All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
THIS weekend it is my honour to gather with friends and comrades at Tolpuddle in my inaugural year as Unite regional secretary for the South West, which also marks the centenary of the Landworker Magazine from the Agricultural and Rural Workers sector.
The South West is a huge and diverse region, additionally incorporating the Scilly Isles, Channel Islands and Gibraltar. 2020 will mark my 40th year as a representative for workers in the region.
This past year has provided significant challenges, many ongoing, for our membership and communities.
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
As extremist hate spreads and disillusion deepens, the labour movement must offer more than resistance — it must offer a future, writes MATT WRACK, general secretary of NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union
STEVE PREDDY of Unite South West says his union’s recent conference broadcast workers’ dissatisfaction at the government’s attacks on their class
ANN HENDERSON on the exciting programme planned for this summer’s festival in the Scottish capital


