John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, yesterday hit out at private water companies, whose behaviour he described as “scandalous”. As a result, he pledged that Labour would re-nationalise the water industry, along with the railways and energy firms. We say: about time!
Luke Boulby of Doncaster Central CLP discusses the findings of a recent official report, which estimated that the public is set to pay £200bn in order that private companies can line their pockets.
This February marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of a socialist constitution by the Labour Party. Steve Brown looks at the history of Clause 4 and its relationship to the ongoing struggle to create a genuinely socialist Labour Party.
A new campaign has been launched called Labour4Clause4, which aims to commit the Labour Party to socialist policies. This campaign calls on local Labour Parties, trade union branches and student societies to endorse it.