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Labour, the Left & the Far Right

With the world in crisis and the UK government floundering in response to the rise of the populist right both here and abroad, WILL BROWN assesses the challenge for the left and asks what it means for the ILP.

There is little doubt the world is in a tumultuous period of change, one that demands we take a step back to reconsider how we see the future – the future of the left in general but also of the ILP and its long-held perspective on capitalist society, liberal democracy, progressive change and the role of the Labour Party.

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Obituary: Barry Winter 1944-2025

Our friend and comrade Barry Winter, former ILP secretary and editor, has died at the age of 80. NEIL RHODES remembers a teacher, writer and thinker who embodied the organisation’s commitment to political honesty and unwavering humanity.

Faith Workers are Workers Too

As a church minister, CHRIS WILSON at least knows “the boss” is OK, although “the middle management can be a real problem”. Clergy need trade unions as much as any other workers, he says.

Labour in Government: The Welfare Revolt

After a week of parliamentary rebellion and government chaos, ERNIE JACQUES assesses the outcome and impact of Labour’s ‘crazy’ welfare proposals.

Winning Hearts & Minds Through Community Enterprise

The success of Sheffield Renewables has shown how attitudes to energy policy can be changed with local engagement and a co-operative business model that offers much more than profit. DAVE BERRY explains.

Labour in Government: Joseph Rowntree & the Need for a Moral Crusade

Sick of waiting for free markets and trickle-down economics to make us all better off, ERNIE JACQUES looks for hope in the legacy of a northern factory owner and philanthropist whose social reforms inspired the welfare state.

News

MPs Sign Early Day Motion in Memory of Barry Winter

Four MPs have signed an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons to recognise Barry Winter for his “pioneering political and intellectual work over seven decades as a writer and organiser” with the ILP.

Events

October

Sun 5 Oct

March to Remember Historic Manningham Mills Strike

The Bradford & Shipley Trades Union Council is holding a commemorative march to mark the 135th anniversary of the historic Manningham Mills strike, which began in Bradford in December 1890 just three years before the ILP’s founding conference was held in the same city.

Comment

Parliament, Apathy & an Agenda for Change

Proportional representation is not the only answer to voter disengagement, argues JOHN CUNNISON. Compulsory voting, party primaries and a new parliament should also be part of a radically re-worked political system.

History

ILP Profiles: Minnie Pallister – The Extraordinary Life of a Forgotten Rebel

Pioneering south Wales ILPer Minnie Pallister was one of the most important feminists, pacifists, socialists and journalists of the 20th century. But her life and legacy have been largely forgotten in recent decades. Author ALUN BURGE aims to put that right.

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