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The most vicious assault on basic labour rights anywhere in the West
We should be under no illusions about what the Tories have in store for the trade union movement.
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It was the working class, not the middle class that sunk Labour
Labour’s next leader must hold onto and increase our middle class vote, reaching out to working class voters, and mobilise Labour identifiers who did not vote Labour.
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Don’t let the Tories steal aspiration – we on the left must claim it
Criticism of Labour as scorning ambition is absurd. But dreams can be realised only in the kind of just society that Conservatives repudiate
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No acceptance of austerity in Tory win
By Mike Hedges, Vice-Chair, Labour Assembly Against Austerity The General Election result was not an endorsement of austerity but was a stunning Tory tactical success. The Tories adopted a policy of defending key marginal seats against Labour and UKIP and Read more…
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New MPs urge end to austerity
Ten newly-elected first-time MPs have written to The Guardian at the outset of the leadership election to state that Labour needs to ‘challenge cuts’ and set out an ‘alternative to austerity’ if it is to win back the five million votes Read more…
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Labour bloc at End Austerity Now demo
With the election of a Conservative Government they threaten to deliver billions in further spending cuts – destroying public services, pay and welfare. It is more vital than ever that Labour joins the wider movement fighting back against austerity. We Read more…