The Starmer project is going up in smoke – but if the left cannot swiftly build a viable alternative, the country faces the grim reality of a hard-right takeover, says ANDREW MURRAY
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There is more at stake than Brexit
CHELLEY RYAN pleads with Leave voters not to forget the bigger picture at this election
POA general secretary STEVE GILLAN argues that while Labour’s 2025 Act was a step forward, a second wave of legislation is vital to restore the fundamental right to strike and end the exploitation of prison officers
Mehmet Turkmen, president of Birtek-Sen, has been cleared of criminal charges after speaking out against the high rate of workplace injuries and deaths in Gaziantep’s textile and carpet industry. OZLEM TEMENA reports
Scottish Labour's leaders cannot keep blaming Westminster for the collapse at the ballot box, says VINCE MILLS
Over 30 years since apartheid was abolished, nasty anti-migrant rhetoric sweeps the corporate media. The Commnunist Party is ready to fight back, says ROGER McKENZIE
FRED BAYER says the cuts to the congress cycle could be disastrous for the Scottish trade union movement
I CAN understand why leave voters are angry with the Labour Party right now.
At the last general election, Labour pledged to respect the EU referendum result. But in the intervening two-and-a-half years the party has changed its position on Brexit.
A combination of pressure from the grassroots, in conjunction with pressure from Remain-supporting MPs, has resulted in a policy to hold another referendum on any deal, including one that has been negotiated by our own party.
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