DYLAN MURPHY looks at how Labour is breaking its pledge to protect the disabled and vulnerable
Dorset TUC statement on Portland Habour asylum barge – refugees are welcome here
The trade union body at the heart of the campaign against the government decision to house asylum-seekers on the so-called barge has spoken out against the government’s actions
STEPHEN ARNELL on how US power politics is seeping into British broadcasting
The belief that leadership removal can dismantle Iran reflects a flawed reading of history, write RAMZY BAROUD and ROMANA RUBEO
Behind the smoke clouds over Beirut lies a radical vision of a “Greater Israel.” The tactics from Gaza are now being deployed to depopulate south Lebanon, clearing the way for a permanent occupation and the reshaping of the Middle East, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Beneath the folklore of leaping salmon lies a stark reality: the River Wye is under siege from industrial agriculture – but locals aren’t letting water polluters off the hook, says MARK SEDDON
A centenary tour of north-west England uncovers powerful exhibitions and archives connecting the history of the 1926 General Strike with the fights facing workers today. General Strike 100 national co-ordinator HENRY FOWLER reflects on his recent visit to partners in the region
REPRESENTING 18 trade union branches, Dorset TUC (DTUC) is strongly opposed to the government’s determination to flout international law through the Illegal Migration Bill, which aims to deny protection and justice to many people in need of asylum.
Attempts to justify such harsh measures are unfounded: the number of asylum claims per head of population in Britain is lower than the average across the EU and far lower than in developing countries, where 85 per cent of refugees live.
The vast majority of asylum-seekers have no safe way to reach the UK, so desperate people have no choice but to risk dangerous journeys.
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