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Labour Party Leadership: Candidates kneeled for the wrong kind of ‘wealth creator’
The language of debate shows where power really lies, writes Emily Maiden
by the Greater Manchester Workers’ and Tenants’ Association
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A champion motorcyclist, trade union organiser and communist, Clem Beckett went from Britain’s speedway tracks to the battlefields of Spain, where he gave his life resisting Franco’s forces at Jarama. GEOFF BOTTOMS pays tribute to this remarkable anti-fascist
The greatest threat to democracy may no longer come from political parties but from unelected tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and his powerful Silicon Valley network, argues JOHN GREEN
Claiming to ease a fertiliser shortage, the Trump administration has suspended tariffs on Moroccan phosphate imports – deepening US support for the Morocco’s control over Sahrawi territory, writes LUKE ROTELLO
IF ANYONE was ever in any doubt about who holds power and political sway in Britain, the answer can be found within the pro-business rhetoric of the Labour leadership contest. The balance of power is shown in repeated references to “wealth creators” and those with “the spirit of enterprise.”
In its literal sense, “wealth creator” applies to everyone who is in work, who shows up for their employer day-in, day-out, spending their week in a job where the company rakes in profit, perpetuating a cycle of wealth creation.
Wealth is also created by teachers, sharing knowledge and educating young people who will go on to become future “wealth creators.”
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