From Chartists and Suffragettes to Irish republicans and today’s Palestine activists, the treatment of hunger strikers exposes a consistent pattern in how the British state represses those it deems political prisoners, says KEITH FLETT
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From planting them deeper and watering them less than you might expect, MAT COWARD gives us the secrets to conquering tomato trouble
In the aftermath of the illegal US operation against Venezuela, a deliberate misinformation campaign has been waged to sow doubt about the survival of the country’s revolution, warns MANOLO DE LOS SANTOS
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ANSELM ELDERGILL examines our laws concerning the treatment of animals and their rights
THE Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) welcomes demonstrations across Iran, which have put pressure upon the theocratic dictatorship, but warns against intervention by the United States to force Iran in a particular direction
In a stark warning of things to come JOHN ELLISON invokes the ideological splitting of hairs that weakened any and all opposition to the unravelling WWI when 22 million of mostly Europeans lost their lives and 23 million were maimed
ALMOST everyone who grows vegetables grows tomatoes — they are always among the best-selling seeds and plants bought by home gardeners.
It must follow that they are also among the main causes of frustration to home gardeners, because they’re not always the easiest crop.
So if you’ve been having trouble with your toms, here are a few suggestions.
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