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Polly Smythe
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Polly Smythe
Polly Smythe is Novara Media’s labour movement correspondent.
Articles
Are Unions Finally Changing Their Relationship With the Arms Trade?
Polly Smythe
Not without a fight.
Angela Rayner Was Labour’s Designated Defender of Workers’ Rights. Now She’s Gone, Big Business Is Swooping In
Polly Smythe
‘We’re fucked.’
Italian Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked
Polly Smythe
Israel’s move.
‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz
Polly Smythe
1,780 police stops in a week.
Ex-Amazon Union Leader Says US Trade Unions Are Complicit in Gaza Genocide
Polly Smythe
‘An injury to one is an injury to all’ includes Palestinians.
Birmingham Bin Workers Encouraged to Retrain for Jobs That Don’t Exist
Polly Smythe
‘They broke their part of the deal.’
The Royal Opera House Cancelled One Israeli Show. Staff Demand It Axe Them All
Polly Smythe
Not enough.
Gail’s Denies Using CCTV to Spy on Workers
Polly Smythe
‘We’re expected to work like robots with the warmth of humans.’
How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council
Polly Smythe
Anatomy of ‘an unedified debacle’.
Unite Votes for Israel Arms Embargo
Polly Smythe
‘Have we done everything we can to stop the genocide?’
Almost Half of Female Transport Workers Suffer Sexual Assault at Work
Polly Smythe
‘Women workers are being failed by bosses.’