Author: Miles Donavan
As we celebrate its 78th year, our beloved NHS faces an ongoing threat: death by privatisation. The question is: Can Labour be trusted to protect what Nye Bevan built, or will it preside over its gradual dismantling? And what would happen if, God forbid, Farage and Reform got into power? “We’re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit,” wrote author Cory Doctorow. Doctorow had coined the phrase “enshittification,” that is the slow degradation of services due to profit-driven motives, in…
Many small businesses have struggled to adapt to new customs checks paperwork, and regulatory requirements, which have cost them time, money, and market competitiveness. After years of post-Brexit disruption, two-thirds of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) say they would now vote to remain in the EU, according to a new study by research agency, Critical Research. The survey of over 500 importers and exporters found that 66 percent would back Remain, up from 53 percent in the 2016 referendum. 29 percent would now vote to leave, down from 32 percent. The shift echoes the small business frustration with the increased…
Palestine Action will now be proscribed Palestine Action has lost its court battle which sought to temporarily block its designation as a terrorist group. The group had sought to secure the block until a legal challenge against the decision to proscribe them is brought on 21 July. A High Court judge refused the request, however, meaning the proscription is set to come into force at midnight (00:01 July 5). By being proscribed, it will become a criminal offence to be a member of Palestine Action or to express support for it, with a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment. The…
They’re asking the government “not to undertake, support or facilitate any military action against Iranian territory or forces without debate and a vote” A cross-party group of MPs has issued a call for a parliamentary vote on any military action taken against Iran. They’ve signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) in the House of Commons which argues that any intervention should have parliamentary approval. The EDM says that the signatories are “deeply concerned about the military confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran” before stating that they support “diplomatic efforts to maintain a ceasefire”. MP It goes on to…
“Together, we can create something that is desperately missing from our broken political system: hope.” The former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has released a statement following last night’s announcement from the left wing MP Zarah Sultana that she was leaving the Labour Party. In that statement, Sultana said that she was launching a new political party with Jeremy Corbyn. In his tatement, Corbyn said: “One year on from the election, this Labour government has refused to deliver the change people expected and deserved. Poverty, inequality and war are not inevitable. Our country needs to change direction, now. “Congratulations to Zarah…
This was the first time Reform defended council seats in by-elections… Reform lost two council by-elections last night (3 July) in seats that it won in the local elections this May. This means Nigel Farage’s party only held onto them for two months. The Tories narrowly won the by-election in Newark West on Nottinghamshire County Council, picking up 34.7% of the vote to Reform’s 34.3%. In the Benfieldside by-election in Durham, meanwhile, Reform were pushed into third place. The Lib Dems came out on top, winning the seat with 28.3% of the vote. These are the first time Reform has…
“Zarah is a phenomenal young woman”, said one MP. “Good riddance”, said another. Last night (July 3), Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana announced she’d resigned her Labour membership and was going to be setting up a new political party, claiming she would co-lead it alongside the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Sultana was already sitting as an independent having had the Labour whip suspended for voting to scrap the two child benefit cap. Sultana’s announcement has triggered a range of responses on the left. The former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who himself has had the Labour whip suspended for the…
The two former Labour MPs are set to launch a new party BREAKING: Zarah Sultana has announced she is setting up a new political party with the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Sultana was a left wing Labour MP who had the whip suspended for voting for ending the two child benefit cap. More to follow… Chris Jarvis is head of strategy and development at Left Foot Forward Image credit: UK Parliament – Creative Commons Left Foot Forward doesn’t have the backing of big business or billionaires. We rely on the kind and generous support of ordinary…
Baroness Jenny Jones said proscribing Palestine Action ‘undermines civil liberties’ An attempt in the House of Lords to stop the government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation has been defeated. The Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones proposed a ‘motion of regret’ in the House of Lords which stated that the proscription of Palestine Action ‘undermines civil liberties, including civil disobedience’, is a ‘misuse of anti-terrorism legislation’, and ‘criminalises support for a protest group, thereby creating a chilling effect on freedom of expression‘. 16 peers voted for Jones’ motion, with 144 peers voting against. Proscribing Palestine Action would…
The BSR isn’t protecting people, it is paralysing housing starts in the places that need them most. Chris Worrall is a housing columnist for LFF. He is on the Executive Committee of the Labour Housing Group, Co-Host of the Priced Out Podcast, and Chair of the Local Government and Housing Member Policy Group of the Fabian Society. “Safety first” has become Whitehall’s code for “build nothing”. It’s now June 2025, and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), well meaningfully born from Grenfell, and then bloated by bureaucracy, has finally been dragged into the spotlight. On 19th June, the House of Lords quietly admitted…
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