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Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed 119 people so far, including 31 children – a father living in the city writes about the horror of last night's bombing and calls for action from the international community.
Michael Foot was born on this day in 1913. A giant of Labour Party politics, the attempts to diminish his legacy after his death only reveal the extent to which his socialism threatened the British establishment.
The present legal system lets bosses shirk responsibilities to staff by downgrading their status. A new bill fights that injustice by creating a single 'worker' category – with proper rights for all.
The Tories have always been capitalism’s representatives, but Margaret Thatcher approached that brief in new and brutal ways – taking class war to the very heart of British politics.
Yesterday's Budget increased spending, but did little to tackle a decade of attacks on living standards for workers – the Left's job now is to call the government's bluff on promises of a 'high wage economy.'
The only way to avoid climate disaster is to radically overhaul how we travel – but the market won't deliver a future of high-speed rail, affordable buses and infrastructure for cycling.
For years, British state agents organised to undermine and destabilise powerful Black Power movements in the Caribbean. Only in recent years has the extent of their operations come to light.
New research shows that when collective bargaining agreements decline, inequality rises – proof that trade unions are key to fighting for justice in our economy.
With constant Met Police failings and new legislation aggressively targeting black and ethnic minority communities, this year’s Stephen Lawrence Day should be a reminder that the fight against institutional racism is far from over.
For decades, Tory governments have undermined workers’ right to strike – to build a more equal society, we need to unshackle our trade unions.
Despite claiming to be a 'regulator', Ofgem's main job is to protect the profits of private energy companies – even when their prices are driving millions of working-class people towards poverty.
People are being forced to go without heat or food just as spiralling costs push a ravaged NHS even closer to the brink. The health consequences will be catastrophic – we need immediate action.
On this day in 1913, police attacked a crowd that had gathered to hear James Larkin speak during the Dublin Lockout – a pivotal moment of the war declared by employers on 20,000 workers and their right to unionise.
As a state bureaucracy, the Treasury is too controlling, conservative and elitist. Liz Truss's attacks on it won't make it work for ordinary people – but she's right that change is needed, writes an anonymous civil servant.
Years of attacks on terms and conditions have pushed nurses to the brink. Now they’re striking not only for fair pay, but to protect the NHS for future generations.
The political demise of Johnson, Corbyn and Sturgeon represents the restoration of the British establishment after years of populist challenge – but the crises that created them are as urgent as ever.