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TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady appealed to the labour movement to “reach out” to working-class communities who voted for Brexit and work together to “build unity” in the face of racist attacks in Britain.
Speaking at a fringe meeting on the EU referendum and workers’ rights at the SNP conference, Ms O’Grady said: “We need to think hard about why so many people voted out.
“How much of it was driven by the fear of immigration? How much of it was driven by wanting to give a bloody nose to Westminster and Brussels, and how much of it was a cry of pain from parts of the country that have felt shafted over the years?”
TUC general secretary PAUL NOWAK tells Ben Chacko that Labour can win back disillusioned voters by delivering workplace reforms, rebuilding trust and challenging the far right’s growing influence
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
