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When it comes to fighting the class war in times when the rich have brought us to the brink of starvation, history shows no tactic can be ruled out, writes KEITH FLETT

BRITAIN is not at war with Russia or anyone else — although there is a war with dreadful impacts going on in Ukraine.
Boris Johnson’s war is performative, playing to a crowd of right-wing Tory MPs and newspapers and which unfortunately Labour also has a supporting role in.
However, there is a war going on in this country and it is the Tories’ class war against ordinary people.
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