to him, asserts CJ ATKINS
From tens of thousands left abandoned to a militarised ‘looting’ crackdown, Hurricane Katrina laid bare racial inequities and government neglect, writes NATALIA MARQUES
ON July 4 2024 a new government was elected and after 14 years of misery and austerity, I welcome the fact that Labour is now in charge and that we have a real opportunity to see policies that were promised prior to the election enacted.
We have reason to be optimistic going forward over the next five years. After all, Labour has a thumping majority, so they can make legislative changes to make the lives of working-class people better with a New Deal for Workers that is wide-ranging.
There is an opportunity to have growth in our economy, with no communities being left behind; Labour needs to be brave and implement those changes.
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