DIANE ABBOTT looks at the perilous political cul-de-sac Labour finds itself in
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A damning indictment on the West’s Covid-19 response
The World Health Organisation has released a damning report on the shockingly clumsy approach in many Western countries. MARC VANDEPITTE reviews its disturbing findings
Most Western governments refused to learn from the experiences of countries that were hit first — lockdowns were undebatable, because they did not comply with our “Western values” — until, of course, there was no other alternative
DAVE WARD says the Employment Rights Act can be a platform to build back union power — but only if we can agree a common agenda
A new strategy from the Together Alliance links the fight against racism to the wider struggle over austerity and inequality, says BILL GREENSHIELDS
Linking the General Strike 1926 to the struggles of workers today. General Strike 100 national co-ordinator HENRY FOWLER reflects on his recent visit to the Bristol Radical History Festival
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Bristol Radical History Festival, where the defiant tradition of resistance shaped by ordinary people was centre stage
A new wave of austerity is being prepared, and it’s workers who will be expected to pay for it, warns MICHAEL BURKE
A NEW World Health Organisation report, prepared by a panel of experts, begins with the findings that the world was totally unprepared for this pandemic. For decades, however, it had been predicted that such a viral pandemic would inevitably come our way.
Five years ago, the World Health Organisation (WHO) even stated that there was an urgent need for more research into coronaviruses. At the time, such research was not profitable for pharmaceutical giants. As a result, hardly any research had been done. The pursuit of profit had prevailed over public interest.
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