Can the unity built between the Camden People’s Alliance and the Green Party make an electoral breakthrough on the PM’s home territory this week? ANDREW MURRAY talks to some of those involved
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Northern England fights back
TUC Northern regional secretary LIZ BLACKSHAW introduces this weekend’s conference which will address the growing crisis of rising costs and stagnant pay with plans for action
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Plaid Cymru’s Caerffili by-election win raised hopes on the left — but the complex realities of Wales suggest the Senedd election may be far less predictable, argues CATRIN ASHTON
Politicians must seize the opportunity to act boldly and tackle land inequality, delivering power to local communities, writes Dr JOSH DOBLE
Disabled tenant RUTH HUNT found herself evicted by her landlord of 10 years after asking for repairs. She explains why the end of no-fault evictions is cause for celebration
The General Strike exposed the power of the working class — and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY
HENRY FOWLER, General Strike 100 national co-ordinator, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations, joining the National Day of Celebration in Barnsley. The event was organised by Unite for a Workers Economy (Unite the Union), the Durham Miners Association, and the National Union of Mineworkers
TUC NORTHERN is delighted to welcome our affiliate unions from across north-east England and Cumbria for the first time since the pandemic began.
Our 2022 regional conference has a packed agenda, a full conference hall and over 25 unions, trades councils and supporting organisations in attendance. It is promising to be a lively day.
It is such a timely conference too. We all now know from the Spring Statement that, once again, working people are going to bear the brunt of rising global prices and the impact on local pricing will increase every household bill as a consequence.
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