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‘Ringmaster’ taken to task
DAVE BANGS takes issue with Peter Barbers vision for a Hundred Mile City around London
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
CJ ATKINS argues that despite losing the election, Chile’s left remains big and organised and must unite to resist the new far-right government
Take a read of the latest Unite Hospitality Glasgow Strike Bulletin and hear from workers fighting for better pay and dignity at work
Alba party leader KENNY MacASKILL makes some suggestions on how to save our pubs and reduce irresponsible drinking
After years of austerity and denial under a new Reform UK council, a failing Send service was pushed into the spotlight by staff, unions and parents — culminating in a £1.3m funding boost and a 50% increase in front-line workers. MARTIN PORTER explains
Architect Peter Barber’s concern to tackle housing need in London with a massive shift to social housing is heart-warming (Capital Ring Master, M Star October 21-22). His proposal for a Hundred Mile City round the edge of London, however, is a wet dream for every predatory developer.
While Barber ticks all the boxes with his call for respect for the green belt and his invective against “the morons who want London to sprawl into the countryside,” his dreams will encourage just that destruction.
Barber’s proposals overlook the fundamental character of capitalist development, which is not just unequal vertically, between classes, but is profoundly unequal geographically — overdeveloping some regions, states and continents while underdeveloping others.
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