Thurrock Labour Left – STRUGGLE – SOLIDARITY

Bobby Sands: Irish Freedom Fighter

Today marks the 40th anniversary of Bobby Sands' death on hunger strike. It was the culmination of a five year protest that began in 1976 when the British government ended…

Right to strike defended

In a week when Essex Police visited the bin workers' picket line at the behest of Thurrock Council, Mick Hall argues the nature of policing in Britain is inseparable from…

The bin strikes…and why it concerns us all

With the cost of living soaring and house prices spiralling in Thurrock, workers cannot afford a pay cut. Trevor Osborne argues we all have a stake in the bin strike…

Thurrock bin workers set to take on rubbish employers

Thurrock refuse workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action with a 90.7% yes vote in the industrial action ballot with a 73.5% turnout. The Unite the Union members are…

Essex Arise: Wat Tyler and the Peasants’ Revolt

The Peasants Revolt of 1381-82 was the very first time a large section of English people fought for the idea that 'all men are equal.' Trevor Osborne acknowledges the huge…

Reform or Revolution?

Mick Hall argues that in a period of serious crisis, the debate between reform and revolution becomes even more important. The Guardian has a header today - "Labour Needs a…

Little Thurrock Marshes exposes the dysfunction of planning in Thurrock

A cross-party, pro-developer alliance on the Planning Committee has voted to build 161 houses on a flood plain against the advice of planning officers and legal advisors. It exposes how…

Book Review – The War on Disabled People

Punitive welfare regimes and the removal of support for disabled people under successive Labour and Conservative governments have resulted in a situation described by the UN as a 'human catastrophe'.…

Starmer’s Daily Mail article sparks consternation

The Daily Mail has a long history of attacking the Labour Party, trade unions and oppressed minority groups. Mick Hall argues that it is a viciously reactionary rag that should…

Drug Legalisation? Time for a real debate

Mick Hall makes the case that addiction, trafficking and incarceration cause enormous harm. How much longer should Britain wait for a rational, evidence-based approach to drugs? In 1971 US president…