By an NHS shop steward The NHS is now looking at a huge winter pressures crisis. But instead of getting to grips with the problems,
Category: Labour Party Archive
By Andrew Clayworth, Rushcliffe CLP member. [Editorial note: Twenty councillors in Browtowe, a local authority in Nottinghamshire, resigned from the Labour Party last week. They formed the
The election of a right wing-dominated Labour government in July opened up a new and extremely turbulent stage in modern British politics, although its full
Editorial: Starmer/Reeves policies tailor-made for Reform UK
Although Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, won only five seats in the last general election, that was only due to the peculiarities of the British
Editorial: Starmer’s six ‘milestones: words, words, words
Starmer’s speech last Wednesday was the latest rebrand. We had his ‘ten pledges’ when he fought for the Labour leadership…and they were immediately binned when
Miners’ Strike 1984-5 – Weeks 30-35 Update
Throughout this 40th anniversary year of the miners’ strike, Left Horizons will publish regular bulletins on important issues and developments that occurred during the strike,
Reeves and public sector pensions
Letter from Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member Rachel Reeves recently announced changes to public sector (local government) pension schemes. She wants to roll
Letter from Bob Edwards, Harlow Labour member I’ve been involved in the Labour Party since around 1963, but I’ve never seen such anger has been
By Michael Roberts The newly elected Labour government’s first budget has just been presented. Rachel Reeves, the UK finance minister (called Chancellor of the Exchequer
Letter from Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member The budget was described as a traditional Labour Party budget. ‘Tax and spend’ was the cry
