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Brexit – a chance to rebuild the real economy
FAWZI IBRAHIM urges TUC delegates to embrace Brexit and help a future Labour government rebuild the economy
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
AS we approach Brexit day, March 29 next year, the question of how best to use the return of full control of our economy becomes central. This is something to which the TUC must turn its attention.
We need some confidence again, EU-based manufacturers need our market more than we need theirs. We have a trade surplus with the rest of the world, but a deficit with the EU. We are in a strong negotiating position in Brexit discussions.
Motions calling for the TUC to campaign for a second referendum in whatever other form are self-indulgent and will do lasting harm to the TUC and its reputation among workers.
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