By Andy Ford The County Council elections in Lancashire back in May showed a huge collapse in both Labour and Conservative support, and a massive
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A people’s struggle against linguistic discrimination and erasure By Md Islam We are pleased to publish this article sent in by Md Islam. It provides
Unite Conference 2025 part 2: the main debates and decisions
By Andy Ford, Health sector delegate Part 1 of this two part report gave an overview of the Unite conference and provided a balance sheet
Unite Conference 2025: a delegate’s report part 1
In the first part of a two part report, Andy Ford, Health sector delegate, gives an overview of this really important Trade Union conference and
Editorial: prospects for a new left party
Strenous efforts are going into the creation of a new left party – presently without a name, except for the adopted one, ‘Your Party’, which
In a recent Financial Times article, published on 18th August, it was reported that households renting privately spent on average over a third of their
By Maureen Wade – Chair, Birmingham UNISON Retired Members Section It is not without irony that just as the government announced its new 10 year
Unite emergency motion on NHS 10-year plan
Letter from Andy Ford, Unite health rep. The article on the NHS 10-Year Plan, reminded me of the emergency motion passed UNANIMOUSLY at the July
By Maureen Wade, chair, Birmingham UNISON retired members section The government has launched its 10-year plan for the NHS, which includes a heavy reliance on
Birmingham bin strike: ‘you don’t achieve Equal Pay by driving down the wages of others’
By Birmingham Left Horizons supporters The bin workers in Birmingham are now entering their sixth month of strike action. It is an outrage that all
