Facing economic turmoil, Jim Callaghan’s government rejected Tony Benn’s alternative economic strategy in favour of cuts that paved the way for Thatcherism — and the cuts-loving Labour of the present era, writes KEITH FLETT
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Labour is badly wrong on GP services
Divorcing doctors, as the first line of our universal healthcare system, from the NHS by turning them into salaried employees is an obvious move towards further privatisation, writes HELEN O’CONNOR
A registration form and a stethoscope at GP surgery
The economic value of disability benefits far outweighs their cost, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
As tensions rise in the Middle East, the role of Iran in the region’s political balance becomes ever more significant. STEVE BISHOP assesses the current situation
While slashing welfare and public services, Labour’s spring statement delivers a bonanza for death-dealing bomb merchants. We now see the true and terrible face of austerity 2.0, writes MICHAEL BURKE
Detailing the deluge of delusion and dishonesty pushed by the pro-war camp, IAN SINCLAIR identifies four key tactics corporate journalists use to confuse audiences and suppress opposition to the proxy war in the east
From ‘moral duty’ to ‘military Keynesianism,’ Labour manipulates language to justify slashing welfare but pouring billions into warfare, condemning communities like Glasgow South West to deeper poverty, writes MATT KERR
With politicians dismissing constituents’ fears of global war, the peace movement must look beyond Parliament to prevent catastrophe, writes TOM MORRISON
THE NHS was a world-class, cost-effective and safe system three decades ago.
The entire country benefited from timely GP appointments, rapid emergency access to A&E, sufficient hospital beds and safe staffing levels.
Any upheaval in primary care should be opposed because years of “reform and modernisation” have already plunged a healthcare system that was the envy of the world into an unprecedented crisis.
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