A recent Financial Times column on the Iran war exemplifies how the Western elite worldview is more concerned with strategy and power than legality or human life, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Does the left benefit from crises in the ruling class?
From the corn laws to the Irish question, from universal suffrage to Brexit, huge splits inevitably emerge in the Establishment — but these don’t automatically benefit the masses, explains KEITH FLETT
PM Robert Peel (1788–1850) and a poster celebrating the repeal of the hated corn laws
STEVE BISHOP considers the prospects for a settlement of the conflict and how the demands of both sides are being viewed
The PM is drawing cautious distance from Donald Trump over Iran – but history suggests Britain’s support may run deeper than it appears, just as it did during the Vietnam war, says KEITH FLETT
Years of austerity and political failure have left classrooms overcrowded and staff overstretched – now educators are organising across roles to demand change, says ED HARLOW
While US restrictions tighten economic and social pressures on Cuba, international allies and grassroots campaigns are stepping in to support the island’s resilience, writes BERNARD REGAN, secretary of Cuba Solidarity Campaign
Labour’s approach to Scotland reveals a long-running tension between rhetoric and reality, warns PAULINE BRYAN
THE British ruling class is in a period of crisis which dates back at least to the June 2016 Brexit vote.
Some sections of capital want Britain to lead a race to the bottom in terms of the exploitation of workers, outside of the EU.
Other sections would prefer to be part of an EU, if not a global market, where the framework of profit and exploitation is regulated to prevent advantage to any specific area of business.
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