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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TABITHA JOHN, 17, gives her take on the coronavirus crisis – and thanks those who are assisting society amid difficult times
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
UNTIL the first confirmed case within Britain, January 30 2020, Covid-19 seemed little more than a fly buzzing in the background that occasionally popped up on the daily news.
However, as the toll began to spike, Boris Johnson and his gaggle of a Cabinet had to hastily pull together a pandemic action plan — a few years too late, if you ask me.
After 12 years of cutbacks, shortcuts, clipping the curb of what is necessary, the Tory party is finally acknowledging the dire need for a thriving public healthcare system.
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