Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
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Labour's women are getting organised
In Scotland and Britain women members are setting up meetings to look at recognition for care work, low pay for women, climate change and environmental justice, reports ANN HENDERSON
As Unison launches its Year of Women Workers, ANNIE COGAN-THOMAS argues that stronger organisation and collective bargaining are essential to winning equality
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
Recent violence in Belfast was not spontaneous — it was built on years of failure and political neglect, argues STIOFAN O NUALLAIN
As delegates meet in Brighton this week, Unison faces pressing questions about pay, organising, workers’ rights and political representation, explains ANDY CHAFFER
Andy Burnham’s growing stature has fuelled hopes of a Labour revival – but ALAN SIMPSON warns that Britain’s crisis runs far deeper than just its leadership and traces its roots to decades of financialised capitalism
WHEN Richard Leonard was elected leader of the Scottish Labour Party in November 2017, decisions were made swiftly to move ahead with the promises made on increasing women’s representation and to rebuild an effective Labour women’s organisation in Scotland.
Labour’s Scottish executive turned its attention to preparing the necessary rule changes for the Scottish Labour conference in March 2018, and by November 2018 a delegate-based, policy-making Labour women’s conference took place in Glenrothes.
Earlier that year, in February 2018, the Glasgow Women’s Library had provided a great venue for bringing Labour women together. From that event, which was addressed by Dawn Butler MP, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, along with members of the Scottish Parliament, strong contacts between women in constituencies and in trade unions across Scotland were established.
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