The Mandelson scandal reveals a political settlement in which democratic choice is curtailed and the power of markets eclipses the will of voters – only the left can challenge this, writes JON TRICKETT MP
ALMOST ten years since the crisis of economic greed, ordinary public-sector workers continue to pay the price of bailing out the bankers through wages slashed, cut, frozen and capped.
What a terrible way to treat the people who keep this country running. People that look after our courts, jobcentres, tax offices, schools, hospitals, driving centres, museums, galleries, passport offices, coastguard centres, fire and police stations and borders have seen their standards of living slip.
The services they deliver are run down. Only commitment to the public good drives these workers on.
Ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, ROZ FOYER warns that a bold tax policy is needed to rebuild devastated public services which can serve as the foundation of a strong, fair economy
Having endured 14 years of Tory austerity followed by Starmerite cuts, young voters are desperate for change — but Anas Sarwar’s refusal to differentiate from Westminster means Scottish Labour risks electoral catastrophe, writes LAUREN HARPER



