"It is not possible to carve £6billion from the welfare budget and not cause widespread pain. A cut on this scale is savage."
Tag: Simon Fletcher
MPs need to hear opposition to the welfare cuts
SImon Fletcher on the growing campaign against plans for yet further cuts to vital support.
Two risks facing the labour movement – Matt Wrack, FBU
Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack sets out his perspective on the key tasks for the labour movement after the general election.
Demand real change, not empty promises or half measures – Sarah Wooley, BFAWU
BFAWU General Secretary Sarah Woolley reflects on how the labour movement should respond to the general election result and organise for progressive change.
Labour’s narrowed social base – Simon Fletcher
Simon Fletcher draws conclusions from the election result, illustrating the consequences of Labour's position on Gaza and the party taking its base for granted.
Labour needs concrete answers – Simon Fletcher
Simon Fletcher gives his assessment of the leaders debate and the election state of play.
Notes on arms sales to Israel
Simon Fletcher writes on the mounting calls to suspend arms exports to Israel - and why Starmer must stop dragging his feet.
Challenging racism against Diane Abbott is about more than political point scoring – Simon Fletcher
Simon Fletcher addresses Labour's treatment of Diane Abbott, including the party even seeking to raise money off the back of the racist comments... without rectifying thier own position.
Where the right wing offensive against the pro-Palestine movement leads
Attacks on the protests are a trojan horse for an attack on Muslims and multiculturalism, writes Simon Fletcher.
Ceasefire now – Simon Fletcher
"Labour’s approach has come crashing up against the reality of the siege and the bombings and the strength of feeling within the labour movement" - Simon Fletcher writes on the growing calls for a ceasefire.