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labourhub. org. uk > 05/12/2026 > right-to-food-commission-calls-for-urgent-action-from-pm-to-tackle-food-insecurity

Right to Food Commission Calls For Urgent Action From PM to Tackle Food Insecurity

1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (522+ words) The Right to Food Commission has written to the Prime Minister asking him to urgently introduce radical measures they believe are needed to help the millions of people across the country affected by food insecurity." The Commission has asked the…...

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labourhub. org. uk > 05/12/2026 > lammy-at-odds-with-trade-unions-on-prison-officers-right-to-strike

Lammy at odds with trade unions on Prison Officers" right to strike

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (292+ words) The POA had written to the Justice Secretary after the European Committee on Social Rights reported that the ban on industrial action by Prison Officers infringes their human rights and that the UK is in breach of its obligations under…...

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labourhub. org. uk > 05/10/2026 > a-defeat-manufactured-in-downing-street

A defeat manufactured in Downing Street

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (316+ words) Mick Antoniw draws some important lessons from Labour's disastrous result in Wales. The Senedd elections in Wales were a political disaster. If you want to boil it down to bare votes, in some of the formerly strongest Labour constituencies across…...

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labourhub. org. uk > 05/09/2026 > labours-catastrophic-results-necessitate-new-leadership

Labour's catastrophic results necessitate new leadership

3+ day, 31+ min ago  (761+ words) Sweeping" gains for Reform" was the dominant headline following the first wave of results in Thursday"s local government elections. It"s undeniable that Reform were highly effective at converting votes into seats, particularly in parts of the North and…...

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labourhub. org. uk > 05/06/2026 > the-npcifcation-of-the-labour-party

The NPCification of the Labour Party

6+ day, 4+ min ago  (752+ words) Labour Councillor Jumbo Chan, blocked by the Party apparatus from being on the ballot tomorrow, explains what has gone wrong with his Party. Amidst the heavy damage done to Labour by the now-departed, disgraced Peter Mandelson, perhaps one of the…...

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labourhub. org. uk > 05/03/2026 > a-significant-shift-in-how-the-climate-crisis-is-discussed-at-international-level

A significant shift in how the climate crisis is discussed at international level

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1002+ words) Martin Franklin assesses the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, held on 28th-29th April 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. The Santa Marta Conference has been the first international conference on climate change to discuss a transition away from fossil fuels....

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labourhub. org. uk > 05/02/2026 > from-pragmatism-to-orthodoxy-how-labour-cornered-itself-over-nato

From pragmatism to orthodoxy: how Labour cornered itself over NATO

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (236+ words) This is a particular problem for Britain. For a long time, our elites have believed that American power is wedded to shared liberal values: democracy, international law and universal human rights " and have worked to embed that idea into our…...

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labourhub. org. uk > 05/01/2026 > socialists-can-win-and-gracefully

Socialists can win " and gracefully!

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (546+ words) labourhub. org. uk Socialists can win " and gracefully! David Renton introduces some of the themes in his new book, published by Haymarket this month. Many thanks to the editors, who invited me to send over this piece explaining the thinking…...

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labourhub. org. uk > 04/23/2026 > a-showcase-of-working-class-solidarity-and-unity

A showcase of working class solidarity and unity

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (970+ words) Joe Rollin of Unite invites supporters to celebrate the centenary of the 1926 General Strike. "Sick leave, maternity and paternity leave, paid holidays and safer workplaces " many of us take all of these for granted in our working lives. But these…...

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labourhub. org. uk > 04/24/2026 > how-do-we-stop-farage-and-the-far-right

How Do We Stop Farage and the Far Right?

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (314+ words) The David Renton interview After the massive Together March in London, on 28th March 2026, it is" exactly the right moment for the"Labour Left Podcast, introduced here by"Bryn Griffiths, to interview David Renton and take a deep dive into the…...