“The world has changed hugely since his day. But if Engels came back today, I am sure he would still see the old dialectic at work. The old system still prevails, only in a new shape.” - Jon Trickett.
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A budget that rewarded the wealthy – Jon Trickett MP
By rewarding the wealthy at the expense of the poorest our society, this budget exacerbates inequality and does nothing to tackle the cost of living crisis - Jon Trickett MP.
System change is the way out of the crisis into which neoliberalism has driven us – Jon Trickett MP on #Budget2023
“The answer is to secure an enduring shift in the balance of wealth & power in favour of working people.”
Investment Not Cuts – What a People’s Budget would look like? With John McDonnell, Rebecca Long Bailey and more
Ahead Sunak's Spring Budget, left voices are coming together tonight to discuss what a People's Budget would look like - with John McDonnell, Rebecca Long Bailey and more.
Tory austerity means crumbling public services and surging poverty – Jon Trickett MP
With Local councils forced to make yet more cuts under the Tory austerity programme, Jon Trickett MP challenges the political choices that have left the country in crisis.
NHS workers have our back, now we must have theirs – Jon Trickett MP
"The NHS workforce has endured thirteen years of stagnating wages and overwork... other than a cheap clap they’ve received nothing in return from the Tory government" - Jon Trickett MP.
‘Solidarity * Struggle * Socialism’ – a unified call to action from across the left
The 'Solidarity * Struggle * Socialism' conference saw hundreds of left activists come together, discussing key issues from supporting strikes to building an ethical foreign policy.
Hunt and Sunak’s ‘austerity autumn statement’ – how does the left respond?
An in-depth briefing and response to the Autumn Budget with John McDonnell, Holly Turner (NHS Workers Say No), Jon Trickett, Andrew Fisher and Professor Ozlem Onaran.
Labour must not legitimise austerity in the minds of the electorate – Jon Trickett MP
"We must not legitimise austerity in the minds of the electorate. If the last 12 years have taught us anything it is surely that austerity simply doesn’t work" - Jon Trickett MP
The Tories are sinking our economy – Jon Trickett MP
Jon Trickett calls for a program of investment, not cuts, as Kwarteng and Truss' budget for the super-rich sinks our economy.