SOLOMON HUGHES uncovers government documents showing hidden dinners and meetings between Labour figures and disgraced Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm, which collapsed after links to Epstein and sleazy influence operations came to light
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Rebuilding Scottish Labour
As a Labour Party candidate in Scotland do I offer anything to the voters, asks CAROL MOCHAN
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard with Jeremy Corbyn
In the second of a series of interviews with leaders of progressive parties in Wales ahead of the May 7 Senedd election David Nicholson talks to Welsh Green Party leader ANTHONY SLAUGHTER
Oil and gas prices are rising due to the illegal war against Iran, but new nuclear power plants will only make things worse as their costs also escalate, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
As women dominate public services yet face pay gaps, unsafe workloads and rising misogyny, this International Women’s Day and TUC Women’s Conference must be a rallying point, says ANDREA EGAN
As the government quietly begins reviewing the BBC’s Royal Charter, the moment should be seized to refound the corporation as a truly democratic, regionally rooted public service, writes PAUL W FLEMING
Like the president in Wag the Dog, Donald Trump faces scandal at home and turns to conflict abroad. But the conflict with Iran risks igniting a regional inferno with global consequences, warns ROGER McKENZIE
LIKE many people reading this paper I have spent most of my adult life supporting the trade union and labour movement. For us it is part of everyday life. For many voters however thoughts of political parties are about election time and on occasions where “Big Bang” issues impact on the nation or their individual lives.
Friends and family ask me why I keep going with politics and if I enjoy the constant wrangling week after week. This makes me think we must work harder on what we can offer.
There is no doubt if you are a Labour Party supporter or activist there are days you think what now or what next. It would be pointless to deny it.
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