ALEX HALL interviews PAUL HOLDEN, whose bombshell book uses leaked documents to expose how the Starmer faction used systematic dishonesty to seize power and reopen the door to the corrupting ecosystem of corporate lobbying and sleaze

ON July 4 2024 a new government was elected and after 14 years of misery and austerity, I welcome the fact that Labour is now in charge and that we have a real opportunity to see policies that were promised prior to the election enacted.
We have reason to be optimistic going forward over the next five years. After all, Labour has a thumping majority, so they can make legislative changes to make the lives of working-class people better with a New Deal for Workers that is wide-ranging.
There is an opportunity to have growth in our economy, with no communities being left behind; Labour needs to be brave and implement those changes.

Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN

The Home Secretary’s recent letter suggests the Labour government may finally deliver on its nine-year manifesto commitment, writes KATE FLANNERY, but we must move quickly: as recently as 2024 Northumbria police destroyed miners’ strike documents

The Gala’s core message of working-class solidarity offers renewed hope and provides the antidote to the anti-worker policies of Reform UK, argues IAN LAVERY MP

Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025