Paul Nowak
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- Sep 26, 2026
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Paul Nowak column: 'The circuit breaker this country needs' - LabourList (opens the original)
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A circuit breaker. That’s what Andy Burnham has promised the British public. And at Labour conference this week he will have his first chance to set out how he’ll deliver it. After a disastrous year of polling that consistently showed Reform could form the next government, a landmark MRP poll has shown Labour is back on course to win the next election. And there is a palpable sense of hope as delegates arrive in my home city of Liverpool. But honeymoon periods can sometimes be short and the Brit
TUC Congress 2026: Read General Secretary Paul Nowak's address in full - LabourList (opens the original)
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Two months ago, I met Dorian, Said, Mohammed and their colleagues at Chase Farm – an NHS hospital. Outsourced workers delivering vital public services. And I’ve stood alongside countless workers like them in so many other unions. Feeding patients. Protecting the public. Cleaning our trains. And everywhere, everywhere the same raw deal. Bounced from one private company to another. Insecure contracts. No proper sick pay. Bare minimum pensions. A lack of basic respect on the job. So today, I want t
Paul Nowak column: 'Labour must deliver on its promise to end exploitative zero-hours contracts' - LabourList (opens the original)
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Labour came to power on a promise to make work pay and to end the exploitative zero-hours contracts that have become endemic in this country. It was a totemic pledge, offering workers security by guaranteeing a contract that reflects the hours they usually work. But it has come under repeated attack from bad employers who are addicted to this one-sided flexibility. The latest data out this week revealed that more than 1.2 million people are stuck on zero-hours contracts, not knowing how much the
Letters to the Editor – week ending 09 August 2026 - LabourList (opens the original)
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Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your own views here. I note interesting voting statistics in the Manchester Mayoral By-Election. Overall the Green vote was 5 per cent up on the 2024 result. It was up 14 per cent in the City of Manchester, 3 per cent in Rochdale and was flat in Oldham. This is interesting as, as all three boroughs have a similar size of Muslim population (22 per cent, 19 per cent and 24 per cent), they have rather different
Open Labour merges into Mainstream - LabourList (opens the original)
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Soft left group Open Labour has merged with Mainstream after a vote at their Extraordinary General Meeting held yesterday (Saturday 8th August 2026). Members of Open Labour voted 78.6% in favour of the move with 21.4% opposing it. Mainstream was set up in September 2025 with support from now Prime Minister Andy Burnham as well as Open Labour and Compass. Become a friend of LabourList and join our community. Our friends support our vital non-factional work and get access to exclusive content and
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