Apart from a bright spark of hope in the victory of the Gaza motion, this year’s conference lacked vision and purpose — we need to urgently reconnect Labour with its roots rather than weakly aping the flag-waving right, argues KIM JOHNSON MP

IN POLITICS we invariably have to fight the same old battles over and over again.
So, to hear the Chancellor in his spring Budget declaring that “increasing nuclear capacity is vital to meet our net zero obligations” should not come as a complete surprise.
After all, this is word for word what the resurgent nuclear lobby has been spinning for some time.

As bus builder Alexander Dennis threatens Falkirk closure and Grangemouth faces ruthless shutdown by tax exile Jim Ratcliffe, RICHARD LEONARD MSP warns that global corporations must be resisted by a bold industrial strategy based on public ownership


