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How Grunwick was undermined
We can get a glimpse of how industrial action tends to fare under a Labour government by taking a look back to the famous strike of 1976-8, says SOLOMON HUGHES
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
WHAT happens when a Labour government faces a big strike? We might soon find out as strikes are definitely back, and a Labour government probably will be.
There might be a pause in strikes when Labour is re-elected in 2024, but the pressure on wages driving current disputes isn’t going to disappear under Sir Keir.
I was given a huge file of Home Office papers on the 1970s Grunwick dispute that might give some clues.
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