DIANE ABBOTT explodes the anti-migrant myths perpetrated by cynical politicians and an irresponsible mass media
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Boris Johnson is for the few – Labour is for the many
The new PM’s government has already shown it’s only governing in the interest of the 1 per cent, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
ONE OF THE MANY: Getting the message across – loud and clear
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
For 80 years, survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings have pleaded “never again,” for anyone. But are we listening, asks Linda Pentz Gunter
Labour councillor PAUL DONOVAN wonders why the right-wing party gets so much more media attention than it seems to merit
SOLOMON HUGHES asks whether Labour ‘engaging with decision-makers’ with scandalous records of fleecing the public is really in our interests
IT WAS recently revealed that 14.3 million people are in poverty in the UK, with seven million people in persistent poverty — meaning that they have been in poverty for two of the previous three years.
More than four million people are trapped in deep poverty, meaning their income is at least 50 per cent below the official breadline (currently around £195 a week for a lone parent with two children).
Going into more depth, the report from the Social Metrics Commission, chaired by Conservative peer Philippa Stroud, tracks evidence showing poverty is markedly worse now than five years ago.
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