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
UNLESS we achieve worldwide socialism within the next few weeks — and although I’m not ruling that out in the present climate, it would be improvident to entirely depend on it — it seems possible that we will see food shortages later this year.
I’ve written to my local MP suggesting that Richard Branson, Lord Sugar and all the other pointless tycoons be rounded up, chained together, and made to work the land for us.
But I haven’t had a reply yet, so just in case the government doesn’t take up this idea, my thoughts are turning towards beans.
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