SOLOMON HUGHES recommends Sunjeev Sahota’s recent novel set in a trade union election campaign for its fresh approach to what unites and divides workers, but wishes the union backdrop was truer to life
LIKE everyone living in Britain, I feel deeply indebted to all healthcare workers, whose dedication has helped us through the pandemic.
I am blown away by the selflessness of those who dedicate their lives and put themselves at risk to help others.
Tragically, according to the Office for National Statistics, more than 850 NHS and care workers have died after exposure to Covid-19, amid a shameful failure to provide them with suitable personal protective equipment (PPE).
Climate justice and workers’ rights movements are uniting to make the rich pay for our transition to a green economy, writes assistant general secretary of PCS JOHN MOLONEY, ahead of a major demonstration on September 20
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER
The BBC and OBR claim that failing to cut disability benefits could ‘destabilise the economy’ while ignoring the spendthrift approach to tens of billions on military spending that really spirals out of control, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP



