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
Fundraising comrades! Are you up to the challenge?
You’ve raised: £81,498
We need: £8,502 by the end of August
COMRADES, before I reveal the total of this week’s postbag, are you up for the 250-pound challenge?
No, I’m not promoting a crash diet for rotund revolutionaries who want to fight the flab.
If health and fitness is what you’re looking for, I’d recommend you join our cycling heroes on next year’s Pedal4Progress fundraiser.
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