Gloucestershire’s phlebotomists have brought their historic strike to a close after almost a year of action, leaving a legacy of determination – and a clear lesson about the power of solidarity in the face of anti-union laws and austerity, says FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
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They tried austerity and they’re all out of ideas
The recent party conferences have shown only Labour has the vision and policies for the real change Britain needs, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
While public outrage has focused on the abuse committed within Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit, key questions remain unresolved, says JOHN GREEN
In the second part of her critique of Wes Streeting’s TenYear Plan for Health, HELEN MERCER looks at the central planks of this privatisation blueprint
Tens of thousands of students left their classrooms and took to the streets against conscription and rising military spending. NICK WRIGHT reports from Berlin
A call from the World Peace Council to the peace movements of the world
EARLIER this week, the Tories claimed that they want to build a country with opportunity for all, but in fact their conference showed they have nothing left to offer the people of Britain.
They’ve spent their conference rehashing policies and watering down Labour ideas to present as their own.
They’ve shown a lacklustre and divided front, as they argue among themselves about Brexit and they have failed to address many of the real issues facing our country, our economy and public services.
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