We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
You can’t have levelling up without a levelling out of power and wealth
For the labour movement to get on the front foot, our starting point must be our own positive collectivist agenda, says DAVE WARD

THE fact that Tolpuddle is taking place online this weekend shows that the Covid crisis is far from over.
Despite the lifting of restrictions on Monday, the rise in cases poses new challenges for the trade union movement.
Just as workers have organised within their unions to protect their health and safety rights at work in the past, we must now all come together to do the same in this new stage of the crisis.
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