left

Trade Unions

Why Miliband’s trade union reforms are good for the left and for democracy

It had been almost a decade since I’d last stood in Hyde Park to protest something terrible. On 20 October last year, it was bad to be back, desperately trying to stop another government ruining millions more lives, this time not with bombs but budget cuts. Perhaps the most unusual sight that day was the […]

Why Miliband’s trade union reforms are good for the left and for democracy Read More »

Green Party MP Caroline Lucas

Greens solidify their reputation as the only real party to the left of Labour

This article was originally written for Left Foot Forward. Tonight I will be attending a meeting of Kate Hudson and Andrew Burgin’s new Left Unity project, which will debate the question: why is there no party to the left of Labour? In the traditional sense, they have a point. The two major projects of the

Greens solidify their reputation as the only real party to the left of Labour Read More »