Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Behold the Great British monarchy
Tongue firmly in cheek, DOUG NICHOLLS reflects on the progressive impact of certain royals past — if only due to the culture of rebellion they inspired
Charle II
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
The money tap to anti-Cuban agitators will never be shut off under Trump
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
UNTIL the first very significant modern revolution in the world, the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England, some monarchs, much as you don’t like to admit it and as much as we know history is not a tale of royalty, did make a difference in the formation of the nation and defence of it.
This was before social democracy was as established as it is now and largely when a good monarch was a successful warlord who could lead troops victoriously on the field of battle to claim territory.
They made a difference because, in Britain at least, conferring authority on one household to rule the land brought unity amongst competing tribal fiefdoms and protection of the island against outside invaders. A step forward.
More from this author
DOUG NICHOLLS, chair of the think tank Rebuild Britain, encourages creative engagement with the new government on economic matters particularly
DOUG NICHOLLS, former general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions and lifelong campaigner against the European Union, reflects on the recent death of one of the main architects of the EU
The GFTU has been running education courses on what is really happening in China and the US, Doug Nicholls reflects on some of the learnings and the importance of the recent US-China talks in Bali
In the second of a two-part feature for TUC week, DOUG NICHOLLS, general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions discusses the underestimated strength of community organisations and the value of a new working relationship with trade unions
