LINDA PENTZ GUNTER reports from the one of 2,700 protests against the Trump government’s power grabs, on a day when seven million people defied fear-mongering in a outpouring of joy and hope in what might be the biggest protest in US history
Another economy is possible
On the occasion of Scottish Labour Party conference, CRAIG ANDERSON of CWU looks to North Ayrshire where Community Wealth Building projects that really benefit the community provide a bold example to all Scottish Labour councils
Millport town hall was closed for many years but after ownership transferred to the community it was supported with £200k from North Ayrshire Community Investment fund
ALEX HALL interviews PAUL HOLDEN, whose bombshell book uses leaked documents to expose how the Starmer faction used systematic dishonesty to seize power and reopen the door to the corrupting ecosystem of corporate lobbying and sleaze
Our trust makes 3,200 home visits caring for 227 patients despite 198 Israeli checkpoints around Bethlehem; this compassion which transcends boundaries has lessons for the debate on end-of-life care in Britain too, writes FATHER GEOFF BOTTOMS
There is no chance of defending and renewing an NHS which is still savagely undermined by having to pay mark-ups of up to 23,000 per cent to Big Pharma — let’s take control of pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution, writes DREW GILCHRIST
The polling is looking good for the left’s choice, writes ERNEST WALKER, but there are farcical electoral oddities that are throwing up dangers to the campaign
Lewisham People’s Assembly organiser BEN WOODWARD reports on uproar in south London as campaigners condemn an ‘undemocratic stitch-up’ after the council waved through redevelopment of a vibrant shopping centre into ‘luxury flats’
CWU MEMBERS, like all of us, are facing a cost-of-living crisis caused by an economic system based on the extraction of wealth, a system that enables oil and gas companies such as Shell and BP to post record profits while our members face a 54 per cent increase in their energy bills.
Our members have worked tirelessly throughout the Covid pandemic keeping our country connected and delivering huge quantities of mail on levels never seen before.
Employers need to recognise our members’ role and commitment during this past period and must provide financial stability in upcoming pay negotiations to combat the cost-of-living crisis.
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