Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
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‘All roads lead to housing’
Housing is not only a basic need but also a human right. Defending it has become a political necessity, says GLYN ROBBINS
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
John Cruddas MP once said “all roads lead to housing” and he was right. There’s a tendency to see the subject in isolation and as the preserve of “experts.” But few issues touch more on every aspect of our daily lives. That’s why the Housing Bill is such a threat.
Most immediately, it will attack council tenants, those in housing need and push up homelessness, but it won’t stop there. Our cities and communities will be reshaped by corporate-sponsored demolition and displacement. It’s already happening. People are being priced out of their homes and neighbourhoods by a housing market that’s out of control.
The housing crisis is damaging the lives of millions.
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