By John Pickard A ‘dead cat’ story is one thrown into the political mix to distract attention from the more important issues of the moment.
Category: Britain
There was no better metaphor to represent the popular loathing of this Tory government than to see Rishi Sunak announcing the general election in a
Miners’ Strike 1984-5 – Weeks 7 to 11
Throughout this 40th anniversary year of the miners’ strike, Left Horizons will publish regular bulletins on important issues and developments that occurred during the strike,
Letter from Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member ITV’s Tonight programme reported on the growing number of children living in poverty . According to
By Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member The BBC Panorama programme on Monday May 14 looked at the scandal of the infected blood given
By Mike Kennard The Post Office Horizon scandal is a saga which goes on as the public enquiry lays bare the duplicity and perjury of
The Galloway “Novara” interview: who is splitting the left?
Readers who engage with social media may well have stumbled across a dispute between George Galloway, the new MP for Rochdale, and the left news
The main headline of last Thursday’s local election results is that the Tories got the battering they deserved and which everyone was expecting. But a
By Steve McKenzie, Unite Community member The NHS is currently facing the biggest crisis in its 76 year history. Huge swathes of the service have
Miners’ Strike 1984-5 – Week seven
Throughout this 40th anniversary year of the miners’ strike, Left Horizons will publish regular bulletins on important issues and developments that occurred during the strike,